Espedalen

Espedalen is a valley in the Sør-Fron and Gausdal municipalities of Innlandet (formerly Oppland) county,[1] Norway. It is a continuation of the valley of Vestre Gausdal.

Espedalen
Valley
Coordinates: 61°25′35″N 9°29′40″E
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
Ruten Fjellstue in Espedalen Valley
Espedalen Mountain Church

Historically, mining was important in Espedalen with copper mining dating to the 1600s. Nickel mining was introduced in the 1880s. At the north end of Lake Espedalsvatnet, just north of Vestre Gausdal, are the remains of smelting and mining settlement from that time.

Espedalen Mountain Church (Espedalen fjellkirke) was built in 1974. Constructed of wood. it seats 103. The design was by the architect, Bjarne Bystad Ellefsen.[2][3] Peer Gynt Road (Peer Gyntveien) is a 60 kilometres (37 mi) long private tourist road that runs from Svingvoll in Gausdal to Ruten in Espedalen.[4]

References
  1. moderniseringsdepartementet, Kommunal- og (7 July 2017). "Regionreform". Regjeringen.no. Archived from the original on 23 March 2018. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  2. "Espedalen Mountain Church (Espedalen, Norway)". Archived from the original on 2012-03-25. Retrieved 2011-06-06.
  3. Espedalen mountain church and gravholmen (VisitNorway.com)
  4. Peer Gyntveien (Peer Gynt AS0
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