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Øversjødalen
Øversjødalen is a village in Tolga Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located at the northern end of the lake Langsjøen. The village of Tolga lies about to the southeast of Øversjødalen. The village of Hodalen lies about half-way between Øversjødalen and Tolga. Øversjødalen lies along County Road 26 which runs between the villages of Tolga and Drevsjø Drevsjø is a village in Engerdal Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located about north of the village of Engerdalen and about southeast of the village of Sorken. The village takes its name from the lake Drevsjø which lies near .... The mountain Elgspiggen lies about to the southwest of the village. The Holøydalen Church is located on the west side of the village. References Tolga, Norway Villages in Innlandet {{Innlandet-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tolga Municipality
Tolga 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 Tolga. Other villages in the municipality include Hodalen, Øversjødalen, and Vingelen. The municipality is the 99th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Tolga Municipality is the 301st most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 1,606. The municipality's population density is and its population has decreased by 3.3% over the previous 10-year period. General information The parish of ''Tolgen'' was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). On 1 January 1911, the new Engerdal Municipality was established by merging the southeastern portion of Tolga Municipality (population: 201) and portions of neighboring Øvre Rendal Municipality, Ytre Rendal Municipality, and Trysil Municipality. On 1 July 1926, the northern parish of Os (po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tolga, Norway
Tolga is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the Traditional districts of Norway, traditional district of Østerdalen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the Tolga (village), village of Tolga. Other villages in the municipality include Hodalen, Øversjødalen, and Vingelen. The municipality is the 99th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Tolga Municipality is the 301st most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 1,606. The municipality's population density is and its population has decreased by 3.3% over the previous 10-year period. General information The parish of ''Tolgen'' was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). On 1 January 1911, the new Engerdal Municipality was established by merging the southeastern portion of Tolga Municipality (population: 201) and portions of neighboring Øvre Rendal Municipality, Ytre Rendal Munic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holøydalen Church
Holøydalen Church () is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Tolga Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the village of Øversjødalen. It is the church for the Holøydalen parish which is part of the Nord-Østerdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar. The brown, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1908 using plans drawn up by the architect Victor Nordan. The church seats about 130 people. History During the 1840s, planning for a chapel in Holøydalen began because the residents did not like the long journey to Tolga Church. It took a long time before progress was made. In 1892, a cemetery was built just outside Øversjødalen. A small bell tower was built at the cemetery too. About 10 years later, planning began for a new chapel at the cemetery. Plans for the chapel were made by Victor Nordan. The new wooden building was consecrated on 8 July 1908. Originally, it was an annex chapel, but it was later upgraded to the status of p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tolga (village)
Tolga is the administrative centre of Tolga Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located along the river Glåma, about down river from the village of Os i Østerdalen and about northeast of the town of Tynset. To the southeast of the village, lies the long Hodalen valley where the villages of Hodalen and Øversjødalen are located. The village has a population (2024) of 627 and a population density Population density (in agriculture: Standing stock (other), standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geog ... of . The large, octagonal Tolga Church is located in the village. The Rørosbanen railway line runs through the village, stopping at Tolga Station. References Tolga, Norway Villages in Innlandet {{Innlandet-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Langsjøen
Langsjøen is a lake in Innlandet county, Norway. The lake lies in the Sømådalen valley on the border of Tolga Municipality and Engerdal Municipality, just west of the large lake Femunden. The village of Øversjødalen lies at the north end of the lake and the mountain Elgspiggen lies about west of the lake. See also *List of lakes in Norway This is a list of lakes and reservoirs in Norway, sorted by Counties of Norway, county. For the geography and history of lakes in that country, see Lakes in Norway, including: *Lakes in Norway#Largest lakes, List of largest lakes in Norway *L ... References Engerdal Tolga, Norway Lakes of Innlandet {{Innlandet-lake-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norwegian Mapping Authority
The Norwegian Mapping Authority (NMA) () is Norway's national mapping agency, dealing with land surveying, geodesy Geodesy or geodetics is the science of measuring and representing the Figure of the Earth, geometry, Gravity of Earth, gravity, and Earth's rotation, spatial orientation of the Earth in Relative change, temporally varying Three-dimensional spac ..., hydrographic surveying, cadastre and cartography. The current director is Johnny Welle. Its headquarters are in Hønefoss in Ringerike Municipality. It is a public agency under the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development. NMA was founded in 1773. The Norwegian Mapping Authority participates in research and development and cooperates with Norwegian industry and other government agencies in areas such as export-oriented measures. Tasks The NMA carries out the following tasks: *Define frameworks, methodologies and specifications for the Norwegian Spatial Data Infrastructure *Administrator and drivin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elgspiggen
