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Slidre
Slidre is the administrative centre of Vestre Slidre Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located along the Slidrefjorden in the Valdres district. The village is located along the European route E16 highway, about northwest of Fagernes. The village has a population (2021) of 337 and a population density of . History Slidre is the site of the Slidredomen, a medieval era stone church. The village was the administrative centre of the old Slidre (municipality), Slidre Municipality from 1838 until 1849 when the municipality was divided. Name The municipality (and the parish) were named after the old ''Slidre'' farm ( non, Slíðrar or ) since this was the location of the first Slidredomen, Slidre Church that was built during the 12th century. The meaning of the name is not definitively known. It could be derived from the word ''slir'' which means the narrow depression through which a river runs. References Vestre Slidre Villages in Innlandet {{Innl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vestre Slidre Municipality
Vestre Slidre is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Valdres. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Slidre. Other villages in Vestre Slidre include Lomen and Røn. The municipality is the 219th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Vestre Slidre is the 275th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 2,111. The municipality's population density is and its population has decreased by 5.4% over the previous 10-year period. General information 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). On 1 January 1899, a small unpopulated part of Øystre Slidre was transferred to Vestre Slidre. On 1 January 2021, the Skjelgrenda area of Vestre Slidre was transferred to Øystre Slidre. Name The municipality (origin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
