Tufsingdalen or Tufsingdal is a village area and valley in

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county,

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. The village area is located along the river Tufsinga which flows through the Tufsingdalen valley. It lies in the southeastern part of the municipality, about southeast of the village of

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and about north of the large lake

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. There are about 170 residents in the valley.

Tufsingdalen Church Tufsingdalen Church () is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Os Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the village of Tufsingdal. It is one of the churches for the Narbuvoll parish which is part of the Nord-Østerdal p ...

is located in the valley.

History

Before 1713, there were no permanent residents in Tufsingdalen. However, it was known for the rich population of whitefish in the river, and there were certainly fishing and haying along the river before this time. In 1712, ore explorers from Røros Kobberverk found silver in the rock on the west side of Tufsingdalen, and a trial operation was started the following year. The mine was operated until 1716, because the deposit turned out to be smaller than expected. Of the 28 people who worked at the mine, two of them chose to remain in the valley as farmers. In 1739, Femundshytta was built in Tufsingdalen as a smelting hut for the copper that was mined in and around

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. There were at most 11 farms and families attached to it. The smelting hut was closed down in 1822. In July 2010, the area was included on the

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as part of the entry

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References

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