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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.
Nord-Aurdal is part of the traditional district of Valdres in the central part of southern Norway, situated between the valleys of Gudbrandsdal and Hallingdal. The highest point in Nord-Aurdal is the Duptjernkampen at 1,325 metres (4,347 ft). About 50% of the land is above 900 metres (3,000 ft).
Einang stone, located at its original location atop the Gardberg site. The municipality of Vestre Slidre was established in 1849 when the old municipality of Slidre was divided into two municipalities: Vestre Slidre (population: 3,130) and Øystre Slidre (population: 2,406).
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.
It is located in the traditional district of Valdres. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Vang i Valdres. Other villages in Vang include Hænsgardane, Nystuen, Øye, Ryfoss, and Tyinkrysset. The 1,505-square-kilometre (581 sq mi) municipality is the 55th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway.
Bagn Bygdesamling is a museum that is associated with Valdres Folkemuseum. It is located 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) south of Bagn. It consists of twelve log houses and a building for permanent displays. A part of the museum is at Sandviken and the farm is Bagnsbergatn. Bautahaugen Samlinger is another museum that is also associated with Valdres ...
Øyangen is a lake in Innlandet county, 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.
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 ...