Editing Øystre Slidre

{{short description|Municipality in Innlandet, Norway}}
{{Infobox kommune
|name                   = Øystre Slidre
|native_name            = 
|native_name_lang       = 
|other_name             = 
|former_name            = Østre Slidre herred
|image_skyline          = Buahaugen.JPG
|image_caption          = Buahaugen in Øystre Slidre
|idnumber               = 3453
|county                 = Innlandet
|district               = Valdres
|capital                = [[Heggenes]]
|established            = 1849
|preceded               = [[Slidre (municipality)|Slidre Municipality]]
|demonym                = Øystreslidring
|language               = Nynorsk
|coatofarms             = 
|flag                   = Flag of Øystre Slidre.gif
|webpage                = www.oystre-slidre.kommune.no
|mayor                  = Bjarne Budal
|mayor_party            = [[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]]
|mayor_as_of            = 2023
|area_rank              = 120
|area_total_km2         = 969.24
|area_land_km2          = 885.52
|area_water_km2         = 83.72
|area_water_percent     = 8.6
|population_as_of       = 2023
|population_rank        = 221
|population_total       = 3291
|population_density_km2 = 3.7
|population_increase    = 2.9
|coordinates            = {{coord|61|14|11|N|9|8|37|E|region:NO|display=inline,title}}
|utm_zone = 32V |utm_northing = 6789133 |utm_easting = 0507724 | geo_cat = adm2nd
}}

'''Øystre Slidre''' is a [[List of municipalities of Norway|municipality]] in [[Innlandet]] county, [[Norway]]. It is located in the [[Traditional districts of Norway|traditional district]] of [[Valdres]]. The [[administrative centre]] of the municipality is the village of [[Heggenes]]. Other villages in the municipality include [[Hegge, Innlandet|Hegge]], [[Rogne, Innlandet|Rogne]], [[Volbu]], [[Moane]], [[Skammestein]], [[Beito]], and [[Beitostølen]].

The {{convert|969|km2|adj=on}} municipality is the 120th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Øystre Slidre is the 221st most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 3,291. The municipality's [[population density]] is {{convert|3.7|PD/km2}} and its population has increased by 2.9% over the previous 10-year period.<ref name="ssb pop">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |year=2021 |title=Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/06913/ |language=Norwegian}}</ref><ref name="ssb area">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |year=2021 |title=09280: Area of land and fresh water (km²) (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/09280/ |language=Norwegian}}</ref>

== General information ==
[[File:Røyne, Øystre Slidre.JPG|left|thumb|At Røyne, looking towards Hegge]]
[[File:Beitostølen, view towards town centre.JPG|left|thumb|Beitostølen, view towards town centre]]
The municipality of Øystre Slidre was established in 1849 when the old municipality of [[Slidre (municipality)|Slidre]] (created in 1838) was divided into ''Øystre Slidre'' (population: 2,406) and ''[[Vestre Slidre]]'' (population: 3,130). On 1 January 1882, a small area of [[Vang, Innlandet|Vang Municipality]] (population: 31) was transferred to the neighboring Øystre Slidre Municipality. On 1 January 1899, a small unpopulated area of Øystre Slidre was transferred to Vestre Slidre.<ref name="Dag">{{Cite book |last=Jukvam |first=Dag |year=1999 |title=Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen |url=http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdf |publisher=[[Statistics Norway|Statistisk sentralbyrå]] |language=no |isbn=9788253746845}}</ref> On 1 January 2021, the Skjelgrenda area of [[Vestre Slidre]] was transferred to Øystre Slidre.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kommunal- og moderniseringsministeren |date=2020-05-13 |title=Vedtak om grensejustering mellom Vestre Slidre og Øystre Slidre kommuner |url=https://www.regjeringen.no/contentassets/d377736a840246f485b389f135ceae0e/vedtak-vestre-slidre-og-oystre-slidre-kommuner.pdf |access-date=2022-08-15 |website=Regjeringen.no |language=no }}</ref>

