Drivdalen is a

river valley A valley is an elongated low area often running between hills or mountains and typically containing a river or stream running from one end to the other. Most valleys are formed by erosion of the land surface by rivers or streams over a ...

located in Oppdal Municipality in

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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. The valley surrounds the river Driva. The

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and the

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follow the river through much of the valley. The valley is the site of the " Old Kings' Road" () with Kongsvoll being one stop along the road. The valley runs north through Oppdal Municipality, and then at the mountain Allmannberget and the village of Oppdal, the valley (and river) turns west and heads into the neighboring

Sunndal Municipality is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in the Nordmøre Districts of Norway, region located in the northeast part of Møre og Romsdal counties of Norway, county, Norway. The administrative center of the municipality is the village o ...

(in

Møre og Romsdal Møre og Romsdal (; ) is a Counties of Norway, county in the northernmost part of Western Norway, Western Norway. It borders the counties of Trøndelag, Innlandet, and Vestland. The county administration is located in the Molde (town), town of M ...

county), where it becomes the Sunndalen valley. The Dovrefjell–Sunndalsfjella National Park lies southwest and east of the valley. The Vinstradalen is a smaller side valley that branches off the main Drivdalen valley, just south of the village of Driva. Drivdalen is known for its lush vegetation and is of special botanical importance with a number of rare species and varieties. In the southernmost part, where the valley starts at

Dovrefjell Dovrefjell is a mountain range in Central Norway that forms a natural barrier between Eastern Norway and Trøndelag. The mountain range is located in Innlandet, Møre og Romsdal, and Trøndelag counties in Norway. As a result of its central loca ...

is found the Kongsvoll Alpine Garden of the NTNU University Museum.

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{{authority control Oppdal Valleys of Trøndelag

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