Dovre is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

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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. It is located in the traditional district of

Gudbrandsdal Gudbrandsdalen (; en, Gudbrand Valley) is a valley and Districts of Norway, traditional district in the Norway, Norwegian county of Innlandet (formerly Oppland). The valley is oriented in a north-westerly direction from Lillehammer (town), Lille ...

. The

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of the municipality is the village of Dovre. Other villages in Dovre include

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 ...

and

Hjerkinn Hjerkinn is a village in the municipality of Dovre in Innlandet county in Norway. The village is located in the Dovrefjell mountains, about northeast of Dombås and about northwest of the village of Folldal. It is one of the driest places in th ...

. The municipality is bordered on the north by

Oppdal is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Dovre region and the traditional district of Orkdalen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Oppdal. Other villages in the municipality include Lønse ...

municipality (in

Trøndelag Trøndelag (; sma, Trööndelage) is a county in the central part of Norway. It was created in 1687, then named Trondhjem County ( no, Trondhjems Amt); in 1804 the county was split into Nord-Trøndelag and Sør-Trøndelag by the King of Denmar ...

county), on the east by

Folldal Folldal 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 Folldal. The municipality was established in 1914 when it was sepa ...

, on the south by

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

Vågå Vågå () 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 Vågåmo. Other village areas in Vågå include Lalm and Besshei ...

, and on the northwest by

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 ...

. The highest peak in the municipality is

Snøhetta Snøhetta is the highest mountain in the Dovrefjell mountain range in Norway. At , it is the highest mountain in Norway outside the Jotunheimen range, making it the 24th highest peak in Norway, based on a topographic prominence cutoff. At , it ...

at a height of . The municipality is the 69th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Dovre is the 252nd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 2,498. The municipality's

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is and its population has decreased by 8.9% over the previous 10-year period.

General information

The municipality of Dovre was established in 1861 when it was separated from the municipality of

. Initially, the new municipality had 2,537 residents. On 1 January 1970, the three western farms at Bergsengseter (population: 11) were transferred from Dovre to the neighboring

Folldal Municipality Folldal 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 Folldal. The municipality was established in 1914 when it was sepa ...

Coat of arms

The

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was granted on 11 July 1986. The official

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is "

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, a

muskox The muskox (''Ovibos moschatus'', in Latin "musky sheep-ox"), also spelled musk ox and musk-ox, plural muskoxen or musk oxen (in iu, ᐅᒥᖕᒪᒃ, umingmak; in Woods Cree: ), is a hoofed mammal of the family Bovidae. Native to the Arctic, i ...

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" ( no, I sølv en svart moskus). This means the arms have a

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(background) with a

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which means it is colored white most of the time, but if it is made out of metal, then silver is used. The

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is a muskox that is black with yellow horn. It is displayed

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to dexter. The muskox is an animal typical for the northern parts of

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, and

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. It is not native to Norway, but in 1932, ten muskoxen were released near Dovre. The number has increased to around 300 (in 2013), and the animal is thus a typical symbol for the municipality. The arms were designed by Einar Skjervold.

Name

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The municipality was named after the old ''Dovre'' farm ( non, Dofrar) since the first Dovre Church was built there. The name belongs to a group of Scandinavian toponyms that the Swedish linguist

Elof Hellquist Gustaf Elof Hellquist (1864 - 1933) was a Swedish linguist. He was professor of Nordic languages at Lund University between 1914 and 1929 and authored the standard work ''Swedish Etymological Dictionary''. Biography Elof Hellquist was born on ...

has derived from a

Proto-Norse Proto-Norse (also called Ancient Nordic, Ancient Scandinavian, Ancient Norse, Primitive Norse, Proto-Nordic, Proto-Scandinavian and Proto-North Germanic) was an Indo-European language spoken in Scandinavia that is thought to have evolved as a ...

, and linguists have further derived them from the old

Proto-Indo-European root The root (linguistics), roots of the reconstructed Proto-Indo-European language (PIE) are basic parts of words that carry a lexical (semiotics), lexical meaning, so-called morphemes. PIE roots usually have verbal meaning like "to eat" or "to run ...

