Norwegian
Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to:
*Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe
*Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway
*Demographics of Norway
*The Norwegian language, including the ...
newspaper published in
Dombås
is a village or small town in Dovre Municipality in northern Innlandet county, Norway. The village serves as the commercial centre for the upper Gudbrandsdalen valley. It lies at an important junction of roads with the European route E6 highway ...
in
Oppland
Oppland is a former county in Norway which existed from 1781 until its dissolution on 1 January 2020. The old Oppland county bordered the counties of Trøndelag, Møre og Romsdal, Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Akershus, Oslo and Hedmark. The co ...
county
A county is a geographic region of a country used for administrative or other purposesChambers Dictionary, L. Brookes (ed.), 2005, Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, Edinburgh in certain modern nations. The term is derived from the Old French ...
.''Store norske leksikon'': ''Vigga''. /ref>
The Vigga is a regional newspaper, mainly covering events in the municipalities of
Lesja
Lesja is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is village of Lesja. Other villages in the municipality include Bjorli, Lesjaskog, L ...
and
Dovre
Dovre is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Dovre. Other villages in Dovre include Dombås and Hjerkinn. The ...
. Until 2012 it also had an office in Otta in order to cover a wider area including
Sel
Sel is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Otta. The municipality also includes several notable villages including ...
and the municipalities along
Ottadalen
Ottadalen ( en, Otta Valley) is a valley in the municipalities of Skjåk, Lom, Vågå, and Sel in Innlandet county, Norway.
The valley is one of the side valleys that branch off of the large Gudbrandsdalen valley. It lies on the northern edge o ...
. ''Vigga'' was established in 1987 by the married couple Marit and Asbjørn Amble.
The name originates in the local term "vigga", referring to the zone where the trees can no longer grow, where the forest end and the landscape transitions into more barren steppe or tundra like conditions typical for the mountainous areas of the region.
Circulation
According to the
Norwegian Audit Bureau of Circulations The Norwegian Audit Bureau of Circulations ( no, Norsk Opplagskontroll AS) is a company that monitors the print runs of Norwegian newspapers, magazines, and weekly publications, and offers advice on calculating circulation numbers. It was establishe ...
and
National Association of Local Newspapers The National Association of Local Newspapers ( no, Landslaget for lokalaviser, LLA) is a Norwegian association for local newspapers. The organization was established in Voss in 1976, and it works for its member companies' general conditions and inte ...
, ''Vigga'' has had the following annual circulation:
* 2006: 2,465
* 2007: 2,629
* 2008: 2,414
* 2009: 2,293
* 2010: 2,421
* 2011: 2,283
* 2012: 2,265
* 2013: 2,242
* 2014: 2,189
* 2015: 2,186
* 2016: 2,120''Medienorge'': Opplagstall norske aviser. /ref>