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Jotunheimen (English: The Home of the Giants) is a mountainous area of roughly 3,500 km²^{[citation needed]} in Southern Norway and is part of the long Scandinavian Mountain range. The 29 highest mountains in Norway are all in Jotunheimen, including the very highest - Galdhøpiggen (2469 m). The Jotunheimen area straddles the border between the counties of Oppland and Sogn og Fjordane.

View from Knutshøi towards central Jotunheimen

The Jotunheimen area contains the Jotunheimen National Park, which was established in 1980 and covers an area of 1,151 km²^[1] . The mountain range Hurrungane is also inside the national park with the sharpest peaks in Jotunheimen. Adjacent to the national park border is Utladalen Nature Reserve which covers the valley Utladalen and the mountain Falketind, amongst others.

Jotunheimen is very popular amongst hikers and climbers, and the Norwegian Mountain Touring Association maintains a number mountain lodges in the area, as well as marked trails that run between the lodges and others up to some of the peaks.

The image from Gjende shows a cliff trailing down into the lake. At its base there is a popular guest house called Memurubu. The picture is taken from Gjendesheim, a starting point for hiking into the mountain range. There is a very popular trail along Besseggen that follows the edge of the mountainous range to the right, which it is named after.

There is a National Tourist Route the Sognefjell Road from Skjolden to Lom and another road, the RV 51, from Gol to Vågå through the special area of Valdresflya.

The name

Originally there was no common name for this large mountainous area, however in 1820 the geologist B. M. Keilhau proposed the name Jotunfjeldene "the mountains of the giants" (inspired by the German name Riesengebirge). This was later changed to Jotunheimen by the poet Aasmund Olavsson Vinje in 1862 - this name/form was directly inspired by the name Jötunheimr in Norse mythology.

References

^ http://www.dirnat.no/attachment.ap?id=7074

External links

61°38′N 8°18′E / 61.633°N 8.300°E / 61.633; 8.300

[1] ttp://www.dirnat.no/attachment.ap?id=7074

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 {{dablink|See also the mythological [[Jotunheim]].}}
-'''Jotunheimen''' ({{lang-en|The Home of the Giants}}) is a mountainous area of roughly 3,500 km²{{Fact|date=April 2007}} in Southern [[Norway]]. Jotunheimen is a part of the long [[Scandinavian Mountains]] range. The 29 highest [[mountain]]s in Norway are in Jotunheimen, including the very highest - [[Galdhøpiggen]] (2469 m). Jotunheimen straddles the border of the counties [[Oppland]] and [[Sogn og Fjordane]].
+'''Jotunheimen''' ({{lang-en|The Home of the Giants}}) is a mountainous area of roughly 3,500 km²{{Fact|date=April 2007}} in Southern [[Norway]] and is part of the long [[Scandinavian Mountains|Scandinavian Mountain]] range. The 29 highest [[mountain]]s in Norway are all in Jotunheimen, including the very highest - [[Galdhøpiggen]] (2469 m). The Jotunheimen area straddles the border between the counties of [[Oppland]] and [[Sogn og Fjordane]].
 [[Image:jotun600.jpg|left|thumb|View from Knutshøi towards central Jotunheimen]]
-The Jotunheimen area contains the [[Jotunheimen National Park]], covering 1,151 km²<ref>http://www.dirnat.no/attachment.ap?id=7074</ref> since 1980. The mountain range [[Hurrungane]] is inside the national park with the sharpest peaks in Jotunheimen. Adjacent to the national park border is [[Utladalen Nature Reserve]] covering the valley Utladalen and [[Falketind]] among other mountains.
+The Jotunheimen area contains the [[Jotunheimen National Park]], which was established in 1980 and covers an area of 1,151 km²<ref>http://www.dirnat.no/attachment.ap?id=7074</ref> . The mountain range [[Hurrungane]] is also inside the national park with the sharpest peaks in Jotunheimen. Adjacent to the national park border is [[Utladalen Nature Reserve]] which covers the valley Utladalen and the mountain [[Falketind]], amongst others.
-Jotunheimen is very popular among [[hiking|hiker]]s and [[climbing|climber]]s, and the [[Norwegian Mountain Touring Association]] maintains a number mountain lodges in the area, as well as marked trails between the lodges and to some of the peaks.
+Jotunheimen is very popular amongst [[hiking|hiker]]s and [[climbing|climber]]s, and the [[Norwegian Mountain Touring Association]] maintains a number mountain lodges in the area, as well as marked trails that run between the lodges and others up to some of the peaks.
 The image from Gjende shows a cliff trailing down into the lake. At its base there is a popular guest house called [[Memurubu]]. The picture is taken from [[Gjendesheim]], a starting point for hiking into the mountain range. There is a very popular trail along [[Besseggen]] that follows the edge of the mountainous range to the right, which it is named after.
-There is a National Tourist Route the [[Sognefjell Road]] from [[Skjolden]] to [[Lom, Norway|Lom]]. There is a other road the RV 51 from [[Gol, Norway|Gol]] to [[Vågå]] through a special area the [[Valdresflya]].
+There is a National Tourist Route the [[Sognefjell Road]] from [[Skjolden]] to [[Lom, Norway|Lom]] and another road, the RV 51, from [[Gol, Norway|Gol]] to [[Vågå]] through the special area of [[Valdresflya]].
 ==The name==
-Originally there was no common name for this large mountainous area, but in 1820 the geologist B. M. Keilhau proposed the name ''Jotunfjeldene'' "the mountains of the giants" (inspired by the German name [[Riesengebirge]]). This was later changed to ''Jotunheimen'' by the poet [[Aasmund Olavsson Vinje]] in 1862 - and this name/form is directly inspired by the name [[Jötunheimr]] in [[Norse mythology]].
+Originally there was no common name for this large mountainous area, however in 1820 the geologist B. M. Keilhau proposed the name ''Jotunfjeldene'' "the mountains of the giants" (inspired by the German name [[Riesengebirge]]). This was later changed to ''Jotunheimen'' by the poet [[Aasmund Olavsson Vinje]] in 1862 - this name/form was directly inspired by the name [[Jötunheimr]] in [[Norse mythology]].
 ==References==