- (cf. PIE , "deep"), a root that is also attested in German ''Topel'' ("forested valley") and Old Slavic ''dublŭ'' ("hole"). There are several place names in Denmark, Norway and Sweden that are identified as related to ''Dovre'': ;Denmark *''Døvregaarde'' in the narrow valley ''Døvredal'', in Bodilsker parish on

Bornholm Bornholm () is a Danish island in the Baltic Sea, to the east of the rest of Denmark, south of Sweden, northeast of Germany and north of Poland. Strategically located, Bornholm has been fought over for centuries. It has usually been ruled by ...

. *''Dover'' a place with steep slopes in Lintrup parish in

Haderslev Haderslev (; german: Hadersleben ) is a Danish town in the Region of Southern Denmark with a population of 22,011 (1 January 2022). *''Dovergaard'' located among deeply cut banks of a small stream, in Skipdsted parish near

Aalborg Aalborg (, , ) is Denmark's fourth largest town (behind Copenhagen, Aarhus, and Odense) with a population of 119,862 (1 July 2022) in the town proper and an urban population of 143,598 (1 July 2022). As of 1 July 2022, the Municipality of Aalb ...

. *''Dover vestergaard'', an old farm name, and the bay ''Doverkil'', with hilly terrain, in Ydby parish, near

Thisted Thisted is a town in the municipality of Thisted in the North Denmark Region of Denmark. It has a population of 13,461 (1 January 2022) *''Dover sogn'' a parish in Hjelmslev hundred in Århus amt. It has a hilly terrain with steep slopes. ;Norway *''Dovre herred''. ON ''Dofrar'' was originally the name of an old farm and it later became the name for the entire hundred. *''Dofrar'' was the name of a lost farm in Biri hundred, but it survives in the name of a local meadow ''Dåvreænga''. *''Døvre'', where the name is derived from ''dofrar'' and ''vin'' ("meadow"). ;Sweden *''Dovra sjöar'' ("lakes of Dovra"), which are three lakes (Northern/Upper, Middle, and Southern) in a fissure valley in

Närke Närke () is a Provinces of Sweden, Swedish traditional province, or ''landskap'', situated in Svealand in south central Sweden. It is bordered by Västmanland to the north, Södermanland to the east, Östergötland to the southeast, Västergö ...

. *''Ödesdovra'', a farm located at the southernmost extension of the valley. *''Dovern'', a long and narrow inlet of the lake Glan in

Östergötland Östergötland (; English exonym: East Gothland) is one of the traditional provinces of Sweden (''landskap'' in Swedish) in the south of Sweden. It borders Småland, Västergötland, Närke, Södermanland and the Baltic Sea. In older English li ...

, and there is a strait named ''Doversund'' and a farm named ''Doverstorp''. The name has also been given to giants in Scandinavian legends. The name has been given to the giant ''Dofri'', at

Dovrefjell Dovrefjell is a mountain range in Central Norway that forms a natural barrier between Eastern Norway and Trøndelag. The mountain range is located in Innlandet, Møre og Romsdal, and Trøndelag counties in Norway. As a result of its central loca ...

, who was helped by

Harald Fairhair Harald Fairhair no, Harald hårfagre Modern Icelandic: ( – ) was a Norwegian king. According to traditions current in Norway and Iceland in the eleventh and twelfth centuries, he reigned from 872 to 930 and was the first King of Nor ...

and in return assisted him all his life. In

, the Dovra lakes were attributed to the giantess ''Dovra'' who wept for her husband.

Churches

The

Church of Norway The Church of Norway ( nb, Den norske kirke, nn, Den norske kyrkja, se, Norgga girku, sma, Nöörjen gærhkoe) is an evangelical Lutheran denomination of Protestant Christianity and by far the largest Christian church in Norway. The church b ...

has two parishes () within the municipality of Dovre. It is part of the

Nord-Gudbrandsdal prosti The list of churches in Hamar is a list of the Church of Norway churches in the Diocese of Hamar which includes all of Innlandet county (plus two municipalities in Viken (county), Viken county) in Norway. The list is divided into several sections ...

