County key facts


Muskox at DovrefjellPopulation

183 637 (2008)

 

Area

25 192 km2

 

Number of municipalities

26

 

Towns

Gjøvik – 27 860 inhabitants

Lillehammer – 25 411 inhabitants

Fagernes – 1762 inhabitants

Sel/Otta - 6.088 inhabitants (1604 in the town centre)

 

Ascent to GaldhøpiggenMountains and lakes

Galdhøpiggen – 2964 m – is the highest mountain top in Norway

Mjøsa is Norway’s biggest lake (365 km2)

 

Within the county you find 5 national parks; Jotunheimen, Rondane, Dovrefjell, Reinheimen and Ormtjernkampen.

 


Some famous persons from Oppland

  • Sigrid Undset (1882-1949) – Nobel prize in literature in 1928 – her home in Lillehammer, Bjerkebæk, is now a museum.
  • Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson (1832-1910) – Nobel prize in literature in 1903 – his home Aulestad can be visited in Gausdal, 18 km from Lillehammer.
  • Carl Lumholtz (1851-1922) – adventurer from Fåberg
  • Jakob Weidemann (1923-2001) – artist
  • Åsne Seierstad (1970- ) – author and journalist

 

 

Sist oppdatert: 12.07.2012
Publisert: 27.06.2008

 

Key facts about Oppland

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Tourism is Opplands most important export industry and one of the country’s most important tourist counties. It is full of great experiences and activities, based on tradition and breathtaking scenery. Read more about Oppland in this brochure.