Julussdalen is a small valley in
Innlandet
Innlandet is a Counties of Norway, county in Norway. It was created on 1 January 2020 with the merger of the old counties of Oppland and Hedmark (Jevnaker Municipality and Lunner Municipality were transferred to the neighboring county of Viken ( ...
county,
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of the Kingdom of ...
. The valley runs through
Elverum Municipality
Elverum () is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the Traditional districts of Norway, traditional district of Østerdalen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the Elverum ( ...
and
Ã…mot Municipality as it follows the river
Julussa
Julussa is a river in Innlandet county, Norway. The river flows through the Julussdalen valley in Elverum Municipality and Åmot Municipality. The river begins at the lake Bergesjøen which sits at an elevation of above sea level. From Berges ...
, about east of the village of
Rena. There are scattered settlements in the valley, especially in the lower part in Elverum. Julussdalen has many historic farms with cabins, mills, and mountain pastures.
Location
Geography
The river
Julussa
Julussa is a river in Innlandet county, Norway. The river flows through the Julussdalen valley in Elverum Municipality and Åmot Municipality. The river begins at the lake Bergesjøen which sits at an elevation of above sea level. From Berges ...
flows through the valley, starting from
Bergesjøen which is at an elevation of above sea level, and ending as the Julussa flows into the large river
Glomma
The Glomma or Glåma is Norway's longest and most voluminous river. With a total length of , it has a drainage basin that covers 13% of Norway's surface area, all in the southern part of the country.
Geography
At its fullest length, the river r ...
. Julussdalen was very important for timber out of the big forests, dating from around the mid-16th century.
Etymology
Julussdalen is named after the river Julussa. The first part of the name "Juluss" is most likely derived from a Norwegian dialect word that means "silent", and the last part "dalen" is the Norwegian word for "valley". Julussdalen means most likely "the quiet valley" or "the valley of silence".
References
Valleys of Innlandet
Ã…mot
Elverum
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