Editing Dovre

{{short description|Municipality in Innlandet, Norway}}
{{Other uses}}
{{Infobox kommune
|name                   = Dovre
|native_name            = 
|native_name_lang       = 
|other_name             = 
|former_name            = 
|image_skyline          = Dovre panorama.jpg
|image_caption          = View of the Dovre area
|idnumber               = 3431
|county                 = Innlandet
|district               = Gudbrandsdalen
|capital                = [[Dovre (village)|Dovre]]
|established            = 1861
|preceded               = [[Lesja Municipality]]
|demonym                = Dovring
|language               = Neutral
|coatofarms             = Dovre komm.svg
|flag                   = 
|webpage                = www.dovre.kommune.no
|mayor                  = Magne Vorkinn
|mayor_party            = ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
|mayor_as_of            = 2023
|area_rank              = 69
|area_total_km2         = 1364.37
|area_land_km2          = 1349.20
|area_water_km2         = 15.18
|area_water_percent     = 1.1
|population_as_of       = 2023
|population_rank        = 256
|population_total       = 2466
|population_density_km2 = 1.8
|population_increase    = -9.6
|coordinates            = {{coord|62|2|6|N|9|28|3|E|region:NO|display=inline,title}}
|utm_zone = 32V | utm_northing = 6878190 | utm_easting = 0524462 | geo_cat = adm2nd
}}

'''Dovre''' is a [[List of municipalities of Norway|municipality]] in [[Innlandet]] county, [[Norway]]. It is located in the [[Traditional districts of Norway|traditional district]] of [[Gudbrandsdal]]. The [[administrative centre]] of the municipality is the [[Dovre (village)|village of Dovre]]. Other villages in Dovre include [[Dombås]] and [[Hjerkinn]]. The municipality is bordered on the north by [[Oppdal Municipality|Oppdal]] municipality (in [[Trøndelag]] county), on the east by [[Folldal]], on the south by [[Sel, Norway|Sel]] and [[Vågå]], and on the northwest by [[Lesja]]. The highest peak in the municipality is [[Snøhetta]] at a height of {{convert|2286|m|ft}}.

The {{convert|1364|km2|adj=on}} municipality is the 69th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Dovre is the 252nd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 2,466. The municipality's [[population density]] is {{convert|1.8|PD/km2}} and its population has decreased by 9.6% 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:SJN BM 73 106 Dovre.jpg|thumb|left|View of the Dovrebanen railroad passing the [[Dovre Station]]]]
The municipality of Dovre was established in 1861 when it was separated from the municipality of [[Lesja]]. Initially, the new municipality had 2,537 residents. On 1 January 1970, the three western farms at Bergsengseter (population: 11) were transferred from Dovre to the neighboring [[Folldal Municipality]].<ref name="Dag">{{Cite web |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>

