Alvdal

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Alvdal kommune
Locator map showing Alvdal within Hedmark
County Hedmark
District Østerdalen
Municipality NO-0438
Administrative centre Alvdal
Mayor (2003) Svein Borkhus (Ap)
Official language form Neutral
Area
 - Total
 - Land
 - Percentage		 Ranked 116
943 km²
919 km²
0.29 %
Population
 - Total (2004)
 - Percentage
 - Change (10 years)
 - Density		 Ranked 309
2,406
0.05 %
-0.8 %
3/km²
Coordinates 62°4′N, 10°30′E
www.alvdal.kommune.no

Data from Statistics Norway

Coordinates: 62°4′N, 10°30′E

Alvdal is a municipality in the county of Hedmark, Norway.

Alvdal was (together with Folldal) separated from Tynset as a municipality of its own in 1864. Folldal was separated from Alvdal in 1914.

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Alvdal is bordered by Tynset to the north, Rendalen to the east and south, Stor-Elvdal to the south, and Folldal to the west.

The highest mountain in the municipality, at 1,827 m, is Storsølnkletten.

The Rørosbane railway line passes through Alvdal.

The Norse form of the name was (øfri) Elfardalr ('(upper) river valley'). The first element is the genitive case of elfr f 'river' (here Glomma), the last element is dalr m 'valley, dale'.

Until 1918 the municipality was called "Lille-Elvdalen" ('the small Elvdalen') to distinguish it from "Store Elvedalen" ('the big Elvedalen') (see Stor-Elvdal).

The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1988). It shows two skis.

Writer and humorist Kjell Aukrust was born in Alvdal. Aukrustsenteret in Alvdal is dedicated to him.

Aukrust is most famous for creating "Flåklypa", a norwegian movie.

This Hedmark location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.


Municipalities of Hedmark Hedmark coat of arms

Alvdal | Eidskog | Elverum | Engerdal | Folldal | Grue | Hamar | Kongsvinger | Løten | Nord-Odal | Os | Rendalen | Ringsaker | Stange | Stor-Elvdal | Sør-Odal | Tolga | Trysil | Tynset | Våler | Åmot | Åsnes
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