Haltdalen is a village in

Holtålen Municipality Holtålen is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Trøndelag Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Gauldalen Districts of Norway, region. The administrative centre of the municipality is located in the Ålen area o ...

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county,

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. The village is located along the river Gaula, about northwest of the village of Renbygda and about southwest of the village of Aunegrenda. The village of Haltdalen has approximately 600 inhabitants (2004). It is situated along the Rørosbanen

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line connecting the town of Røros and the village of

Støren is the administrative centre of Midtre Gauldal Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located in the Gauldalen valley at the confluence of the rivers Gaula and ''Sokna''. Støren is located on the European route E06 highw ...

. Haltdalen-Røros-Brekken is home to the Haltdalen Training Center, which is used as a training camp for

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by Norwegian and American forces.

History

From 1838 until 1972, the village was the

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of the old

Haltdalen Municipality Haltdalen (historically: ''Holtaalen'' or ''Holtålen'') is a former municipality in the old Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until 1972 when it was merged with Ålen Municipality to become the present-day Hol ...

. Haltdalen is known for the old Haltdalen Stave Church that was built in the 12th century. The original can be seen at the

Sverresborg Sverresborg (Norwegian:''Sverresborg i Trondheim'') or ''Sverre Sigurdsson's castle'' (''Kong Sverres borg'') was a fort and residence built in the medieval city of Nidaros (later Trondheim) by King Sverre Sigurdsson. The fortification was buil ...

Museum in

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. In 2004, a copy of the old stave church was constructed on the grounds of the

Haltdalen Church Haltdalen Church () is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Holtålen Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Haltdalen. It is the main church for the Haltdalen parish which is part of the Gauldal prosti ...

. Also, a replica of the Haltdalen

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was built in

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as a gift from Norway to Iceland.

References

{{authority control Villages in Trøndelag Holtålen