Oppdal (village)

Oppdal^ⓘ[3] (locally: Auna^[4]) is the administrative centre of Oppdal Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located at the junction of the European route E06 and the Norwegian National Road 70. The villages of Vognillan, Fagerhaugen, and Driva are all located around Oppdal to the west, north, and south respectively.^[4]

Oppdal Auna
Village
View of the village
Oppdal Show map of Trøndelag Oppdal Show map of Norway
Coordinates: 62.5943°N 09.6912°E / 62.5943; 09.6912
Country	Norway
Region	Central Norway
County	Trøndelag
District	Dovre
Municipality	Oppdal Municipality
Area [1]
• Total	3.72 km2 (1.44 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	545 m (1,788 ft)
Population  (2024)[1]
• Total	4,637
• Density	1,247/km2 (3,230/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code	7340 Oppdal

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).^[1]

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.^[4]

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.^[5]

Notable people

See also: Oppdal Municipality § Notable_residents

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
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  Oppdal Church
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  Oppdal Station

References

1. Statistisk sentralbyrå (2024-10-01). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
2. "Oppdal (Trøndelag)". yr.no. Retrieved 2018-01-22.
3. "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2025-01-12.
4. Haugen, Morten O., ed. (2024-11-27). "Oppdal (tettsted)". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 2025-01-12.
5. 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