Elgspiggen is a mountain located on the border of Tolga Municipality and Rendalen Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is part of the Holøydalen mountain area. The mountain is easily recognizable due to its shape like a pyramid. The mountain has a topographic prominence of about and a topographic isolation of about . It is the tallest peak in Tolga Municipality. Name The mountain name, , is literally translated to "Moose's Peak" since the Norwegian word means 'moose' and the word means 'peak of a mountain'. In Norway, the moose is seen as the king of all animals inhabiting the Norwegian forests. Access Access to Elgspiggen is possible all year around. In the summer weather, you can access the peak by taking a hike from Orvdalen and heading to the west. You can also access the mountain by a hike from Heggerådalen and heading south. In the winter, cross-country skiing is the only possible way to reach the mountain. Its steep pyramid shape makes Elgspiggen popular ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drevsjø
Drevsjø is a village in Engerdal Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located about north of the village of Engerdalen and about southeast of the village of Sorken. The village takes its name from the lake Drevsjø which lies near the village. The Drevsjø Church is located in the village. The village has some commercial businesses serving the municipality such as grocery stores plus a large sawmill. The village has a population (2024) of 306 and a population density of . Drevsjø is well known for its natural environment and its fishing opportunities. It is only 60 minutes from one of Scandinavia's biggest alpine centres, Trysilfjellet. The village has several recreational facilities including a tennis court, football pitch, and a car racing track. The village is the site of the Blokkodden Villmarksmuseum, an open-air museum presenting the history of the use of the natural world since the 18th century. The village has several municipal and state institutions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hodalen
Hodalen is a village in Tolga Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located about southeast of the village of Tolga, along County Road 26 which runs between Tolga and the village of Drevsjø. Hodalen Church has been located in the village since 1936. The mountain Håmmålsfjellet lies just to the north of the village, and south of the valley lies the Raudsjøheimen mountain range. The Hola river begins at lake Nordersjøen on the south side of the village. The river runs to the southeast through several small lakes near the village including: Drengen, Asmaren, Stikkilen, and Storsjøen before the river heads to the southeast. In the 18th century, there were trials between the local villagers and farmers from the parish of Tynset Tynset may refer to: Places *Tynset Municipality Tynset is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the Traditional districts of Norway, traditional district of Østerdalen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of the Kingdom of Norway. Bouvet Island, located in the Subantarctic, is a Dependencies of Norway, dependency, and not a part of the Kingdom; Norway also Territorial claims in Antarctica, claims the Antarctic territories of Peter I Island and Queen Maud Land. Norway has a population of 5.6 million. Its capital and largest city is Oslo. The country has a total area of . The country shares a long eastern border with Sweden, and is bordered by Finland and Russia to the northeast. Norway has an extensive coastline facing the Skagerrak strait, the North Atlantic Ocean, and the Barents Sea. The unified kingdom of Norway was established in 872 as a merger of Petty kingdoms of Norway, petty kingdoms and has existed continuously for years. From 1537 to 1814, Norway ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central European Summer Time
Central European Summer Time (CEST, UTC+02:00), sometimes referred to as Central European Daylight Time (CEDT), is the standard clock time observed during the period of summer daylight-saving in those European countries which observe Central European Time (CET; UTC+01:00) during the other part of the year. It corresponds to UTC+02:00, which makes it the same as Eastern European Time, Central Africa Time, South African Standard Time, Egypt Standard Time and Kaliningrad Time in Russia. Names Other names which have been applied to Central European Summer Time are Middle European Summer Time (MEST), Central European Daylight Saving Time (CEDT), and Bravo Time (after the second letter of the NATO phonetic alphabet). Period of observation Since 1996, European Summer Time has been observed between 01:00 UTC (02:00 CET and 03:00 CEST) on the last Sunday of March, and 01:00 UTC on the last Sunday of October; previously the rules were not uniform across the European Union. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Regions Of Norway
Norway is commonly divided into five major geographical regions (). These regions are purely geographical and cultural, and have no administrative purpose. However, in 2017 the government decided to abolish the current counties of Norway () and to replace them with fewer, larger administrative regions (). The first of these new areas came into existence on 1 January 2018, when Nord-Trøndelag and Sør-Trøndelag merged to form Trøndelag. According to most definitions, the counties of Norway are divided into the following regions (these groupings are approximate): * Northern Norway (/) ** Troms **Finnmark ** Nordland * Trøndelag (alt. /) ** Trøndelag * Western Norway () ** Møre og Romsdal **Vestland ** Rogaland * Southern Norway (/) ** Agder * Eastern Norway (/) ** Vestfold ** Telemark **Buskerud ** Akershus ** Østfold ** Innlandet **Oslo The division into regions is, by convention, based on geographical and also dialectical differences, but it also follows the count ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
