Editing Folldal

{{short description|Municipality in Innlandet, Norway}}
{{about|the municipality in Østerdalen, Norway|the village in this municipality|Folldal (village)}}
{{Infobox kommune
|name                   = Folldal
|native_name            = 
|native_name_lang       = 
|other_name             = 
|former_name            = Folldalen herred
|image_skyline          = Folldal Oddmund Husum gruvedirektør.png
|image_caption          = 
|idnumber               = 3429
|county                 = Innlandet
|district               = Østerdalen
|capital                = [[Folldal (village)|Folldal]]
|established            = 1 Jan 1914
|preceded               = [[Alvdal Municipality]]
|demonym                = Folldøl
|language               = Neutral
|coatofarms             = Folldal komm.svg
|flag                   = 
|webpage                = www.folldal.kommune.no
|mayor                  = Kristin Langtjernet
|mayor_party            = [[Norwegian Labour Party|Ap]]
|mayor_as_of            = 2019
|area_rank              = 79
|area_total_km2         = 1277.07
|area_land_km2          = 1260.28
|area_water_km2         = 16.79
|area_water_percent     = 1.3
|population_as_of       = 2023
|population_rank        = 301
|population_total       = 1519
|population_density_km2 = 1.2
|population_increase    = -8.2
|coordinates            = {{coord|62|11|57|N|10|2|7|E|region:NO|display=inline,title}}
|utm_zone = 32V | utm_northing = 6896805 | utm_easting = 0553870 | geo_cat = adm2nd
}}

'''Folldal''' 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 [[Folldal (village)|village of Folldal]]. The municipality was established in 1914 when it was separated from [[Alvdal Municipality]].

Folldal is bordered on the north by [[Oppdal Municipality|Oppdal]] and [[Tynset]] municipalities, in the east by [[Alvdal]] municipality, in the south by [[Stor-Elvdal]], [[Sør-Fron]] and [[Sel, Norway|Sel]] municipalities, and in the west by [[Dovre]] municipality. Mining at the Folldal mines was the main industry for Folldal's residents from the 18th century until the last mine related operation in 1993.

The {{convert|1277|km2|adj=on}} municipality is the 79th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Folldal is the 301st most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 1,519. The municipality's [[population density]] is {{convert|1.2|PD/km2}} and its population has decreased by 8.2% over the previous 10-year period.<ref name="ssb pop">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |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 |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:vinter SFG.jpg|thumb|left|Winter in Folldal.{{credit|Stiftelsen Folldal Gruver}}]]
Historically, the parish of Folldal was a part of [[Alvdal Municipality]] since 1838 (see [[Formannskapsdistrikt]] law). On 1 January 1914, the parish of Folldal was separated from Alvdal to become a separate municipality. Initially, Folldal had a population of 2,284. On 1 January 1970, the three western farms at Børgsungsætri (population: 11) were transferred from the neighboring [[Dovre Municipality]] (in [[Oppland]] county) to Folldal Municipality (in [[Hedmark]] county). On 28 September 1990, a small, unpopulated part of [[Sør-Fron Municipality]] (in [[Oppland]] county) was transferred to Folldal Municipality (in [[Hedmark]] county).<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===
The municipality (originally the [[prestegjeld|parish]]) is named after the old ''[[Folldal (village)|Folldal]]'' farm since the first [[Folldal Church]] was built there. The first element comes from the name of the local river {{lang|no|Folla}} which has an unknown meaning (perhaps something like "the broad one"). The last element is {{wikt-lang|non|dalr}} which means "[[valley]]" or "dale".<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rygh |first=Oluf |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SZMOAAAAYAAJ |title=Norske gaardnavne: Hedmarkens amt |date=1900 |publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri |edition=3 |location=Kristiania, Norge |page=385 |language=no |authorlink=Oluf Rygh}}</ref> Historically, the name of the municipality was spelled ''Folldalen''. On 3 November 1917, a [[royal decree|royal resolution]] changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to ''Folldal''.<ref>{{Cite journal |year=1917 |title=Norsk Lovtidende. 2den Afdeling. 1917. Samling af Love, Resolutioner m.m |url=https://www.nb.no/items/URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2015102381014_001 |journal=[[Norsk Lovtidend]] |language=no |location=Kristiania, Norge |publisher=Grøndahl og Søns Boktrykkeri |pages=1057–1065}}</ref>