(

deanery A deanery (or decanate) is an ecclesiastical entity in the Roman Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Anglican Communion, the Evangelical Church in Germany, and the Church of Norway. A deanery is either the jurisdiction or residenc ...

) in the

Diocese of Hamar The Diocese of Hamar ( no, Hamar Bispedømme) is a diocese within the Church of Norway. The Diocese of Hamar includes all of the churches in Innlandet county plus the churches in Lunner in Viken county. Administratively, the diocese is divided ...

. Dovre Church (''Dovre kirke'') was built in 1736. The bell tower was added early in the 19th century. It was built based upon designed by Jesper Mikkelson Rusten. It was constructed of wood and has protected status.

Eystein Church Eystein Church ( no, Eysteinkyrkja) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Dovre Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the village of Hjerkinn. It is one of the two churches for the Dombås parish which is part of the N ...

(''Eysteinskirka'') in Dovre was built in 1969 as a church for pilgrims and travelers on the

Pilgrim's Route The Pilgrim's Route, (''Pilegrimsleden'') also known as St. Olav's Way or the Old Kings' Road, was a pilgrimage route to the Nidaros Cathedral in Trondheim, Norway, the site of the medieval tomb of St. Olav. The main route is approximately ...

. The church lies near the juncture of the boundaries of

and

counties. Eystein Church is built of concrete using stone and sand brought from the

. The plans for the church were designed by architect Magnus Poulsson (1881-1958).

History

People have lived at Dovre for about 6,000 years. In the

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, they were primarily

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and

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. Approximately 2,000 years ago, the first farms were developed at this location. Dovre is mentioned in ''

Heimskringla ''Heimskringla'' () is the best known of the Old Norse kings' sagas. It was written in Old Norse in Iceland by the poet and historian Snorre Sturlason (1178/79–1241) 1230. The name ''Heimskringla'' was first used in the 17th century, derived ...

'' (''The Chronicle of the Kings of Norway'') by

Snorri Sturluson Snorri Sturluson ( ; ; 1179 – 22 September 1241) was an Icelandic historian, poet, and politician. He was elected twice as lawspeaker of the Icelandic parliament, the Althing. He is commonly thought to have authored or compiled portions of the ...

. In 1021, King

Olaf Olaf or Olav (, , or British ; Old Norse: ''Áleifr'', ''Ólafr'', ''Óleifr'', ''Anleifr'') is a Scandinavian and German given name. It is presumably of Proto-Norse origin, reconstructed as ''*Anu-laibaz'', from ''anu'' "ancestor, grand-father" a ...

laid hold of all the best men, both at

and Dovre, and forced them either to receive

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or suffer death, if they were not so lucky as to escape. The

(Old King's Road) between

Oslo Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of ...

and

Trondheim Trondheim ( , , ; sma, Tråante), historically Kaupangen, Nidaros and Trondhjem (), is a city and municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. As of 2020, it had a population of 205,332, was the third most populous municipality in Norway, and ...

in the 16th century passed through the

valley. After leaving the Lågen river valley (downriver from present day

) the road passed over the

mountains into the present-day municipality of Dovre. The heavy stream of annual pilgrims who visited the shrine of St. Olaf in Trondheim prior to the

Protestant Reformation The Reformation (alternatively named the Protestant Reformation or the European Reformation) was a major movement within Western Christianity in 16th-century Europe that posed a religious and political challenge to the Catholic Church and in ...

resulted in the construction of

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stations along the route where the pilgrims could find

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and shelter. In speaking of this route, Gjerset quotes

Peder Claussøn Friis Peder Claussøn Friis (1 April 1545 – 15 October 1614) was a Norwegian clergyman, author and historian. He is most associated with his translation of ''Snorre Sturlessøns Norske Kongers Chronica''. Peder Claussen Friis grew up in Audnedal i ...

as writing: The

Battle of Kringen Battle of Kringen ( no, Slaget ved Kringen) involved an ambush by Norwegian peasant militia of Scottish mercenary soldiers who were on their way to enlist in the Swedish army for the Kalmar War. The battle has since become a part of folklore ...

