Lillehammer () is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the ...

Innlandet Innlandet is a county in Norway. It was created on 1 January 2020 with the merger of the old counties of Oppland and Hedmark (the municipalities of Jevnaker and Lunner were transferred to the neighboring county of Viken on the same date). ...

county,

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. It is located in the traditional district of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Lillehammer. Some of the more notable villages in the municipality include Fåberg, Hunderfossen,

Jørstadmoen Jørstadmoen is a village in Lillehammer Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located along the river Gudbrandsdalslågen, about to the northwest of the town of Lillehammer. The village has a population (2021) of 661 and ...

, Vingnes, and

Vingrom Vingrom is a village in Lillehammer Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located along the lake Mjøsa, just north of the border with Gjøvik Municipality, and about south of the town of Lillehammer. The European route E6 ...

. The municipality is the 211th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Lillehammer is the 38th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 28,425. The municipality's

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is and its population has increased by 6.2% over the previous 10-year period. The town of Lillehammer is the largest urban centre in the municipality. It lies in the central part of the municipality and it is surrounded by more rural areas. The town centre is a late nineteenth-century concentration of wooden houses, which enjoys a picturesque location overlooking the northern part of lake

Mjøsa Mjøsa is Norway's largest lake, as well as one of the deepest lakes in Norway and in Europe. It is the fourth-deepest lake in Norway. It is located in the southern part of Norway, about north of the city of Oslo. Its main tributary is the rive ...

and the river Lågen, surrounded by mountains. Lillehammer hosted the

1994 Winter Olympics The 1994 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVII Olympic Winter Games ( no, De 17. olympiske vinterleker; nn, Dei 17. olympiske vinterleikane) and commonly known as Lillehammer '94, was an international winter multi-sport event held fr ...

and 2016 Winter Youth Olympics.

General information

The municipality was established on 1 January 1838 (see

formannskapsdistrikt () is the name for Norwegian local self-government districts that were legally enacted on 1 January 1838. This system of municipalities was created in a bill approved by the Parliament of Norway and signed into law by King Carl Johan on 14 Janu ...

law). On 1 January 1906, a small adjacent area of the neighboring municipality of Fåberg (population: 140) was annexed by Lillehammer to make room for more expansion as the town grew. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the

Schei Committee The Schei Committee ( no, Schei-komitéen) was a committee named by the Government of Norway to look into the organization of municipalities in Norway post- World War II. It convened in 1946, and its formal name was (The 1946 Committee on Munici ...

. On 1 January 1964, the town of Lillehammer (population: 5,905) was merged with Fåberg Municipality (population: 13,381) to form a new, larger Lillehammer Municipality.

Name

The municipality (originally the parish) was named after the old ''Hamar'' farm ( non, Hamarr), since the first Lillehammer Church was built there. The name is identical with the word ''hamarr'' which means "rocky hill". To distinguish it from the nearby town of

Hamar Hamar is a town in Hamar Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. Hamar is the administrative centre of Hamar Municipality. It is located in the traditional region of Hedmarken. The town is located on the shores of Mjøsa, Norway's largest lak ...

and Diocese of Hamar, it began to be called "little Hamar": ''Lilþlæ Hamar'' and ''Litlihamarr'', and finally Lillehammer. It is also mentioned in the Old Norse sagas as ''Litlikaupangr'' ("Little Trading Place").

Coat of arms

The

coat of arms A coat of arms is a heraldic visual design on an escutcheon (i.e., shield), surcoat, or tabard (the latter two being outer garments). The coat of arms on an escutcheon forms the central element of the full heraldic achievement, which in its ...

was granted on 4 April 1898. The arms depict a birkebeiner, carrying a spear and a shield, who is skiing down a silver/white mountainside under a blue sky. The design symbolizes the historical importance of when the Birkebeiners carried the future King Haakon from Lillehammer to Rena on skis.

Churches

The Church of Norway has six parishes () within the municipality of Lillehammer. It is part of the Sør-Gudbrandsdal prosti (

deanery A deanery (or decanate) is an ecclesiastical entity in the Roman Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Anglican Communion, the Evangelical Church in Germany, and the Church of Norway. A deanery is either the jurisdiction or reside ...

) in the Diocese of Hamar.