===Name===
The municipality (originally the [[prestegjeld|parish]]) is named after the old ''[[Slidre]]'' farm ({{langx|non|Slíðrar}}) since the old [[Slidredomen]] church was built there. The name is probably derived from the word {{wikt-lang|non|slíðr}} which means "[[Scabbard|sheath]]" (which is probably referring to a long depression near the church). In 1849, the municipality (and parish) was divided into two separate municipalities. The word {{wikt-lang|no|østre}} (meaning "eastern") was added to the beginning of the name. Thus, the meaning of the name ''Østre Slidre'' is "(the) eastern (part of) Slidre".<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rygh |first=Oluf |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jJMOAAAAYAAJ |title=Norske gaardnavne: Kristians amt (anden halvdel) |date=1902 |publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri |edition=4-2 |location=Kristiania, Norge |page=285 |language=no |authorlink=Oluf Rygh}}</ref> Historically, the name of the municipality was spelled ''Østre Slidre''. On 11 September 1925, a [[royal decree|royal resolution]] changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to ''Øystre Slidre'', switching to a local dialect spelling for the same word.<ref>{{Cite journal |year=1925 |title=Norsk Lovtidende. 2den Afdeling. 1925. Samling af Love, Resolutioner m.m |url=https://www.nb.no/items/URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2015102381035_001 |journal=[[Norsk Lovtidend]] |language=no |location=Oslo, Norway |publisher=Grøndahl og Søns Boktrykkeri |page=477}}</ref> {{See also|Vestre Slidre#Name}}

===Coat of arms===
The [[coat of arms]] was granted on 17 March 1989. The official [[blazon]] is ''"[[vair|Plumetty]] [[Azure (heraldry)|azure]] and [[argent]]"'' ({{langx|no|Dekt av blå og sølv skjell}}). This means the arms have a [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) that is covered with a [[vair|plumetty]] pattern with alternating [[tincture (heraldry)|tinctures]] of  blue and [[argent]] (which means it is commonly colored white, but if it is made out of metal, then silver is used). The arms are designed to look like [[tile]]s made of [[slate]]. This recognizes that the slate industry was a formerly important industry in the area. Slate roofing was very common in [[Valdres]]. The arms were designed by Odd Karlberg. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen |url=https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=%C3%98ystre_Slidre |access-date=2023-04-22 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Oystre Slidre, Oppland (Norway) |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-05-44.html |access-date=2023-04-22 |website=Flags of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1989-03-17 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LF/forskrift/1989-01-20-32 |access-date=2023-04-22 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}}</ref><ref name="om">{{Cite web |title=Om Øystre Slidre |url=http://www.oystre-slidre.kommune.no/artikkel.aspx?MId1=1&AId=22&back=1 |access-date=4 January 2009 |publisher=Øystre Slidre kommune |language=no}}</ref><ref name="St" />

===Churches===
The [[Church of Norway]] has four parishes ({{lang|no|sokn}}) within the municipality of Gausdal. It is part of the [[Valdres prosti]] ([[deanery]]) in the [[Diocese of Hamar]].

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ style="font-size:medium"|'''''Churches in Øystre Slidre'''''
!Parish ({{lang|no|sokn}})!!Church name!!Location of the church!!Year built
|-
|rowspan="1"|Hegge||[[Hegge Stave Church]]||[[Hegge, Innlandet|Hegge]]||1216
|-
|rowspan="1"|Lidar||[[Lidar Church]]||[[Skammestein]]||1932
|-
|rowspan="1"|Rogne||[[Rogne Church]]||[[Rogne, Innlandet|Rogne]]||1857
|-
|rowspan="1"|Volbu||[[Volbu Church]]||[[Volbu]]||1820
|}