(''Slaget ved Kringen'') took place in August 1612, just downstream of Dovre, where the Scottish force stayed on 24 August 1612.

Government

All municipalities in Norway, including Dovre, are responsible for

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(through 10th grade), outpatient health services,

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services,

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and other

social services Social services are a range of public services intended to provide support and assistance towards particular groups, which commonly include the disadvantaged. They may be provided by individuals, private and independent organisations, or administe ...

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, and municipal

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s. The municipality is governed by a

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representatives, which in turn elects a

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. The municipality falls under the Vestre Innlandet District Court and the

Eidsivating Court of Appeal The Eidsivating Court of Appeal ( no, Eidsivating lagmannsrett) is one of six courts of appeal in the Kingdom of Norway. The Court is located in the city of Hamar. The court has jurisdiction over the counties of Innlandet and eastern Viken. These ...

Municipal council

The

of Dovre is made up of 17 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The

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breakdown of the council is as follows:

Mayors

The mayors of Dovre (incomplete list): *1946-1947: Albert Guddal ( Ap) *1948-1955: Paul P. Enersgård ( Ap) *1956-1962: Karl P. Schanke ( Ap) *1962-1967: Erland Rykhus ( Ap) *1968-1975: Martin Leren ( Ap) *1976-1983: Gunder Bentdal ( Ap) *1984-1991: Arne Kåre Os ( Ap) *1992: Harald Hammerstad ( Ap) *1992-1995: Melvin Rykhus ( Ap) *1995-2007: Erland Løkken ( Sp) *2007-2018: Bengt Fasteraune ( Sp) *2018-2019: Oddny Garmo ( Sp) *2019–present: Astrid Skomakerstuen Ruste ( LL)

Geography

The municipality is a very mountainous area. Most of the residents live in the lower valley areas along the

Gudbrandsdalslågen The Gudbrandsdalslågen (or simply ''Lågen'') is a river which flows through the Gudbrandsdal valley in Innlandet county, Norway. The long river runs through a large valley in Eastern Norway before emptying into Mjøsa, the largest lake in Norw ...

river. The

Rondane Rondane National Park ( no, Rondane nasjonalpark) is the oldest national park in Norway, having been established on 21 December 1962. The park is located in Innlandet county, in the municipalities of Dovre, Folldal, Sel, Nord-Fron, Sør-Fron, Stor ...

Smiubelgen Smiubelgen is a mountain range in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the western part of Rondane National Park, separated from the eastern part by the lake Rondvatnet. The Smiubelgen mountains have sharper ridges than the eastern part of ...

, and

Sunndalsfjella Sunndalsfjella is a mountain range in Innlandet, in southern Norway, to the north of Dombås. The range is transversed by the European route E6, E6, with most of the mountain range lying within the Dovrefjell–Sunndalsfjella National Park, Dovrefj ...

mountains are all partially located within the municipality.

National Parks

Rondane National Park Rondane National Park ( no, Rondane nasjonalpark) is the oldest national park in Norway, having been established on 21 December 1962. The park is located in Innlandet county, in the municipalities of Dovre, Folldal, Sel, Nord-Fron, Sør-Fron, Stor ...

