Oppland (former county)

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Oppland was a former inland county in eastern Norway known for its mountainous terrain, ski resorts, and important winter sports venues.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former county of Norway
administrativeCentre Lillehammer
borderedBy Akershus
Buskerud
Hedmark
Hordaland
Møre og Romsdal
Oslo
Sogn og Fjordane
Sør-Trøndelag
linked to: Trøndelag
capital Lillehammer
coatOfArmsMotive two silver reindeer on green field
contains Beitostølen ski resort
Dombås
Dovre National Park
Dovre municipality
Etnedal municipality
Fagernes
Galdhøpiggen
Gausdal municipality
Gjøvik municipality
linked to: Gjøvik

Glittertind
Gran municipality
Gudbrandsdalen valley
linked to: Gudbrandsdalen

Hafjell ski resort
linked to: Hafjell

Jevnaker municipality
Jotunheimen National Park
linked to: Jotunheimen

Kvitfjell ski resort
Lesja municipality
Lillehammer Olympic Park
Lillehammer municipality
linked to: Lillehammer

Lom municipality
Lunner municipality
Nord-Aurdal municipality
Nord-Fron municipality
Nordre Land municipality
Otta
Ringebu municipality
Rondane National Park
Sel municipality
Skjåk municipality
Søndre Land municipality
Sør-Aurdal municipality
Sør-Fron municipality
Valdres region
linked to: Valdres

Vang municipality
Vestre Slidre municipality
Vestre Toten municipality
Vågå municipality
parts of Dovrefjell-Sunndalsfjella National Park
Østre Toten municipality
Øyer municipality
Øystre Slidre municipality
country Norway
dissolvedOn 2020-01-01
establishedOn 1919-01-01
geographyCharacteristic landlocked
hadISOCode NO-05
hasMajorCity Gjøvik
Lillehammer
hasMajorTown Dombås
Fagernes
Otta
highestPoint Galdhøpiggen
knownFor mountainous terrain
ski resorts
winter sports venues
languageForm Bokmål
Nynorsk
locatedIn Eastern Norway
Inland Norway
linked to: Eastern Norway
mergedInto Innlandet county
linked to: Oppland
mountainRange Dovrefjell
Jotunheimen
Rondane
partOf Kingdom of Norway
populationCharacteristic sparsely populated
precededBy Kristians amt
regionType inland county
timeZone Central European Summer Time
Central European Time
traversedBy Gudbrandsdalslågen river
linked to: Gudbrandsdalslågen

Randsfjorden lake

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Lysgårdsbakken locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Oppland (former county)
Håkons Hall locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Oppland
linked to: Oppland (former county)
Audun Tron partOf regional government of Oppland
linked to: Oppland (former county)
Gudbrandsdalslågen locatedIn Oppland (former county)