History

The village of Lillehammer is located at the northern end of Norway's largest lake,

. There have likely been settlements here since the

Iron Age The Iron Age is the final epoch of the three-age division of the prehistory and protohistory of humanity. It was preceded by the Stone Age ( Paleolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic) and the Bronze Age ( Chalcolithic). The concept has been mostly ...

and the market here was mentioned in Håkon Håkonson's saga in 1390. It is also mentioned as a site for Thing assembly in 1390. Tradition states that it was here in Lillehammer where the birkebeiners Torstein Skjevla and Skjervald Skrukka joined up with the King's son (and future King), Haakon, in 1205 before they traveled to Østerdalen (an event which is commemorated in March every year to this day). Since medieval times, the Lillehammer Church has been located here. The village was granted market town rights on 7 August 1827. At that time, 50 people lived within the boundaries of the newly established town. This site was chosen because there were no other towns in all of Christians amt (county) and this site was located along the Gudbrandsdalslågen river and the whole Gudbrandsdal valley was a major transportation route from the capital to northern Norway. Within two years of the establishment of the town, the population had risen to 360 people. The merchant Ludvig Wiese has been counted as the founder of the town (a statue of him was erected in the town in connection with the town's 100th anniversary in 1927). The laying of the main railway line from the capital in Christiania to

Eidsvoll Eidsvoll (; sometimes written as ''Eidsvold'') is a municipality in Akershus in Viken county, Norway. It is part of the Romerike traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Sundet. General information ...

was completed in 1852. This railway line was connected with steamships along the lake

which travelled to Lillehammer and from there a newly laid road made connections further up into the

Gudbrandsdalen Gudbrandsdalen (; en, Gudbrand Valley) is a valley and traditional district in the Norwegian county of Innlandet (formerly Oppland). The valley is oriented in a north-westerly direction from Lillehammer and the lake of Mjøsa, extending tow ...

valley. This transport system made the transit of timber and agricultural goods from all over the county to the capital possible, and it contributed to the growth of the town of Lillehammer. In 1973, Mossad killed a Moroccan waiter, having mistaken him for Palestinian terrorist Ali Hassan Salameh, which became known as the '' Lillehammer affair''. Lillehammer is known as a typical venue for winter sporting events; it was host city of the

, and the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics, and was part of a joint bid with applicant host city

Oslo Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of ...

to host events part of the 2022 Winter Olympics until Oslo withdrew its bid on 1 October 2014. Lillehammer is home to the largest literature festival in the Nordic countries and, in 2017, was designated as a UNESCO City of Literature.

Education

A number of schools are located in Lillehammer, including the Hammartun Primary and Lower Secondary School, Søre Ål Primary School and Kringsjå Primary and Lower Secondary School. Lillehammer Upper Secondary School consists of two branches, North and South, both situated near the city center. The private high school

Norwegian College of Elite Sports Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe *Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway *Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including the ...

, NTG, also has a branch in Lillehammer. The Lillehammer campus of

Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences The Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences (also known as INN University, no, Høgskolen i Innlandet) is a state university college in Innlandet, Norway, established in 2017 from the merger of the Hedmark University College and Lillehamme ...

is situated just north of the town itself. Lillehammer is also the home of the

Nansen Academy The Nansen Academy – Norwegian Humanistic Academy ( no, Nansenskolen – Norsk Humanistisk Akademi) is a folk high school in Lillehammer, Norway. History Nansen Academy was founded as a humanist and anti- totalitarian institution. The school w ...

- the Norwegian Humanistic Academy. The Nansen Academy is an educational institution for adult students with varied political, religious, and cultural backgrounds. The Academy was founded on the core principles of

humanism Humanism is a philosophical stance that emphasizes the individual and social potential and agency of human beings. It considers human beings the starting point for serious moral and philosophical inquiry. The meaning of the term "human ...

and aims at strengthening the knowledge of these principles. The

14th World Scout Jamboree The 14th World Scout Jamboree was held July 29 to August 7, 1975, and was hosted by Norway at Lillehammer, on the shore of Lake Mjøsa. King Olav V and Harald V of Norway, who then was crown prince, opened "Nordjamb '75", as it became popularly ...

was held from 29 July to 7 August 1975 and was hosted by Norway at Lillehammer.