===Name===
[[File:Dovre-Oppdal-Lesja storskrymten 1985m IMG 9050.JPG|thumb|left|Dovrefjell mountains]]
[[File:Eysteinskirka.jpg|thumb|left|Eystein Church (''Eysteinskirka'') in Dovre]]
[[File:Dovre kyrkje.jpg|thumb|left|[[Dovre Church]]]]
The municipality (originally the [[prestegjeld|parish]]) is named after the old ''[[Dovre (village)|Dovre]]'' farm ({{langx|non|Dofrar}}) since the first [[Dovre Church]] was built there. The name belongs to a group of Scandinavian toponyms that the Swedish linguist [[Elof Hellquist]] has derived from a [[Proto-Norse language|Proto-Norse]] {{lang|mis|*đuƀra-}}, and linguists have further derived them from the old [[Proto-Indo-European root]] {{PIE|*''d<sup>h</sup>ub''-/''d<sup>h</sup>up''}} - (cf. PIE {{PIE|*''[[wikt:Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/dʰubʰrós|d<sup>h</sup>ubrós]]''}}, "deep"<ref name="ringe62">{{Cite book |last=Ringe |first=Don |title=A Linguistic History of English |publisher=Oxford |year=2006 |isbn=9780199284139 |volume=I |page=62 |chapter=Proto-Indo-European to Proto-Germanic}}</ref>), a root that is also attested in German ''Topel'' ("forested valley") and Old Slavic ''dublŭ'' ("hole"). There are several place names in Denmark, Norway and Sweden that are identified as related to ''Dovre'':<ref name="brevner">{{Cite book |last=Brevner |first=Erik |title=Skrifter utgivna av Kungliga Gustav Adolfsakademien för folklivsforskning, 9 |publisher=Uppsala |year=1942 |pages=81–86 |chapter=Sydöstra Närkes Sjönamn}}</ref>
;Denmark
*''Døvregaarde'' in the narrow valley ''Døvredal'', in [[St. Bodil's Church|Bodilsker parish]] on [[Bornholm]].<ref name="brevner" />
*''Dover'' a place with steep slopes in Lintrup parish in [[Haderslev]] amt.<ref name="brevner" />
*''Dovergaard'' located among deeply cut banks of a small stream, in Skipdsted parish near [[Aalborg]].<ref name="brevner" />
*''Dover vestergaard'', an old farm name, and the bay ''Doverkil'', with hilly terrain, in Ydby parish, near [[Thisted]].<ref name="brevner" />
*''Dover sogn'' a parish in Hjelmslev hundred in Århus amt. It has a hilly terrain with steep slopes.<ref name="brevner" />

;Norway
*''Dovre herred''. ON ''Dofrar'' was originally the name of an old farm and it later became the name for the entire hundred.<ref name="brevner" />
*''Dofrar'' was the name of a lost farm in Biri hundred, but it survives in the name of a local meadow ''Dåvreænga''.<ref name="brevner" />
*''Døvre'', where the name is derived from ''dofrar'' and ''vin'' ("meadow").<ref name="brevner" />

;Sweden
*''Dovra sjöar'' ("lakes of Dovra"), which are three lakes (Northern/Upper, Middle, and Southern) in a [[Joint valley landscape|fissure valley]] in [[Närke]].<ref name="brevner" />
*''Ödesdovra'', a farm located at the southernmost extension of the valley.<ref name="brevner" />
*''Dovern'', a long and narrow inlet of the lake [[Glan (lake)|Glan]] in [[Östergötland]], and there is a strait named ''Doversund'' and a farm named ''Doverstorp''.<ref name="brevner" />

The name has also been given to giants in Scandinavian legends. The name has been given to the giant ''Dofri'', at [[Dovrefjell]], who was helped by [[Harald Fairhair]] and in return assisted him all his life.<ref name="davidson117f">{{Cite book |last=Ellis Davidson |first=H.R. |title=Scandinavian Mythology |publisher=The Hamlin Publishing Group |year=1969 |isbn=9780600342809 |location=London |page=117f}}</ref> In [[Närke]], the Dovra lakes were attributed to the giantess ''Dovra'' who wept for her husband.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tourist information |url=https://www.lansstyrelsen.se/orebro/besoksmal/naturreservat/dovrasjodalen.html |access-date=2021-09-05 |publisher=Örebro County}}</ref>

===Coat of arms===
[[File:Muskus.jpg|thumb|left|Muskox living in Dovre]]
The [[coat of arms]] was granted on 11 July 1986. The official [[blazon]] is ''"[[Argent]], a [[muskox]] [[Sable (heraldry)|sable]]"'' ({{langx|no|I sølv en svart moskus}}). This means the arms have a [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) has a [[tincture (heraldry)|tincture]] of [[argent]] which means it is commonly colored white, but if it is made out of metal, then silver is used. The [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] is a muskox that is black with yellow horn. It is displayed [[statant]] [[Dexter (heraldry)|to dexter]]. The muskox is an animal typical for the northern parts of [[Canada]], [[Alaska]], and [[Greenland]]. It is not native to Norway, but in 1932, ten muskoxen were released near Dovre. The number has increased to around 300 (in 2013), and the animal is thus a typical symbol for the municipality. The arms were designed by Einar Skjervold. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms.<ref>{{Cite web |date=9 September 2022 |title=Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen |url=https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Dovre |access-date=2022-11-10 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1986-07-11 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LF/forskrift/1986-07-11-1546 |access-date=2022-11-10 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Dovre, Oppland (Norway) |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-05-11.html |access-date=2022-11-10 |website=Flags of the World}}</ref>

