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Sel is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Otta. The municipality also includes several notable villages including Bjølstad, Dale, Høvringen, Nord-Sel, Sandbumoen, Sjoa, and Skogbygda. The municipality is the 130th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Sel is the 172nd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 5,531. The municipality's population density is and its population has decreased by 7.7% over the previous 10-year period. General information The new municipality of Sel was established on 1 January 1908 when Vågå Municipality was divided into three. The northeastern part became the new Sel Municipality (population: 2,287), the southeastern part became the new Heidal Municipality (population: 1,241) and the western part continued as Vågå Municipality (population: 2,953). During the 1960s, there were ...
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Sel Church
Sel Church ( no, Sel kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Sel Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the village of Selsverket. It is the church for the Sel parish which is part of the Nord-Gudbrandsdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar. The white, wooden church was built in a cruciform design in 1742 using plans drawn up by the architect Knut Syversen Moen. The church seats about 250 people. History The first church in Sel was a wooden stave church that was likely built in the 13th century. The first church was built at the Romundgård farm in Nord-Sel, about northwest of the present site of the church. In 1628, the old church underwent a major renovation, rebuilding most of the church. This project was completed in 1630. By 1723, the church was described as being in poor condition when the King put the church up for sale at an auction to help raise money to pay down the debt from the Great Northern War. The church was purchased by ...
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Nord-Sel
Sel or Nord-Sel is a village in Sel Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located in the northern part of the municipality on the south shore of the Gudbrandsdalslågen river, about northwest of the town of Otta. The European route E6 highway runs past the village on the opposite side of the river, and there is a short bridge connecting the village to this highway. The Nord-Sel Church is located in the village, right along the river. The village had a population (2016) of 437 and a population density of . Since 2016, the population and area data for this village area has not been separately tracked by Statistics Norway Statistics Norway ( no, Statistisk sentralbyrå, abbreviated to ''SSB'') is the Norwegian statistics bureau. It was established in 1876. Relying on a staff of about 1,000, Statistics Norway publish about 1,000 new statistical releases every yea .... References Sel Villages in Innlandet {{Innlandet-geo-stub ...
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List Of Municipalities Of Norway
Norway is divided into 11 administrative regions, called counties (''fylker'' in Norwegian, singular: ''fylke''), and 356 municipalities (''kommuner/-ar'', singular: ''kommune'' – cf. communes). The capital city Oslo is considered both a county and a municipality. Municipalities are the atomic unit of local government in Norway and are responsible for primary education (until 10th grade), outpatient health services, senior citizen services, unemployment and other social services, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads. Law enforcement and church services are provided at a national level in Norway. Municipalities are undergoing continuous consolidation. In 1930, there were 747 municipalities in Norway. As of 2020 there are 356 municipalities, a reduction from 422. See the list of former municipalities of Norway for further detail about municipal mergers. The consolidation effort is complicated by a number of factors. Since block grants are made by the nati ...
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Otta, Norway
is a town in Sel Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The town is also the administrative centre of the municipality. The town is located at the confluence of the Gudbrandsdalslågen and Otta rivers. The European route E6 highway runs through the town. The Dovrebanen railway line also passes through the town, stopping at the Otta Station. The town has a population (2021) of 2,283 and a population density of . The town is named after the Otta river. The first three tiers of Norwegian education are covered by its primary and secondary schools and the high school, ''Otta vidaregående skule''. Otta also has a regional medical clinic. Otta is one of the few towns in Norway without a church in the town centre. The Sel Church is located about north of the town centre, just outside the town proper. Geography Situated about north of Lillehammer, it spans the valley floor where the Ottadalen valley branches off of the main Gudbrandsdalen valley. The largely glacially- ...
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Bjølstad
Bjølstad or Heidal is a village in Sel Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located in the Heidal valley, about northeast of the village of Skogbygda and about southwest of the town of Otta. The village has a population (2021) of 386 and a population density of . The village is the site of the historic Bjølstad Farm and the Heidal Church. Historically, this small village was the administrative centre An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune is located. In countries with French as administrative language (such as Belgium, L ... of the former municipality of Heidal which existed from 1908 until 1965. References Sel Villages in Innlandet {{Innlandet-geo-stub ...