===Coat of arms===
The [[coat of arms]] was granted on 21 September 1988. The official [[blazon]] is ''"[[Gules]], a pickaxe [[Or (heraldry)|Or]] [[in bend]] issuant from [[Sinister and dexter|base sinister]]"'' ({{langx|no|I rødt en skrått framvoksende gull hakke}}). This means the arms have a red [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) and the [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] is a diagonal [[pickaxe]]. The pickaxe has a [[tincture (heraldry)|tincture]] of [[Or (heraldry)|Or]] which means it is commonly colored yellow, but if it is made out of metal, then gold is used. This design was chosen to represent the [[mining]] and [[agriculture]] industries in the municipality. The pickaxe was an important tool of miners and thus symbolizes the mining industry, which was the reason for Folldal municipality to be established in 1914. There was mining activity in the Folldal area from 1748 until 1993. The pickaxe also stands for farming as it was an essential tool in clearing the ground for farms in Folldal back when the area was first settled. The arms were designed by Sverre Morken. 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=Folldal |access-date=2023-04-29 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Folldal, Hedmark (Norway) |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-04-39.html |access-date=2023-04-29 |website=Flags of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1988-02-23 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LF/forskrift/1988-12-23-1110 |access-date=2023-04-29 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Nøkleby Brendryen |first=Åse |date=2019-01-08 |title=Kommunevåpen |url=https://www.folldal.kommune.no/tjenester/om-folldal/kommunevapen/ |access-date=2022-02-13 |publisher=Folldal kommune |language=no}}</ref>

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

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ style="font-size:medium"|'''''Churches in Folldal'''''
!Parish ({{lang|no|sokn}})!!Church name!!Location of the church!!Year built
|-
|rowspan="2"|Folldal||[[Folldal Church]]||[[Folldal (village)|Folldal]]||1882
|-
|[[Egnund Chapel]]||[[Einabu]]||1975
|-
|rowspan="1"|Øvre Folldal||[[Dalen Church]]||[[Dalholen]]||1934
|}

The main [[Folldal Church]] was historically a satellite church of the nearby [[Lesja Church]], as was the church at the [[iron ore]] mines at [[Lesjaverk]] (Lesja Iron Works). Per Berg reports, <blockquote>"When the [[sexton (office)|sexton]] Ola Kring died in Lesja in 1751, Frederik Wiborg was appointed sexton there and was presented to the congregation on the third Sunday following Trinity. There certainly wasn't anything very special about being a teacher in [[Ringsaker]], if he was willing to change that for being a sexton. No house or land went with the post and the work was hard. In the Lesja parish there were three satellite churches - Lesjeverk, [[Dovre]], and Folldal. The travel distances were great and it could be very difficult in the winter."<ref>{{Cite book |last=Berg |first=Per |title=Ei Wiborg-ættegrein på Lesja 1751–1900 |language=no}}</ref></blockquote>

==History==
[[File:Folldalgruver gammeltbilde.jpg|thumb|Interior view of the ''Gammelgruva'' mine.]]  
Mining has been important to Folldal's development from the 18th century to the present. The Folldal works ({{langx|no|Folldal Verk}}) was founded in 1748. Folldal's main [[Copper extraction techniques|copper mine]], {{lang|no|Gammelgruva}}, also opened in 1748. The mine employed up to 550 people. Until 1878, ore was transported by horse-drawn vehicles to the Lovise [[smelter]] located in neighboring [[Alvdal]] municipality. From 1878 to 1906 there was a lull in operations. Operations were restarted in 1906 when ore was transported by a {{convert|34|km|adj=on}} long cable car (Northern Europe's longest) to the smelter. The main [[mining|mine]] played out and was closed in 1941. Smelting continued using ore from several other deposits in the area until 1968. Then the mining and ore dressing moved to Tverrfjellet at [[Hjerkinn]], in neighboring [[Dovre]] municipality, approximately {{convert|30|km}} from Folldal. The business was closed in 1993.

==Government==
Folldal 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 [[Østre Innlandet District Court]] and the [[Eidsivating Court of Appeal]].