Government

All municipalities in Norway, including Lillehammer, are responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services, senior citizen services,

unemployment Unemployment, according to the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development), is people above a specified age (usually 15) not being in paid employment or self-employment but currently available for work during the refe ...

and other

social services Social services are a range of public services intended to provide support and assistance towards particular groups, which commonly include the disadvantaged. They may be provided by individuals, private and independent organisations, or adminis ...

, zoning,

economic development In the economics study of the public sector, economic and social development is the process by which the economic well-being and quality of life of a nation, region, local community, or an individual are improved according to targeted goals and ...

, and municipal

road A road is a linear way for the conveyance of traffic that mostly has an improved surface for use by vehicles (motorized and non-motorized) and pedestrians. Unlike streets, the main function of roads is transportation. There are many types o ...

s. The municipality is governed by a

municipal council A municipal council is the legislative body of a municipality or local government area. Depending on the location and classification of the municipality it may be known as a city council, town council, town board, community council, rural counc ...

of elected representatives, which in turn elects a

mayor In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilities of a mayor as well ...

. The municipality falls under the Vestre Innlandet District Court and the

Eidsivating Court of Appeal The Eidsivating Court of Appeal ( no, Eidsivating lagmannsrett) is one of six courts of appeal in the Kingdom of Norway. The Court is located in the city of Hamar. The court has jurisdiction over the counties of Innlandet and eastern Viken. Thes ...

Municipal council

The

of Lillehammer is made up of 47 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The

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breakdown of the council is as follows:

Mayors

The mayors of Lillehammer (incomplete list): *1946–1954: Einar Hansen, ( Ap) *1954–1959: Anton Andreassen, ( Ap) *1960–1963: Erling Juell Aune, ( Ap) *1964–1975: Magne Henriksen, ( Ap) *1976–1981: Knut Korsæth, ( Ap) *1982–1987: Arild Bakken, ( Ap) *1987–1999:

Audun Tron Audun Tron (born 7 March 1945) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. From 1987 to 1999, Tron was the mayor of Lillehammer. As such he played a role in the 1994 Winter Olympics. During the first cabinet Stoltenberg, from 2000 to 2001, ...

, ( Ap) *1999–2011: Synnøve Brenden Klemetrud, ( Ap) *2011–2019: Espen Johnsen, ( Ap) *2019–present: Ingunn Trosholmen, ( Ap)

Geography

Lillehammer is situated in the lower part of the Gudbrandsdal valley, at the northern end of lake

. It is located to the south of Øyer Municipality, to the southeast of Gausdal Municipality, northeast of Nordre Land Municipality, to the north of

Gjøvik Municipality is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Toten. The administrative centre of the municipality is town of Gjøvik. Some of the villages in Gjøvik include Biri, Bybrua, and Hunndalen. The ...

, and to the southeast of

Ringsaker Municipality is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Hedemarken. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Brumunddal. Other settlements in Ringsaker include the town of Moelv and the ...

. The mountain

Nevelfjell Nevelfjell is a mountain in Lillehammer Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The tall mountain is the highest point in the municipality. The mountain sits about northeast of the town of Lillehammer, about to the south of the municipal b ...

lies in the northeast part of the municipality. Lillehammer Panorama (2237447375)

Climate

Lillehammer has a

humid continental climate A humid continental climate is a climatic region defined by Russo-German climatologist Wladimir Köppen in 1900, typified by four distinct seasons and large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and freez ...

( Köppen: ''Dfb'') and used to have a

subarctic climate The subarctic climate (also called subpolar climate, or boreal climate) is a climate with long, cold (often very cold) winters, and short, warm to cool summers. It is found on large landmasses, often away from the moderating effects of an ocean, g ...

(Köppen: ''Dfc''), with the Scandinavian mountain chain to the west and north limiting oceanic influences. The record high of was recorded in June 1970. The record low of was recorded in December 1978 and January 1979, and the same low was recorded in January 1987. There has been no overnight air frost in the month of August since 1978 with the record low for that month being . The coldest recorded temperature after 2000 is in January 2010. The average date for the last overnight freeze (low below ) in spring is May 10 and average date for first freeze in autumn is September 30 (1981-2010 average). The current weather station Lillehammer-Sætherengen became operational in 1982; extremes are also from two earlier weather stations in Lillehammer.