===Churches===
The [[Church of Norway]] has two parishes ({{lang|no|sokn}}) within the municipality of Dovre. It is part of the [[Nord-Gudbrandsdal prosti]] ([[deanery]]) in the [[Diocese of Hamar]].

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ style="font-size:medium"|'''''Churches in Dovre'''''
!Parish ({{lang|no|sokn}})!!Church name!!Location of the church!!Year built
|-
|rowspan="2"|Dombås||[[Dombås Church]]||[[Dombås]]||1939
|-
|[[Eystein Church]]||[[Hjerkinn]]||1969
|-
|rowspan="1"|Dovre||[[Dovre Church]]||[[Dovre (village)|Dovre]]||1736
|}

[[Dovre Church]] (''Dovre kirke'') was built in 1736. The bell tower was added early in the 19th century. It was built based upon designed by Jesper Mikkelson Rusten. It was constructed of wood and has protected status.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dovre kirke |url=http://kunsthistorie.com/fagwiki/Dovre_kirke |access-date=2018-04-01 |publisher=Kunsthistorie}}</ref>

[[Eystein Church]] (''Eysteinskirka'') in Dovre was built in 1969 as a church for pilgrims and travelers on the [[Pilgrim's Route]]. The church lies near the juncture of the boundaries of [[Innlandet]] and [[Trøndelag]] counties. Eystein Church is built of concrete using stone and sand brought from the [[Hjerkinn]]. The plans for the church were designed by architect [[Magnus Poulsson]] (1881-1958).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Eystein Church |url=http://pilegrimsleden.no/en/map/poi/eysteinkjyrka |access-date=2018-04-01 |publisher=National Pilgrim Center}}</ref>

==History==
{| style="float: right;" class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Number of minorities (1st and 2nd generation) in Dovre 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=29 June 2015 |publisher=ssb.no |language=en}}</ref>
|-
! Ancestry!!Number
|-
| {{flag|Poland}}||60
|-
| {{flag|Syria}}||30
|-
| {{flag|Lithuania}}||21
|-
| {{flag|Somalia}}||20
|-
| {{flag|Eritrea}}||14
|}
People have lived at Dovre for about 6,000 years. In the [[Stone Age]], they were primarily [[hunters]] and [[fishermen]]. Approximately 2,000 years ago, the first farms were developed at this location.

Dovre is mentioned in ''[[Heimskringla]]'' (''The Chronicle of the Kings of Norway'') by [[Snorri Sturluson]]. In 1021, King [[Olaf II of Norway|Olaf]] laid hold of all the best men, both at [[Lesja]] and Dovre, and forced them either to receive [[Christianity]] or [[Capital punishment|suffer death]], if they were not so lucky as to escape.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Larson |first=Karen K. |title=A History of Norway |publisher=Princeton University Press |year=1948 |isbn=978-0-691-05127-7}}</ref>