===Municipal council===
The [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] {{lang|no|(Kommunestyre)}} of Folldal 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                      = Folldal
|start                     = 2023
|end                       = 2027
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2023 - Innlandet |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2023/ko/innlandet/folldal#seats |access-date=2024-01-14 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = 
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|Rødt                      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|otherparty                = Folldal List
|otherparty_no             = Folldalslista
|otherparty_number         = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Folldal
|start                     = 2019
|end                       = 2023
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2019 - Innlandet |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2019/ko/innlandet/folldal#seats |access-date=2022-02-13 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Rødt                      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|otherparty                = Common List
|otherparty_no             = Samlingslista
|otherparty_number         = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Folldal
|start                     = 2015
|end                       = 2019
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2015 - Hedmark |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2015/ko/hedmark/folldal#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           = 5
|Rødt                      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|otherparty                = Common list
|otherparty_no             = Samlingslista
|otherparty_number         = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Folldal
|start                     = 2011
|end                       = 2015
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2011 - Hedmark |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2011/ko/hedmark/folldal#seats |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Folldal
|start                     = 2007
|end                       = 2011
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 10
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Folldal
|start                     = 2003
|end                       = 2007
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|otherparty                = Free Voters
|otherparty_no             = Frie Velgere
|otherparty_number         = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Folldal
|start                     = 1999
|end                       = 2003
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|otherparty                = Free Voters
|otherparty_no             = Frie Velgere
|otherparty_number         = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Folldal
|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           = 10
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|otherparty                = Free Voters
|otherparty_no             = Frie Velgere
|otherparty_number         = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Folldal
|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           = 10
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|otherparty                = Free Voters
|otherparty_no             = Frie Velgere
|otherparty_number         = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Folldal
|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           = 10
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|otherparty                = Free Voters
|otherparty_no             = Frie Velgere
|otherparty_number         = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Folldal
|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           = 8
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|otherparty                = Free Voters
|otherparty_no             = Frie Velgere
|otherparty_number         = 2 
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Folldal
|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           = 8
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|otherparty                = Free Voters
|otherparty_no             = Frie Velgere
|otherparty_number         = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Folldal
|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           = 8
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|otherparty                = Free Voters
|otherparty_no             = Frie Velgere
|otherparty_number         = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Folldal
|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           = 7
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|Local_Lists               = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Folldal
|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           = 10
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Folldal
|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           = 9
|Senterpartiet             = 8
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Folldal
|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           = 10
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Folldal
|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           = 9
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 8
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Folldal
|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                     = 12
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 6
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Folldal
|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                     = 12
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Folldal
|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                     = 12
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Folldal
|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
|Total                     = 12
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 6
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|}}
{{div col end}}

===Mayors===
The [[Mayor#Scandinavia|mayors]] ({{langx|no|ordfører}}) of Folldal (incomplete list):
{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
*1972-1987: Håvard Bonesvoll ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])<ref>{{Cite news |date=1971-12-17 |title=Fullsatte tilhører benker ved ordfører valget i Folldal |url=https://www.nb.no/items/761bc0547ed9d35da5e2906096da06c1?page=15 |work=Østlendingen |page=16 |language=no}}</ref>
*1987-1999: [[Erling Brandsnes]] ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1999-2003: Hans Einar Thompson ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*2003-2011: Eva Tørhaug ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*2011-2015: Egil Eide ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*2015–2019: Hilde F. Tveråen ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*2019–present: Kristin Langtjernet ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])<ref>{{Cite news |date=2019-10-03 |title=Loddtrekning om siste plass i formannskapet i Folldal. Her holder gammelordfører Hilde svaret i handa |url=https://www.ostlendingen.no/politikk/nord-osterdal/folldal/loddtrekning-om-siste-plass-i-formannskapet-i-folldal-her-holder-gammelordforer-hilde-svaret-i-handa/s/5-69-830569?ns_campaign=article&amp;ns_mchannel=recommend_button&amp;ns_source=facebook&amp;ns_linkname=facebook&amp;ns_fee=0 |access-date=2019-10-06 |work=ostlendingen.no |language=no}}</ref>
{{div col end}}

==Geography==
[[File:togetfolldalgruver.jpg|thumb|Train with tourists heading into the mine. Reprinted with permission from Foundation Folldal Mines]]
Folldal is located along the northern border of Innlandet county. It is bordered in the northwest by [[Oppdal Municipality|Oppdal]] (in [[Trøndelag]] county). The rest of the surrounding municipalities are all in Innlandet county. The municipality of [[Tynset]] lies to the northeast, [[Alvdal]] is to the east, [[Stor-Elvdal]] is to the southeast, [[Sør-Fron]] and [[Sel, Norway|Sel]] are to the south, and [[Dovre]] is to the west.