, which lies partially in Dovre, was the first Norwegian National Park, established on 21 December 1962. In 2003, Rondane National Park was enlarged and smaller areas of nature protection were opened or enlarged. *

Dovre National Park Dovre National Park ( no, Dovre nasjonalpark) is a national park in Innlandet county, Norway. The park was established in 2003. The park covers an area of and the altitude varies from the tree line at about up to its highest point at Fokstuhø ...

lies primarily in Dovre, although part lies in

municipality. It was established in 2003. Dovre National Park covers an area of and the altitude varies from the

tree line The tree line is the edge of the habitat at which trees are capable of growing. It is found at high elevations and high latitudes. Beyond the tree line, trees cannot tolerate the environmental conditions (usually cold temperatures, extreme snowp ...

at to the peak of Storhøe. The park is located between Rondane National Park, which lies to its southeast, and Dovrefjell-Sunndalsfjella National Park on its northwest. * Dovrefjell-Sunndalsfjella National Park was founded in 2002 and encompasses part of the former Dovrefjell National Park area (as founded in 1974). It is and encompasses areas in Dovre as well as in adjacent Lesja municipality plus areas in

and

Møre og Romsdal Møre og Romsdal (; en, Møre and Romsdal) is a county in the northernmost part of Western Norway. It borders the counties of Trøndelag, Innlandet, and Vestland. The county administration is located in the town of Molde, while Ålesund is the ...

. It includes the whole

mountain range.

Climate

The Dovre area is in a valley at fairly high altitude and isolated from the sea by mountain ranges, giving some rain shadow effect for Dovre. Dovre, with the town Dombås, has a subarctic climate (Dfc) with sparse precipitation. The driest season is late winter and spring, and the wettest season is summer. April on average sees just precipitaiton, while the wettest months July and August get almost four times as much.

International relations

Dovre has

sister city A sister city or a twin town relationship is a form of legal or social agreement between two geographically and politically distinct localities for the purpose of promoting cultural and commercial ties. While there are early examples of inter ...

agreements with the following places: * : Gronau,

Lower Saxony Lower Saxony (german: Niedersachsen ; nds, Neddersassen; stq, Läichsaksen) is a German state (') in northwestern Germany. It is the second-largest state by land area, with , and fourth-largest in population (8 million in 2021) among the 16 ...

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* :

Leppävirta Leppävirta () is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Northern Savonia region, south of Kuopio along the Finnish national road 5. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population densit ...

, Itä-Suomi,

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* :

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Notable residents

* Georg Sauerwein (1831–1904) a German publisher, polyglot, poet, and linguist, lived in Dovre * Peter P. Lee (1861 in Dovre – 1937) American politician, Mayor of Minot, North Dakota in 1896 * Sigurd Einbu (1866–1946) self-taught astronomer, ran magnetic monitoring station at Dombås from 1916 * Ole Hjellemo (1873 in Dovre – 1938) musician and composer *

Ragnar Solberg Ragnar Solberg (30 September 1898 – 9 December 1967) was a Norwegian poet. He was born in Dovre. He made his literary debut in 1937 with the poetry collection ''Is-gud'', written in Dovre dialect. Among his other collections are ''Du fjel ...

(1898 in Dovre – 1967) a Norwegian poet * Vegard Vigerust (1925 in Dovre – 2020) a Norwegian novelist and poet *

Børt-Erik Thoresen Børt-Erik Thoresen (5 May 1932 – 10 April 2011) was a Norwegian television host and folk singer. He hosted musical programmes for the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation from 1968 to the late 1980s. He also released several records. Thoresen wa ...

(1932 in Dombås – 2011) a Norwegian TV host and folk singer *

Eli Hagen Eli Engum Hagen (born 26 October 1947 in Dombås, Oppland) is a Norwegian television presenter and the wife and secretary of the Norwegian politician Carl I. Hagen, former leader of the Progress Party. In recent years she has also made a name for ...

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1994 Winter Olympics The 1994 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVII Olympic Winter Games ( no, De 17. olympiske vinterleker; nn, Dei 17. olympiske vinterleikane) and commonly known as Lillehammer '94, was an international winter multi-sport event held fro ...

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(born 1968) animator and film director, runs an animation studio in Dovre IMDb Database
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Municipal fact sheet
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Statistics Norway Statistics Norway ( no, Statistisk sentralbyrå, abbreviated to ''SSB'') is the Norwegian statistics bureau. It was established in 1876. Relying on a staff of about 1,000, Statistics Norway publish about 1,000 new statistical releases every yea ...

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The Battle of Kringen
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