Populated places

Lillehammer Municipality is subdivided into the following populated places (i.e.: neighborhoods, quarters, villages, localities, settlements, communities, hamlets, etc.): * Søre Ål * Nordre Ål * Lillehammer Centre * Nybu * Vårsetergrenda * Røyslimoen * Vingnes *

* Fåberg * Rudsbygd * Saksumdal *

* Nordseter * Busmoen

Economy

The basis for the economy of the municipality is its position as the northernmost point of the lake

and as the gateway for the Gudbrandsdal

region In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as zones, lands or territories, are areas that are broadly divided by physical characteristics ( physical geography), human impact characteristics ( human geography), and the interaction of humanity an ...

, through which the historical highway from

Trondheim Trondheim ( , , ; sma, Tråante), historically Kaupangen, Nidaros and Trondhjem (), is a city and municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. As of 2020, it had a population of 205,332, was the third most populous municipality in Norway, an ...

passes. The Mesna river has provided the basis for several small industries through the years, but Lillehammer is now all but industry-less.

Transport

One of the major Norwegian rail lines, the Dovre Line, runs from

to the north through Lillehammer on its way up the Gudbrandsdal valley, to terminate in the city of

. The European route E6 highway also passes through Lillehammer.

Attractions

In addition to the Olympic site, Lillehammer offers a number of other tourist attractions: * Maihaugen, centrally located in Lillehammer, is the largest open-air museum in Norway, with 185 buildings, mostly from Lillehammer and the valley of

. * Garmo Stave Church (built around 1150) * The

Norwegian Olympic Museum Norwegian Olympic Museum (''Norges Olympiske Museum'') is located at Maihaugen in Lillehammer, Norway. The Norwegian Olympic Museum shows the history of the Olympic Games in ancient and modern times, with a focus on the 1952 Winter Olympics ...

is the only museum in Northern Europe that shows the whole Olympic history from the ancient times and up to today, including all Summer- and Winter games. The museum also houses the Norwegian Sports Hall of Fame and a special section about the Lillehammer `94 Olympic Winter games. The Museum is located in the indoor museum at Maihaugen. *

Lillehammer Art Museum Lillehammer Art Museum ( no, Lillehammer kunstmuseum) is an art gallery located in Lillehammer, Norway. The museum was founded in 1921 as a gift from merchant Einar Lunde. It has three main collections: one consisting of over 100 paintings from ...

Hafjell Hafjell is a village and a ski resort in Norway, in the Øyer municipality in the county of Oppland. Hafjell hosted the alpine skiing technical events (giant slalom and slalom) at the 1994 Winter Olympics; the speed events were held at Kvitfjel ...

(Ski resort from Lillehammer, host of slalom and super-G in the Olympic games 1994) * Kvitfjell (Ski resort from Lillehammer, host of downhill in the Olympic games 1994) * The PS '' Skibladner'' is the world's oldest

paddle steamer A paddle steamer is a steamship or steamboat powered by a steam engine that drives paddle wheels to propel the craft through the water. In antiquity, paddle wheelers followed the development of poles, oars and sails, where the first uses wer ...

in scheduled service, launched in 1856. Summer sailings around lake

: Lillehammer,

Moelv Moelv is a town in Ringsaker Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The town is located along the shores of the lake Mjøsa, about south of the town of Lillehammer and about the same distance northwest of the town of Hamar. Moelv is the seco ...

, Gjøvik,

, and

. * The ski jump at Lysgårdsbakkene. * Sjusjøen is a skiing destination with forest and mountain terrain only away (east) from the centre of Lillehammer in the municipality of

Ringsaker is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Hedemarken. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Brumunddal. Other settlements in Ringsaker include the town of Moelv and the ...

