Driva is a village in

Oppdal Municipality is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Trøndelag Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Dovre region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the Oppdal (village), village of Oppdal. Other villages in the ...

Trøndelag Trøndelag (; or is a county and coextensive with the Trøndelag region (also known as ''Midt-Norge'' or ''Midt-Noreg,'' "Mid-Norway") in the central part of Norway. It was created in 1687, then named Trondhjem County (); in 1804 the county was ...

county,

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. It is located along the

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highway and along the river

Driva The Driva river runs through Trøndelag and Møre og Romsdal counties in Norway. The headwaters lie in the Dovrefjell mountains in the south, from where it flows northward, downward through the Drivdalen valley in Oppdal Municipality. When the ri ...

at the northern end of the

Drivdalen Drivdalen is a river valley located in Oppdal Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The valley surrounds the river Driva. The European route E6 and the Dovre Line follow the river through much of the valley. The valley is the site of the " ...

valley. It is about south of the municipal center of

Oppdal Oppdal may refer to: Places *Oppdal Municipality is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Trøndelag Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Dovre region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the Oppdal ( ...

and about north of the small village of Kongsvoll. The western part of the village is the site of the Holan farm, the Lo farm area is in the north, and the Risan farm area in the south. St. Mikael's Chapel is located a short distance south of the village area. The Drivdalen Adult Education Center is located in the village. The E6 highway and the

Dovrebanen The Dovre Line () is a Norwegian railway line with three slightly different lines which all lead to the historic city of Trondheim. Definition *Dovre Line is the main line between Eidsvoll Station and Trondheim Station, used by Jernbaneverke ...

railway both pass through the village, but Driva station is no longer a functioning railway stop. Just south of the village, the smaller Vinstradalen valley branches off the main

valley.

References

Oppdal Villages in Trøndelag {{Trøndelag-geo-stub