The [[Pilgrim's Route]] (Old King's Road) between [[Oslo]] and [[Trondheim]] in the 16th century passed through the [[Gudbrandsdal]] valley. After leaving the [[Gudbrandsdalslågen|Lågen]] river valley (downriver from present day [[Dombås]]) the road passed over the [[Dovrefjell]] mountains into the present-day municipality of Dovre. The heavy stream of annual [[pilgrims]] who visited the shrine of [[St. Olaf]] in Trondheim prior to the [[Protestant Reformation]] resulted in the construction of [[mountain]] stations along the route where the pilgrims could find [[food]] and shelter. In speaking of this route, Gjerset quotes [[Peder Claussøn Friis]] as writing:
{{blockquote|But in the [[winter]] people of high estate, as well as members of the [[Noble court|court]], travel mostly this way, because however high and deep the [[snow]] may fall, it blows together on the high mountains and becomes so hard men and [[horse]]s can walk on it. The [[Farmer|bonder]] run over it on [[Skiing|skis]] and [[snowshoes]]. There are three stations: Drivstuen, [[Hjerkinn|Herdekinn]], and Fogstuen built on this same mountain in order that travelers may find lodging there....at the stations there are implements and dry wood, so that the traveler may build themselves [[fire]], and not suffer from cold, when they have to remain over night, and cannot find the way across the mountain.|Knut Gjerset, ''The History of the Norwegian People''<ref>{{Cite book |last=Gjerset |first=Knut |title=The History of the Norwegian People |publisher=The MacMillan Company |year=1915 |isbn=978-1-4326-3238-0 |location=New York}}</ref>}}

The [[Battle of Kringen]] (''Slaget ved Kringen'') took place in August 1612, just downstream of Dovre, where the [[Scotland|Scottish]] force stayed on 24 August 1612.

==Government==
Dovre 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 Dovre is made up of 17 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                      = Dovre
|start                     = 2023
|end                       = 2027
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2023 - Innlandet |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2023/ko/innlandet/dovre#seats |access-date=2024-01-12 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = 
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Høyre                     = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 8
|otherparty                = Dovre List
|otherparty_no             = Dovrelista
|otherparty_number         = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Dovre
|start                     = 2019
|end                       = 2023
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2019 - Innlandet |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2019/ko/innlandet/dovre#seats |access-date=2022-04-17 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Høyre                     = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|otherparty                = Dovre List
|otherparty_no             = Dovrelista
|otherparty_number         = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Dovre
|start                     = 2015
|end                       = 2019
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2015 - Hedmark |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2015/ko/hedmark/dovre#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
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Høyre                     = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 10
|otherparty                = Dovre List
|otherparty_no             = Dovrelista
|otherparty_number         = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Dovre
|start                     = 2011
|end                       = 2015
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2011 - Hedmark |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2011/ko/hedmark/dovre#seats |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 1
|Høyre                     = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 8
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Dovre
|start                     = 2007
|end                       = 2011
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Senterpartiet             = 10
|Høyre                     = 1
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Dovre
|start                     = 2003
|end                       = 2007
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Høyre                     = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 10
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Dovre
|start                     = 1999
|end                       = 2003
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2000 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1999 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/publikasjoner/pdf/nos_c621/nos_c621.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Høyre                     = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 9
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Dovre
|start                     = 1995
|end                       = 1999
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1996 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1995 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c342.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Høyre                     = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 8
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Dovre
|start                     = 1991
|end                       = 1995
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1993 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1991 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c057.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Høyre                     = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|otherparty                = Free voters Dovre
|otherparty_no             = Frie Velgere Dovre
|otherparty_number         = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Dovre
|start                     = 1987
|end                       = 1991
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1988 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1987 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b765.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|Høyre                     = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|otherparty                = Free voters
|otherparty_no             = Frie Velgere
|otherparty_number         = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Dovre
|start                     = 1983
|end                       = 1987
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1984 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1983 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b450.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 10
|Høyre                     = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Dovre
|start                     = 1979
|end                       = 1983
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1979 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1979 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b093.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 10
|Høyre                     = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Dovre
|start                     = 1975
|end                       = 1979
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1977 |title=Kommunevalgene 1975 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a769.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 10
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|otherparty                = Free voters
|otherparty_no             = Frie Velgere
|otherparty_number         = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Dovre
|start                     = 1971
|end                       = 1975
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1973 |title=Kommunevalgene 1972 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a457.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 10
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 7
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Dovre
|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 |volume=I}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 11
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 6
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Dovre
|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}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 11
|Høyre                     = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Local_Lists               = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Dovre
|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}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 11
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Dovre
|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}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 11
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|Local_Lists               = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Dovre
|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
|Total                     = 16
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 10
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Dovre
|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
|Total                     = 16
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 10
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Dovre
|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
|Total                     = 16
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 11
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Dovre
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1937
|end                       = 1940* 
|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
|Total                     = 16
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|Local_Lists               = 2
|}}
{{div col end}}