. * The Sambandets Utdanning og Kompetansesenter is an army unit located in the camp

northwest of Lillehammer. * The rock carvings at Drotten, Fåberg, west of Gudbrandsdalslågen about above Brunlaug bridge. * The sculpture ''Mothership with Standing Matter'' by

Antony Gormley Sir Antony Mark David Gormley (born 30 August 1950) is a British sculptor. His works include the ''Angel of the North'', a public sculpture in Gateshead in the north of England, commissioned in 1994 and erected in February 1998; '' Another ...

in a pavilion by Snøhetta architects close to

Lillehammer Station Lillehammer is a railway station located in downtown Lillehammer, Norway, on the Dovre Line. The station was opened in 1894 with the construction of the railway between Hamar Station and Tretten Station. The station got a major overhaul before t ...

Sport

Sports clubs

* Lillehammer Ishockeyklubb (The team competes in Norway's major hockey league, the GET-League.)
Lillehammer Innabandy Klubb
* Lillehammer Orienteringsklubb * Lillehammer Skiklubb * Lillehammer Fotballklubb * Lillehammer Frisbee * Roterud Idrettslag

Notable residents

Arts

* Kalle Løchen (1865–1893) a Norwegian painter and actor * Sigrid Undset (1882–1949) a novelist, awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1928; lived at her home "''Bjerkebæk''" in Lillehammer from 1919 to 1940 and again after WWII. * Odd Grythe (1918–1995) a Norwegian radio and TV personality *

Kjell Lund Kjell Lund (18 June 1927 – 17 August 2013) was a Norwegian architect, songwriter and singer. Lund cooperated with Nils Slaatto for many years. Personal life Lund was born in Lillehammer as a son of civil servant Arve Johan Lund and Margit To ...

(1927–2013) a Norwegian architect, songwriter and singer *

Sveinung Hovensjø Sveinung Hovensjø (born 5 December 1950) is a Norwegian jazz musician (bass and guitar), known as one of the most used studio musicians in Norway, and also for his collaboration with guitarist Terje Rypdal (1974–78). Career Hovensjø was bo ...

(born 1950) a Norwegian jazz musician, plays bass and guitar * Kristin Sevaldsen (born 1966) a jazz musician (saxophone), composer, and music producer *

Atle Antonsen Atle Antonsen (born 11 August 1969, in Lillehammer) is a Norwegian comedian and actor. Antonsen has participated in and contributed to several television and radio shows, including ''XL'' and ''XLTV'' (1998–99), '' Nissene på låven'' (2 ...

(born 1969) a Norwegian comic and actor, was born in Lillehammer *

Ingrid Olava Ingrid Olava Brænd Eriksen (known as Ingrid Olava, born 18 March 1981) is a Norwegian singer, musician and actress, best known for her debut single "Only Just Begun" from 2007 and as a backup singer for Madrugada. After hearing her live perfor ...

(born 1981) a Norwegian singer and musician, born and grew up in Lillehammer

Public service

* Lars Olsen Skrefsrud (1840–1910) a Lutheran missionary in India *

Johan Lunde Johan Peter Lunde (25 December 1866 – 12 February 1938) was a Norwegian theologian and Bishop of the Diocese of Oslo. Biography Lunde was born at Lillehammer, Norway. He was the son of Knud Truls Wiel Lunde (1827–1915) and Mariane Sophie Br ...

(1866–1938) a theologian and bishop of the Diocese of Oslo * Ulrik Frederik Lange (1808–1878) educator and mayor of Lillehammer 1840s & 50s * Margit Haslund (1885–1963) a women's advocate and mayor of Lillehammer in 1940 * Thor Bjørklund (1889–1975) an inventor, invented the ''Ostehøvel'', a popular cheese slicer * Anne Stine Ingstad (1918–1997) an archaeologist, discovered Norse remains in Canada *

Kai Holst Kai Christian Middelthon Holst (24 February 1913 – 27 June 1945) was a Norwegian seaman, fur farmer and resistance fighter during World War II.''Fra varm til kald krig'', 89–92 When the leadership of Milorg was torn up by the Gestapo in 1 ...

(1913–1945) a seaman, fur farmer and resistance fighter during WWII *

Nils Slaatto Nils Slaatto (June 22, 1922 – March 16, 2001) was for more than two decades one of Norway's most prominent and influential architects, having a strong and distinctive impression on Norwegian architecture. Slaatto cooperated with Kjell Lu ...

