Hessdalen

Hessdalen^[2] is a village in Holtålen Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. Hessdalen also refers to the 15-kilometre (9.3 mi) long valley that surrounds the village. Hessdalen is located in the central part of the valley, approximately 120 kilometres (75 mi) south of the city of Trondheim, approximately 35 kilometres (22 mi) north of the mining town of Røros, and about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) southwest of the village of Renbygda. About 150 people live in the village and surrounding valley.

Hessdalen
Village
View of the village
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Coordinates: 62.7933°N 11.1883°E / 62.7933; 11.1883
Country	Norway
Region	Central Norway
County	Trøndelag
District	Gauldalen
Municipality	Holtålen Municipality
Elevation [1]	617 m (2,024 ft)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code	7380 Ålen

Hessdalen Church is located in the village of Hessdalen and the lake Øyungen lies about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) southwest of the village. The Hessdalen area is known for the occurrence of unexplained aerial luminous phenomena called the Hessdalen lights. The phenomenon is monitored by the Hessdalen AMS.

Name

The first element is the name of the local river Hesja and the last element is the definite form of dal, which means "dale" or "valley".