===Mayors===
The [[Mayor#Scandinavia|mayors]] ({{langx|no|ordfører}}) of Dovre (incomplete list):
{{div col}}
*1946-1947: Albert Guddal ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1948-1955: Paul P. Enersgård ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1956-1962: Karl P. Schanke ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1962-1967: Erland Rykhus ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1968-1975: Martin Leren ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1976-1983: Gunder Bentdal ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1984-1991: Arne Kåre Os ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1992-1992: Harald Hammerstad ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1992-1995: Melvin Rykhus ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1995-2007: Erland Løkken ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*2007-2018: [[Bengt Fasteraune]] ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*2018-2019: Oddny Garmo ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*2019–2023: Astrid Skomakerstuen Ruste ([[Bygdeliste|LL]])
*2023-present: Magne Vorkinn ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-09-21 |title=Magne Vorkinn(Sp) blir ordførar i Dovre |url=https://www.nrk.no/innlandet/magne-vorkinn_sp_-blir-ordforar-i-dovre-1.16567315 |access-date=2024-01-12 |work=[[NRK]] |language=no}}</ref>
{{div col end}}

==Geography==
The municipality is a very mountainous area. Most of the residents live in the lower valley areas along the [[Gudbrandsdalslågen]] river. The [[Dovrefjell]], [[Rondane]], [[Smiubelgen]], and [[Sunndalsfjella]] mountains are all partially located within the municipality.

===National Parks===
*[[Rondane National Park]], which lies partially in Dovre, was the first [[List of National Parks of Norway|Norwegian National Park]], established on 21 December 1962. In 2003, Rondane National Park was enlarged and smaller areas of nature protection were opened or enlarged.
*[[Dovre National Park]] lies primarily in Dovre, although part lies in [[Folldal]] municipality. It was established in 2003. Dovre National Park covers an area of {{convert|289|km2|mi2|0}} and the altitude varies from the [[tree line]] at {{convert|1000|m|ft|0}} to the peak of [[Storhøe (Fokstugu, Dovre)|Storhøe]]. The park is located between Rondane National Park, which lies to its southeast, and Dovrefjell-Sunndalsfjella National Park on its northwest.
*[[Dovrefjell-Sunndalsfjella National Park]] was founded in 2002 and encompasses part of the former Dovrefjell National Park area (as founded in 1974). It is {{convert|1693|km2|mi2}} and encompasses areas in Dovre as well as in adjacent Lesja municipality plus areas in [[Trøndelag]] and [[Møre og Romsdal]]. It includes the whole [[Dovrefjell]] mountain range.

