Oppland

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Former county (fylke) of Norway

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::summary Former county (fylke) of Norway ::

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image_captionOppland mountains
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countyOppland
districtEastern Norway
capitalLillehammer
established1781
precededOplandenes amt
disestablished1 Jan 2020
succeededInnlandet county
demonymOpplending
languageNeutral
county_mayorEven Aleksander Hagen
county_mayor_as_of2015-2019
governorChristl Kvam
governor_as_of2015-2019
area_total_km225192
area_land_km223787
area_water_km21405
area_water_percent5.6
population_as_of30 September 2019
population_total189,437
population_density_km2auto
population_increase0.2
income_per_capita133,600
income_year2001
GDP193,130
GDP_year2001
GDP_rank13
GDP_rank_percent2.32
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Oppland is a former county in Norway which existed from 1781 until its dissolution on 1 January 2020. The old Oppland county bordered the counties of Trøndelag, Møre og Romsdal, Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Akershus, Oslo and Hedmark. The county administration was located in the town of Lillehammer.

Merger

On 1 January 2020, the neighboring counties of Oppland and Hedmark were merged to form the new Innlandet county. Both Oppland and Hedmark were the only landlocked counties of Norway, and the new Innlandet county is the only landlocked county in Norway. The two counties had historically been one county that was divided in 1781. Historically, the region was commonly known as "Opplandene". In 1781, the government split the area into two: Hedemarkens amt and Kristians amt (later renamed Hedmark and Oppland). In 2017, the government approved the merger of the two counties. There were several names debated, but the government settled on Innlandet.

Geography

Oppland county extended from the lakes Mjøsa and Randsfjorden to the mountains Dovrefjell, Jotunheimen, and Rondane. Gråhøe is a mountain on the border between Sel Municipality and Dovre Municipality in Oppland.

The county was conventionally divided into traditional districts. These are the Gudbrandsdalen, Valdres, Toten, Hadeland and Land. Oppland included the towns Lillehammer, Gjøvik, Otta, and Fagernes, and Norway's two highest mountains (Glittertind and Galdhøpiggen) and the Valdres and Gudbrandsdalen valleys being popular attractions. The Gudbrandsdalen valley surrounds the river Gudbrandsdalslågen, and includes the area extending from Jotunheimen down to Bagn at Begna River. It is a well known place for skiing and winter sports. The main population centres in this area were Beitostølen and Fagernes. Eight of the ten highest mountains in Norway are located in the western part of Oppland.

Etymology

In Norse times the inner parts of Norway were called Upplǫnd which means 'the upper countries'. The first element is upp which means 'upper'. The last element is lǫnd which is the plural form of 'land'.

In 1757, the inner parts of the great Akershus amt were separated and given the name Oplandenes Amt. This was divided in 1781 into Christians Amt (named after the king Christian VII) and Hedemarkens Amt. The name/form was changed to Kristians Amt in 1877 after an official spelling reform that changed ch to k (see also Kristiania, Kristiansand and Kristiansund). In 1919, the name Kristians Amt was changed (back) to Opland fylke, and the spelling Oppland was approved in 1950.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms was granted in 1989, and it showed two Pulsatilla vernalis.

Municipalities

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8f/Oppland_Municipalities.png" caption="Location of Oppland Municipalities"] ::

Main article: list of municipalities of Norway

Oppland County (Christians Amt) had a total of 26 municipalities:

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::data[format=table title="Number of minorities (1st and 2nd gen.) in Oppland by country of origin in 2017{{cite web|url=https://www.ssb.no/en/befolkning/statistikker/innvbef/aar/2017-03-02|title=Immigrants and Norwegian-born to immigrant parents, by immigration category, country background and percentages of the population|publisher=SSB|access-date=9 May 2018}}"] | Nationality ||Population (2017) | |---| | Poland | | Lithuania | | Somalia | | Eritrea | | Syria | | Denmark | | Iraq | | Sweden | | Germany | | Bosnia-Herzegovina | | Thailand | | Afghanistan | | Netherlands | | Iran | | Russia | | Philippines | | Vietnam | | Kosovo | ::

Districts

Cities

Main article: list of towns and cities in Norway

Parishes

Villages

Main article: list of villages in Oppland

Former municipalities

Main article: list of former municipalities of Norway

References

References

  1. (December 2017)
  2. [https://www.ssb.no/en/kirke_kostra Statistics Norway - Church of Norway.]
  3. [https://www.ssb.no/en/kultur-og-fritid/statistikker/trosamf/arkiv/2010-12-13 Statistics Norway - Members of religious and life stance communities outside the Church of Norway, by religion/life stance. County. 2006-2010]
  4. (21 February 2017). "Dette er Norges nye regioner". [[Verdens Gang]].
  5. (21 February 2017). "Hedmark og Oppland blir ett fylke". [[NRK]].
  6. "Gråhøe".
  7. "Norgeskart".
  8. [[Formannskapsdistrikt]] Original spellings of counties and municipalities in parentheses.
  9. "Immigrants and Norwegian-born to immigrant parents, by immigration category, country background and percentages of the population". SSB.

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