Folldal Municipality is notable because [[Folldal (village)|the village of Folldal]], its [[administrative center]], has the highest elevation ({{convert|712.5|m|disp=or}} above sea level) of all administrative centres in Norway. The village has picturesque scenery with mountains and valleys. The village lies at the foot of [[Rondeslottet]] mountain and [[Snøhetta]] mountain.

The area also has many interesting geologic features from the last Ice Age. Norway's longest [[Transhumance|seter]] valley, the {{convert|55|km|adj=on}} long [[Einunndalen]], lies within the municipality. The Einunndalen valley is still actively used for summer grazing at the seters (mountain summer farms) established in the 1700s. Almost half of the municipal land is protected as conservation areas and national parks, including parts that are included in the [[Rondane National Park]] and [[Dovre National Park]].

A national tourist road, the [[Norwegian County Road 27]], runs through the municipality.

==Climate==
Folldal has a [[subarctic climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Dfc]]) with short, cool summers and long, cold winters. Situated in a mountain valley on the southern, continental side of the [[Dovrefjell|Dovre]] mountain range at {{convert|694|m}} above sea level, it has the coldest winters in the southern half of Norway.
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|location= Folldal<br />{{nobold|Mean average temperatures and precipitation (694 m).}}
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|Jan mean C = -10.4
|Feb mean C = -8.9
|Mar mean C = -4.9
|Apr mean C = 0.5
|May mean C = 5.3
|Jun mean C = 9.5
|Jul mean C = 12.3
|Aug mean C = 10.7
|Sep mean C = 6.5
|Oct mean C = 0.3
|Nov mean C = -5.9
|Dec mean C = -9.7
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| Jan precipitation mm  = 22.0
| Feb precipitation mm  = 16.2
| Mar precipitation mm  = 15.6
| Apr precipitation mm  = 13.7
| May precipitation mm  = 34.4
| Jun precipitation mm  = 53.7
| Jul precipitation mm  = 67.9
| Aug precipitation mm  = 78.1
| Sep precipitation mm  = 29.2
| Oct precipitation mm  = 28.8
| Nov precipitation mm  = 25.6
| Dec precipitation mm  = 20.9
|source = Folldal at yr.no<ref>{{Cite web |title=Folldal |url=https://www.yr.no/nb/historikk/tabell/5-9160/Norge/Innlandet/Folldal/Folldal?q=siste-13-m%C3%A5neder |access-date=2022-02-13 |website=yr.no |language=no}}</ref>
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==Outdoors==
Folldal offers a wide variety of outdoor activities. Hiking is good with marked trails and several cabins to visit. Fishing can be done in the rivers Folla, Einunna, or [[Glomma]]. The opportunities for hunting in the area are also good.

== Notable people ==
[[File:Ivar Mortensson Egnund.png|140px|thumb|Ivar Mortensson Egnund, 1924]]
* [[Ivar Mortensson-Egnund]] (1857–1934), a Norwegian author, journalist, theologian, researcher, translator, writer, philosopher, and advocate of [[nynorsk]] who lived at Einabu in Folldal from 1894
* [[Olav Dalgard]] (1898 in Folldal – 1980), a literary and art historian, filmmaker, author, and educator<ref>{{IMDb name|0197900|Olav Dalgard}}. Retrieved on 16 October 2020.</ref>
* [[Tore Segelcke]] (1901–1979), an actress who spent many summers in Folldal after 1969<ref>{{IMDb name|0781988|Tore Segelcke}}. Retrieved on 6 October 2020.</ref>
* [[Olav Odden]] (1914 in Folldal – 1969), a Norwegian skier, competed in cross-country skiing and Nordic combined at the [[1948 Winter Olympics]]
* [[Erling Brandsnes]] (born 1945 in Folldal), a Norwegian politician and mayor of Folldal from 1987-1999
* [[Hans Einar Krokan]] (born 1945 in Folldal), a Norwegian physician and cancer researcher
* [[Svein Borkhus]] (born 1955 in Dalholen), a Norwegian politician and mayor of [[Alvdal]] from 1999-2007 and from 2011
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==References==
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==External links==
*{{Commons category-inline|Folldal}}
*{{wiktionary-inline|Folldal}}
*[http://ssb.no/kommunefakta/folldal Municipal fact sheet] from [[Statistics Norway]] {{in lang|no}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20050117095653/http://www.folldalgruver.no/Engelsk/historie_eng.htm Folldal Verk]
*[http://www.folldalsportalen.no Folldalsportalen] {{in lang|no}}

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