== History ==
{{lang|no|Båtskaret}} ("The boat pass") is a narrow pass along the mountain [[Bitihorn]] where in medieval times people from Øystre Slidre dragged their boats through, therefore the name. A bit further into the mountain there is a big lake called [[Vinstre]] with a lot of fine [[trout]]. As a result of a dispute between people from [[Valdres]] and people from [[Gudbrandsdalen]], they could not leave their boats behind. Therefore, they had to resort to dragging their boats through Båtskaret. According to local [[folklore]], the dispute began in medieval times with a young bride being married to an old man and a knight stealing his way over the mountains to rescue her.<ref name="St">{{Cite book |last=Stagg |first=Frank Noel |url=https://archive.org/details/eastnorwayitsfro00stag |title=East Norway and its Frontier |date=1956 |publisher=George Allen & Unwin, Ltd.}}</ref>

[[Hegge Stave Church]] was originally constructed around the year 1216 in the village of [[Hegge, Innlandet|Hegge]]. It has been extensively rebuilt and is mostly post-[[Protestant Reformation|reformation]]. It contains a fine altarpiece ([[reredos]]) carved by [[Eistein Kjørn]] from [[Heidal]] between 1781 and 1782.<ref name="St" />

== Geography ==
[[File:Bitihorn, Øystre Slidre.JPG|right|thumb|upright|Bitihorn and Båtskaret (the boat pass)]]
Øystre Slidre shares borders with the municipalities of [[Nord-Aurdal]] and [[Vestre Slidre]] in the south, [[Vang, Innlandet|Vang]] in the west, [[Gausdal]], [[Sør-Fron]], and [[Nord-Fron]] to the east, and up to the [[Valdresflya]] plateau at the border of [[Vågå]] in the north. Øystre Slidre is part of the [[districts of Norway|traditional district]] of [[Valdres]] in central, southern Norway, situated between the valleys of [[Gudbrandsdal]] and [[Hallingdal]]. Øystre Slidre measures about {{convert|45.1|km|mi}} on a north–south axis and {{convert|39.8|km|mi}} on an east–west axis.

The highest point is [[Rasletind|Øystre Rasletind]] at a height of {{convert|2010|m|ft}} above sea level. About 73% of the land is over {{convert|900|m|ft}} in elevation. More than 10% of the land is over {{convert|1300|m|ft}} above sea level. Some of the notable mountains in the municipality include [[Gråhøi (Øystre Slidre)|Gråhøi]], [[Kalvemellen]], [[Kvernhøi]], [[Rabalsmellen]], [[Raslet]], [[Rundemellen]], [[Skaget]], and [[Skarvemellen]]. The lowest points lie at {{convert|410|m|ft}} above sea level. [[Lake]]s and [[river]]s cover {{convert|75|km2}} of the area. The largest lakes are [[Vinstre]], Yddin, Vangsjøen, Javnin, Olevatn, [[Nedre Heimdalsvatn]], [[Øyangen (Valdres)|Øyangen]], and [[Sandvatnet/Kaldfjorden/Øyvatnet]].<ref name="om" />

==Government==
Øystre Slidre Municipality is responsible for [[primary education]] (through 10th grade), outpatient [[Health care|health services]], [[old age|senior citizen]] services, [[welfare spending|welfare]] and other [[Social work|social services]], [[zoning]], [[economic development]], and municipal [[road]]s and utilities. The municipality is governed by a [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] of [[Direct election|directly elected]] representatives. The [[mayor]] is [[Indirect election|indirectly elected]] by a vote of the municipal council.<ref name="ks">{{Cite encyclopedia |title=kommunestyre |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |publisher=[[Kunnskapsforlaget]] |url=https://snl.no/kommunestyre |date=2022-09-20 |editor-last=Hansen |editor-first=Tore |language=Norwegian |editor2-last=Vabo |editor2-first=Signy Irene |accessdate=2022-10-14}}</ref> The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the [[Vestre Innlandet District Court]] and the [[Eidsivating Court of Appeal]].

