Tynset is the

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Tynset Municipality Tynset is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Østerdalen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Tynset. Other villages in Tynset include Fådalen, Fåset, Telnese ...

Innlandet Innlandet is a county in Norway. It was created on 1 January 2020 with the merger of the old counties of Oppland and Hedmark (the municipalities of Jevnaker and Lunner were transferred to the neighboring county of Viken on the same date). The ...

county,

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. The village is located along the river

Glåma The Glomma, or Glåma, is Norway's longest and most voluminous river. With a total length of , it has a drainage basin that covers fully 13% of Norway's surface area, all in the southern part of the country. Geography At its fullest length, the ...

, about halfway between the villages of Tolga and

Alvdal Alvdal is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Østerdalen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Alvdal. Other villages include Barkald, Plassmoen, and Strømmen ...

. The village includes a central urban area with several surrounding residential areas. The smaller villages of

Fåset Fåset is a village in Tynset Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located at the southern end of the Fådalen Fådalen (or historically spelled Faadalen) is a valley and village area in Tynset Municipality in Innlandet cou ...

(to the southwest) and

Telneset Telneset is a village in Tynset Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located along the river Glåma, about halfway between the villages of Tynset and Tolga. The village lies in Tynset Municipality, but it is right on the bor ...

(to the northeast) lie a short distance away from Tynset. The village has a population (2021) of 2,779 and a

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of .

Tynset Church Tynset Church ( no, Tynset kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Tynset Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the village of Tynset (village), Tynset. It is the church for the Tynset parish which is part of the ...

is located in the village.

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Tynset Villages in Innlandet {{Innlandet-geo-stub