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The region of Valdres consists of the six municipalities of Nord-Aurdal, Sør-Aurdal, Øystre Slidre, Vestre Slidre, Vang and Etnedal. Valdres has about 18,000 inhabitants and is known for its excellent trout fishing and the local dialect. Its main road is E16 and Fylkesveg 51. [1] Valdres is located approximately midway between Oslo and Bergen.
It is located in the traditional district of Valdres. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town Fagernes. Other urban centres in Nord-Aurdal include the villages of Aurdal, Leira, and Skrautvål. The municipality is served by Fagernes Airport, Leirin. In Nord-Aurdal, there is an alpine skiing center called Valdres Alpinsenter. [4]
Vang is the 298th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 1,636. The municipality's population density is 1.2 inhabitants per square kilometre (3.1/sq mi) and its population has increased by 2.4% over the previous 10-year period. [4] [5]
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Land is centered on the northern part of Randsfjorden, to the southeast of the district of Valdres. [3] In the early Viking Age, before Harald Fairhair was king, Land was a petty kingdom. For centuries, the area of Land was a parish within the Church of Norway.
The 6.644-square-kilometre (2.565 sq mi) lake lies on the border of the municipalities of Øystre Slidre, Vestre Slidre, and Vang. The lake lies about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) to the south of the village of Beitostølen and about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) to the northwest of the village of Skammestein. The lake is regulated for hydroelectric power ...
Fagernes has a boreal climate (subarctic), close to a humid continental climate.February–April is the driest season, while summer is the wettest. The all-time low −36.4 °C (−33.5 °F) was recorded January 1987, and the all-time high 32.3 °C (90.1 °F) was recorded in both July 2014 and August 1982.
Valdres Folk Museum was founded in 1901. It is located in the traditional rural district of Valdres. The museum is on a small ridge reaching out into Strandefjorden, with the larger buildings closest to the entrance and with smaller farm houses up on the slightly higher area reaching out into the lake. There are 95 houses and other ...