Folldal
| Folldal kommune | |||
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| Coordinates: 62°11′57″N 10°2′7″E / 62.19917°N 10.03528°ECoordinates: 62°11′57″N 10°2′7″E / 62.19917°N 10.03528°E | |||
| Country | Norway | ||
| County | Hedmark | ||
| District | Dovre region | ||
| Administrative centre | Folldal | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor (2003) | Eva Tørhaug (Ap) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 1,275 km2 (492.3 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 1,257 km2 (485.3 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 73 in Norway | ||
| Population (2004) | |||
| • Total | 1,739 | ||
| • Rank | 354 in Norway | ||
| • Density | 1/km2 (2.6/sq mi) | ||
| • Change (10 years) | -9.3 % | ||
| Demonym | Folldøl[1] | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| ISO 3166 code | NO-0439 | ||
| Official language form | Neutral | ||
| Website | www.folldal.kommune.no | ||
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Folldal is a municipality in Hedmark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Dovre. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Folldal. The new municipality of Folldal was separated from Alvdal in 1914.
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[edit] General information
[edit] Name
The first element is the river name Folla and the last element is dal which means "valley" or "dale". The meaning of the river name is unknown (perhaps "the broad one").
[edit] Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times. They were granted in 1988. The arms show a gold-colored pickaxe on a red background. This was chosen to represent mining and agriculture in the municipality.
[edit] History
The Folldal works (Folldal Verk) was founded in 1748. Folldal’s main copper mine, Gammelgruva, also opened in 1748. The mines were closed in 1941.
The church in Folldal was a satellite church of that in Lesja, as was the church at the iron ore mines at Lesjaverk (Lesja Iron Works). Per Berg reports,
“When the sexton Ola Kring died in Lesja in 1751, Frederik Wiborg was appointed sexton there and was presented to the congregation on the third Sunday following Trinity. There certainly wasn't anything very special about being a teacher in Ringsaker, if he was willing to change that for being a sexton. No house or land went with the post and the work was hard. In the Lesja parish there were three satellite churches - Lesjeverk, Dovre, and Folldal. The travel distances were great and it could be very difficult in the winter.”[2]
[edit] Geography
Folldal is located along the northwestern border of Hedmark county. It is bordered in the north by Oppdal (in Sør-Trøndelag county) and Tynset, in the east by Alvdal, in the southeast by Stor-Elvdal, and to the southwest and west by Sør-Fron, Sel, and Dovre (all in Oppland county).
A national tourist road, the RV 27, runs through the municipality.
[edit] Outdoors
Folldal offers a wide variety of outdoor activities. Hiking is good with marked trails and several cabins to visit. Fishing can be done in the rivers Folla, Einunna or Glomma. The opportunities for hunting in the area are also good.
[edit] References
- ^ "Personnemningar til stadnamn i Noreg" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet. http://www.sprakrad.no/nb-no/Sprakhjelp/Rettskrivning_Ordboeker/Innbyggjarnamn/.
- ^ Berg, Per. Ei Wiborg-ættegrein på Lesja 1751–1900. (Norwegian)
[edit] External links
Media related to Folldal at Wikimedia Commons
The Wiktionary entry for Folldal- Municipal fact sheet from Statistics Norway
- Folldal Verk
- Folldalsportalen (Norwegian)
- National touristroute
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