===Municipal council===
The [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] {{lang|no|(Kommunestyre)}} of Øystre Slidre is made up of 21 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by political [[Political party|party]]. 
{{div col}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Øystre Slidre
|start                     = 2023
|end                       = 2027
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2023 - Innlandet |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2023/ko/innlandet/%C3%B8ystre%20slidre#seats |access-date=2024-01-13 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = 
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Høyre                     = 4
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 3
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Øystre Slidre
|start                     = 2019
|end                       = 2023
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2019 - Innlandet |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2019/ko/innlandet/%C3%B8ystre%20slidre#seats |access-date=2022-08-15 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Høyre                     = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 11
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Øystre Slidre
|start                     = 2015
|end                       = 2019
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2015 - Oppland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2015/ko/oppland/%C3%B8ystre%20slidre#seats |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref><ref name="ssb valg">{{Cite web |title=Table: 04813: Members of the local councils, by party/electoral list at the Municipal Council election (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/04813/ |publisher=Statistics Norway |language=Norwegian}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 10
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 1
|Høyre                     = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Øystre Slidre
|start                     = 2011
|end                       = 2015
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2011 - Oppland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2011/ko/oppland/%C3%B8ystre%20slidre#seats |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 2
|Høyre                     = 5
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Øystre Slidre
|start                     = 2007
|end                       = 2011
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|Venstre                   = 2
|Høyre                     = 1
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Øystre Slidre
|start                     = 2003
|end                       = 2007
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 2
|Høyre                     = 1
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|Venstre                   = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Øystre Slidre
|start                     = 1999
|end                       = 2003
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" /><ref>{{Cite book |date=2000 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1999 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/publikasjoner/pdf/nos_c621/nos_c621.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |isbn=8253748531 |issn=0332-8023 |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger, Norge}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|Venstre                   = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Øystre Slidre
|start                     = 1995
|end                       = 1999
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite book |date=1996 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1995 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c342.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |isbn=8253743351 |issn=0332-8023 |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger, Norge}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Høyre                     = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 10
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Øystre Slidre
|start                     = 1991
|end                       = 1995
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite book |date=1993 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1991 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c057.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |isbn=8253737939 |issn=0332-8023 |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger, Norge}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 1
|Høyre                     = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 10
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Øystre Slidre
|start                     = 1987
|end                       = 1991
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite book |date=1988 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1987 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b765.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |isbn=8253726325 |issn=0332-8023 |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger, Norge}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Øystre Slidre
|start                     = 1983
|end                       = 1987
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite book |date=1984 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1983 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b450.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |isbn=8253720378 |issn=0332-8023 |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger, Norge}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|Venstre                   = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Øystre Slidre
|start                     = 1979
|end                       = 1983
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite book |date=1979 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1979 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b093.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |isbn=8253710836 |issn=0332-8023 |location=Oslo, Norge}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Høyre                     = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|Venstre                   = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Øystre Slidre
|start                     = 1975
|end                       = 1979
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite book |date=1977 |title=Kommunevalgene 1975 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a769.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |isbn=8253705646 |location=Oslo, Norge}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Senterpartiet             = 8
|Venstre                   = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Øystre Slidre
|start                     = 1971
|end                       = 1975
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite book |date=1973 |title=Kommunevalgene 1972 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a457.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |isbn=8253701144 |location=Oslo, Norge |volume=I}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 10
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 11
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Øystre Slidre
|start                     = 1967
|end                       = 1971
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1967 |title=Kommunevalgene 1967 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a214.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo, Norge |volume=I}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Høyre                     = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 8
|Venstre                   = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Øystre Slidre
|start                     = 1963
|end                       = 1967
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1964 |title=Kommunevalgene 1963 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xii_138.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo, Norge}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|Senterpartiet             = 8
|Venstre                   = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Øystre Slidre
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1959
|end                       = 1963
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1960 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xii_022.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo, Norge}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Høyre                     = 1
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 12
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Øystre Slidre
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1955
|end                       = 1959
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1957 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xi_252.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo, Norge}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Senterpartiet             = 8
|Venstre                   = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Øystre Slidre
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1951
|end                       = 1955
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1952 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xi_120.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 20
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|Venstre                   = 7
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Øystre Slidre
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1947
|end                       = 1951
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1948 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_x_165.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 20
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|DRF/V                     = 2
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 10
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Øystre Slidre
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1945
|end                       = 1947
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1947 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_x_133.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 20
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|DRF/V                     = 7
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Øystre Slidre
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1937
|end                       = 1941* 
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1938 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_ix_133.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 20
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|DRF/V                     = 8
|}}
{{div col end}}

