Fåvang
Village in Ringebu Municipality, Norway
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::summary Village in Ringebu Municipality, Norway ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox settlement"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| official_name | Fåvang |
| settlement_type | Village |
| image_skyline | Fåvang kirke.JPG |
| image_caption | View of the village church |
| mapframe | yes |
| mapframe-zoom | 11 |
| mapframe-marker | village |
| pushpin_map | Innlandet#Norway |
| pushpin_label_position | top |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Norway |
| subdivision_type1 | Region |
| subdivision_name1 | Eastern Norway |
| subdivision_type2 | County |
| subdivision_name2 | Innlandet |
| subdivision_type3 | District |
| subdivision_name3 | Gudbrandsdalen |
| subdivision_type4 | Municipality |
| subdivision_name4 | Ringebu Municipality |
| timezone1 | CET |
| utc_offset1 | +01:00 |
| timezone1_DST | CEST |
| utc_offset1_DST | +02:00 |
| area_footnotes | |
| area_total_km2 | 0.93 |
| population_as_of | 2024 |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | 712 |
| population_density_km2 | 766 |
| postal_code_type | Post Code |
| postal_code | 2634 Fåvang |
| coordinates | |
| elevation_m | 191 |
| elevation_footnotes | |
| :: |
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Fåvang is a village in Ringebu Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located in the Gudbrandsdal valley, along the Gudbrandsdalslågen river, about 50 km north of the town of Lillehammer. The European route E6 highway runs through the village, right along the river. The 0.93 km2 village has a population (2024) of 712 and a population density of 766 PD/km2.
History
Fåvang Stave Church (Fåvang stavkirke) was built after the Reformation, for the most part of using materials from earlier stave churches in the valley which had been demolished. The church was probably built between 1627 and 1630. The oldest parts can be dated back to around 1150–1250.
Particularly heavy fighting took place in Fåvang, as well as neighboring Tretten, Vinstra, Kvam, Sjoa and Otta during the Norwegian Campaign which led up to the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany. The Norwegian movie Jonny Vang was principally filmed in the town of Fåvang during 2003.
Fåvang is located about 3 km away from Kvitfjell, the downhill skiing arena used in the Lillehammer Winter Olympics held in 1994.
Name
The village (and church parish) is named after the old Fåvang farm () since the first Fåvang Church was built there. The first element is the river name Få (see also Fådalen and the old name of Lysakerelva) and the last element is which means 'meadow'.
Notable people
- Finn Kalvik, an artist
References
References
- "Fåvang, Ringebu". [[yr.no]].
- "Informasjon om stadnamn". [[Norwegian Mapping Authority.
- Statistisk sentralbyrå. (2024-10-01). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
- "Fåvang kirke". Den norske kirke.
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