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Sjoa (village)
Sjoa is a village in Sel Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located at the confluence of the rivers Gudbrandsdalslågen and Sjoa. The Dovrebanen railway line and the European route E6 highway both run through the village. Sjoa Chapel is located in the village. The mountain Saukampen lies just to the southwest of the village. In 2016 Perkolo Bridge, a glued laminated timber bridge over the Gudbrandsdalslågen at Soja collapsed. The official report into the collapse determined that "the direct cause is a defective joint in the framework". The Perkolo Bridge collapse led to 11 similar bridges being closed for inspection, including one at Tretten. The similar bridge over the Gudbrandsdalslågen at Tretten collapsed in 2022 despite it being checked for defects in 2021. The village is named after the river Sjoa. Prior to 1965, the village was part of Nord-Fron Municipality, but in a large municipal merger on 1 January 1965, the Sjoa area became part of a newly e ...
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Skogbygda, Sel
Skogbygda is a village in Sel Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located in the Heidal valley, about southwest of the village of Bjølstad Bjølstad or Heidal is a village in Sel Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located in the Heidal valley, about northeast of the village of Skogbygda and about southwest of the town of Otta. The village has a population .... The rural farming village area is predominantly agricultural, counting a few dozen farms, the main ones being Steine (cadastral number 176), Brenna (177), Holen (178), Kagrud (179) and Åseng (180). References Sel Villages in Innlandet {{Innlandet-geo-stub ...
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Gudbrandsdal
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 toward the Romsdalen valley. The river Gudbrandsdalslågen (Lågen) flows through the valley, starting from the lake Lesjaskogsvatnet and ending at the lake Mjøsa. The Otta river which flows through Otta valley is a major tributary to the main river Lågen. The valleys of the tributary rivers such as Otta and Gausa (Gausdal) are usually regarded as part of Gudbrandsdalen. The total area of the valley is calculated from the areas of the related municipalities. Gudbrandsdalen is the main valley in a web of smaller valleys. On the western (right hand) side there are long adjacent valleys: Ottadalen stretches from Otta village, Gausdal some from Lillehammer and Heidal some from Sjoa. Gudbrandsdalen runs between the major mountain ranges of Norwa ...
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Høvringen
Høvringen is a village in Sel Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located in the northern part of the municipality, high up in the mountains along the Gudbrandsdalen valley. The village area sits at an elevation of about above sea level. The village area now serves as the main entrance into the mountainous Rondane National Park, the first national park that was established in Norway. History Originally, Høvringen was filled with small, summer mountain pastures ( no, seter) that were used by farmers from the villages down in the valley. The first tourists came to Høvringen as early as the 1880s. The national park at Rondane was established in 1962, which brought a lot more tourists to the area. As the area transitioned from a farming area into a modern tourist resort, the area's animal life has remained rich and high standards and good service are combined with the preservation of the culture and traditions of the old ''seter'' farms. Tourism The culture ...
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Heidal (municipality)
Heidal is a former municipality in the old Oppland county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1908 until its dissolution in 1965. The former municipality is now part of the present-day Sel Municipality in Innlandet county. The administrative centre of the old municipality was the village of Bjølstad where the Heidal Church is located. The municipality encompassed the whole Heidal valley area. History The municipality of Heidal (originally spelled ''Hedalen'') was established on 1 January 1908. On that date, the large Vågå Municipality was divided into three parts: the northeast part became Sel Municipality (population: 2,287), the southeast part became Heidal Municipality (population: 1,241), and the western part remained as Vågå Municipality (population: 2,953). During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1965, the municipality of Heidal (population: 1,731) was dissolved and it was merged with ...
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Sandbumoen
Sandbumoen iis a village in Sel Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located along the Gudbrandsdalslågen river, about south of the town of Otta and about the same distance north of the village of Sjoa. The European route E6 highway and the Dovrebanen railway line both pass through the village. The village has a population (2021) of 255 and a population density Population density (in agriculture: Stock (other), standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geographical ... of . References Sel Villages in Innlandet {{Innlandet-geo-stub ...
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Dale, Sel
Dale is a village in Sel Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located about west of the town of Otta. The village is located along the Otta River. The Norwegian National Road 15 runs through the village. The village had a population (2020) of 660 and a population density of . Since 2020, the population and area data for this village area has not been separately tracked by Statistics Norway Statistics Norway ( no, Statistisk sentralbyrå, abbreviated to ''SSB'') is the Norwegian statistics bureau. It was established in 1876. Relying on a staff of about 1,000, Statistics Norway publish about 1,000 new statistical releases every ye ... and it has been considered part of the urban area of the town of Otta. References Sel Villages in Innlandet {{Innlandet-geo-stub ...
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