===Mayors===
The [[Mayor#Scandinavia|mayors]] ({{langx|no|ordfører}}) of Øystre Slidre (incomplete list):
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*1945-1947: Gullik K. Hovi ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1948-1955: Haldor Hegge ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1956-1959: Knut Bjørnstad ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*1960-1963: Haldor Hegge ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1964-1975: Knut Bjørnstad ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*1976-1979: Nils T. Windingstad ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*1980-1991: Knut Bergo ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1992–1997: Terje Stenseng ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*1997–1999: Ola Fjelltun ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*1999–2003: Ove Skaret ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*2003-2011: Gro Lundby ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*2011-2019: Kjell Berge Melbybråten ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*2019-2023: Odd Erik Holden ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*2023-present: Bjarne Budal ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nrk.no/innlandet/ap-tar-over-i-oystre-slidre-1.16564485|title=Ap tar over i Øystre Slidre|date=2023-09-20|language=no|accessdate=2024-01-12|newspaper=[[NRK]]}}</ref>
{{div col end}}

== Economy ==
{| style="float:right;" class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Number of minorities (1st and 2nd generation) in Øystre Slidre by country of origin in 2017<ref>{{Cite web |title=Immigrants and Norwegian-born to immigrant parents, by immigration category, country background and percentages of the population |url=https://www.ssb.no/statistikkbanken/selectvarval/Define.asp?subjectcode=&ProductId=&MainTable=FolkInnvkatLand&nvl=&PLanguage=1&nyTmpVar=true&CMSSubjectArea=befolkning&KortNavnWeb=innvbef&StatVariant=&checked=true |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150702101705/https://www.ssb.no/statistikkbanken/selectvarval/Define.asp?subjectcode=&ProductId=&MainTable=FolkInnvkatLand&nvl=&PLanguage=1&nyTmpVar=true&CMSSubjectArea=befolkning&KortNavnWeb=innvbef&StatVariant=&checked=true |archive-date=2 July 2015 |access-date=14 July 2017 |publisher=ssb.no}}</ref>
|-
!Ancestry!!Number
|-
| {{flag|Lithuania}} || 49
|-
| {{flag|Poland}} || 47
|-
| {{flag|Syria}} || 39
|}
Because of the rugged landscape, farming is only possible on a small scale, but this is still one of the main sources of income. There are only about {{convert|30|km2|mi2}} of agricultural land in the municipality. About 85% of farmers in the municipality use the [[Transhumance|high mountain pastures]] in the summer time.<ref name="om" /> 

The winter sports resort of [[Beitostølen]], host to World Cup events in [[biathlon]] and [[cross-country skiing (sport)|cross-country skiing]], is located here. It is the biggest [[tourism|tourist]] area in the municipality, and provides a large fraction of the municipality's income.

== Notable people ==
* [[Olav Beito]] (1901–1989), a linguist and academic
* [[Ole Haldorsen Bjelbøle]] (1879–??), a farmer and politician<ref name=nsd>{{cite web|url=http://www.nsd.uib.no/polsys/index.cfm?urlname=&lan=&MenuItem=N1_2&ChildItem=&State=collapse&UttakNr=33&person=10308|title=Ole Haldorsen Bjelbøle|publisher=Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD)|language=Norwegian|accessdate=25 July 2013}}</ref>
* [[Torger Hovi]] (1905–1980), a politician and deputy mayor of Øystre Slidre from 1959–1961
* [[Torleiv Bolstad]] (1915–1979), a Norwegian musician and [[Hardanger fiddle]] player

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
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{{Wiktionary}}
{{Wikivoyage|Valdres}}

*[https://www.ssb.no/kommunefakta/oystre-slidre Municipal fact sheet] from [[Statistics Norway]] {{in lang|no}}
*[https://www.oystre-slidre.kommune.no/ Official website] {{in lang|no}}
*[http://www.beitostolen.com/ Beitostølen Resort] {{in lang|no}}

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