===Climate===
The Dovre area is in a valley at fairly high altitude and isolated from the sea by mountain ranges, giving some rain shadow effect for Dovre. Dovre, with the town Dombås, has a subarctic climate (Dfc) with sparse precipitation. The driest season is late winter and spring, and the wettest season is summer. April on average sees just {{convert|18|mm}} precipitaiton, while the wettest months July and August get almost four times as much. 
{{Weather box 
|metric first = yes
|single line  = yes
|location     = Dombås 1991-2020 (Nordigard, 638 m)<ref name="yr.no">{{Cite web |title=yr.no statistics Dombås |url=https://www.yr.no/en/statistics/table/5-16560/Norway/Innlandet/Dovre/Domb%C3%A5s}}</ref>
<!-- Mean daily temperature -->
| Jan mean C = −6.2
| Feb mean C = −5.9
| Mar mean C = −2.7
| Apr mean C = 1.9
| May mean C = 6.4
| Jun mean C = 10.4
| Jul mean C = 13.2
| Aug mean C = 11.9
| Sep mean C = 8
| Oct mean C = 2.1
| Nov mean C = −2.9
| Dec mean C = −6.2
|year mean C = 
<!-- Total precipitation, this should include rain and snow. -->
| precipitation colour = <!-- Enter "green" for green precipitation colours, remove this line for blue colouring. -->
| Jan precipitation mm = 40
| Feb precipitation mm = 28
| Mar precipitation mm = 24
| Apr precipitation mm = 18
| May precipitation mm = 32
| Jun precipitation mm = 43
| Jul precipitation mm = 64
| Aug precipitation mm = 64
| Sep precipitation mm = 30
| Oct precipitation mm = 29
| Nov precipitation mm = 35
| Dec precipitation mm = 35
|year precipitation mm = 430
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|source 1= yr.no/Norwegian Meteorological Institute<ref>{{Cite web |title=yr.no/met.no |url=https://www.yr.no/en/statistics/table/5-16560/Norway/Innlandet/Dovre/Domb%C3%A5s |publisher=NRK}}</ref>
}}

==International relations==
Dovre has [[Twin towns and sister cities|sister city]] agreements with the following places:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vennskapskommuner |url=http://www.dovre.kommune.no/getfile.aspx/ephdoc/?db%3DEPHORTE%26MO_ID%3D150%26MD_DOKTYPE_DU%3DMI |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110610052136/http://www.dovre.kommune.no/getfile.aspx/ephdoc/?db=EPHORTE&MO_ID=150&MD_DOKTYPE_DU=MI |archive-date=2011-06-10 |access-date=2008-12-30 |publisher=Dovre kommune |language=no |format=PDF}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|DEU}}: [[Gronau, Lower Saxony|Gronau]], [[Lower Saxony]], [[Germany]]
* {{flagicon|FIN}}: [[Leppävirta]], [[Eastern Finland|Itä-Suomi]], [[Finland]]
* {{flagicon|SWE}}: [[Storfors Municipality|Storfors]], [[Värmland County]], [[Sweden]]

==Notable people==
[[File:Bengt Fasteraune (2017-03-23 bilde01).jpg|140px|thumb|Bengt Fasteraune, 2017]]
* [[Georg Sauerwein]] (1831–1904), a German publisher, polyglot, poet, and linguist who lived in Dovre
* [[Peter P. Lee]] (1861 in Dovre – 1937), an American politician and [[List of mayors of Minot, North Dakota|Mayor of Minot, North Dakota]] in 1896
* [[Sigurd Einbu]] (1866–1946), a self-taught astronomer who ran the magnetic monitoring station at Dombås from 1916
* [[Ole Hjellemo]] (1873 in Dovre – 1938), a musician and composer
* [[Ragnar Solberg]] (1898 in Dovre – 1967), a Norwegian poet
* [[Vegard Vigerust]] (1925 in Dovre – 2020), a Norwegian novelist and poet
* [[Børt-Erik Thoresen]] (1932 in Dombås – 2011), a Norwegian TV host and folk singer
* [[Eli Hagen]] (born 1947 in Dombås), a TV presenter and personality
* [[Bengt Fasteraune]] (born 1964), a Norwegian politician and Mayor of Dovre from 2007-2018
* [[Ivar Michal Ulekleiv]] (born 1966 in Dombås), a former biathlete who competed at the [[1994 Winter Olympics]]
* [[Anita Killi]] (born 1968), an animator and film director who runs an animation studio in Dovre<ref>{{IMDb name|0453167|name=Anita Killi}}. Retrieved 19 September 2020.</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Dovre}}
{{wiktionary|Dovre}}
*[http://ssb.no/kommunefakta/dovre Municipal fact sheet] from [[Statistics Norway]] {{in lang|no}}
*{{Wikivoyage inline|Innlandet}}
*[http://sinclair.quarterman.org/history/mid/battleofkringom.html The Battle of Kringen]

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