Oppdal (village)
The 3.72-square-kilometre (920-acre) village has a population (2024) of 4,637 which gives the village a population density of 1,247 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,230/sq mi).
The village of Oppdal is the site of the municipal government services as well as a school, mall, hotel, stores and businesses as well as the historic Oppdal Church. The Dovrebanen railway line passes through the village, stopping at the Oppdal Station.
Name
The village (originally the parish) is named after the old Oppdal farm (Old Norse: Uppdalr) since the first Oppdal Church was built there. The first element is upp which means "upper". The last element is dalr which means "valley" or "dale". Historically, the name was also spelled Opdal.
Notable people
Media gallery
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Oppdal kulturhus
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Skifer hotel
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Domus shopping mall
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Historic photo of the centre of Oppdal
References
- ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå (2024-10-01). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
- ^ "Oppdal (Trøndelag)". yr.no. Retrieved 2018-01-22.
- ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2025-01-12.
- ^ Haugen, Morten O., ed. (2024-11-27). "Oppdal (tettsted)". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 2025-01-12.
- ^ Rygh, Oluf (1901). Norske gaardnavne: Søndre Trondhjems amt (in Norwegian) (14 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 178.
External links
Media related to Oppdal (village) at Wikimedia Commons