(1922–2001) a prominent and influential Norwegian architect * Egil Tynæs (1941–2004) an

anthroposophical Anthroposophy is a spiritualist movement founded in the early 20th century by the esotericist Rudolf Steiner that postulates the existence of an objective, intellectually comprehensible spiritual world, accessible to human experience. Followers ...

physician, died in Afghanistan * Bjørn Simensen (born 1947) director,

Norwegian National Opera The Norwegian National Opera and Ballet ( no, Den Norske Opera & Ballett, links=no) is a Norwegian opera company and ballet company. The first fully professional company each for opera and ballet in Norway and the only such professional organisati ...

1984/1990 & 1997/2009 * Torkil Damhaug (born 1958) a Norwegian physician and crime fiction writer

Sport

* Ove Nielsen (born 1924) Danish rower, competed at

1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ...

lives locally * Petter Belsvik (born 1967) a football coach and former player with 383 club caps * Jon Inge Høiland (born 1977) a former footballer with 396 club caps and 25 for

Anita Rapp Anita Rapp-Ødegaard (born 24 July 1977) is a former Norwegian footballer and Olympic champion. She debuted for the Norway women's national football team in 1998, and played 62 matches for the national team. She was on the gold medal-winning t ...

(born 1977) a footballer and team gold medallist at the

2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 ( Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from ...

* Grete Eliassen (born 1986) an American-Norwegian freestyle skier * Edvald Boasson Hagen (born 1987) a Norwegian professional road racing cyclist * Robert Johansson (born 1990) a ski jumper with two bronze and a team gold medal at the

2018 Winter Olympics , nations = 93 , athletes = 2,922 (1,680 men and 1,242 women) , events = 102 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , opening = , closing = , opened_by = President Moon Jae-in , cauldron = Kim Yun-a , stadium = Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium , wint ...

* Robert Lee (born 2001) a ski jumper

In popular culture

* The Norwegian-American

Netflix Netflix, Inc. is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service and production company based in Los Gatos, California. Founded in 1997 by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph in Scotts Valley, California, it offers a ...

original series '' Lilyhammer'' takes place in Lillehammer. The show stars Steven Van Zandt, who plays Frank "the Fixer" Tagliano, a New York mobster who moves to Lillehammer through the U.S. Witness Protection Program after being inspired by the

to relocate to Norway. *

Toki Wartooth Dethklok is a fictional melodic death metal band featured in the Adult Swim animated television series ''Metalocalypse''. The first official Dethklok album was released on September 25, 2007, entitled ''The Dethalbum''. The album debuted at nu ...

, the fictional guitarist from the

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TV show '' Metalocalypse'', was born and raised here.

Twin towns – sister cities

Lillehammer has

sister city A sister city or a twin town relationship is a form of legal or social agreement between two geographically and politically distinct localities for the purpose of promoting cultural and commercial ties. While there are early examples of inter ...

agreements with the following places: * Autrans-Méaudre-en-Vercors, France * Hayward, United States * Hørsholm, Denmark * Leksand, Sweden * Minamiuonuma, Japan * Oberhof, Germany * Oulainen, Finland

Friendly cities

Lillehammer has also friendly relations with: *

Düsseldorf Düsseldorf ( , , ; often in English sources; Low Franconian and Ripuarian: ''Düsseldörp'' ; archaic nl, Dusseldorp ) is the capital city of North Rhine-Westphalia, the most populous state of Germany. It is the second-largest city in ...

, Germany * Minakami, Japan * Radviliškis, Lithuania *

Sarajevo Sarajevo ( ; cyrl, Сарајево, ; ''see names in other languages'') is the capital and largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a population of 275,524 in its administrative limits. The Sarajevo metropolitan area including Sarajevo ...

, Bosnia and Herzegovina

References

External links

Municipal fact sheet
from Statistics Norway *
Lillehammer Tourist OfficeGudbrandsdalen RegionHafjell ski resort north from LillehammerKvitfjell ski resort north from LillehammerInland Norway University of Applied SciencesLillehammer Icehockey Club

Olympic Park in LillehammerPictures from the Olympic games in 1994
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Norwegian Olympic Museum
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Geography

Climate

Populated places

Economy

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Attractions

Sport

Sports clubs

Notable residents

Arts

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Sport

In popular culture

Twin towns – sister cities

Friendly cities

See also

References

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