Editing Oppdal Municipality

{{short description|Municipality in Trøndelag, Norway}}
{{Infobox kommune
|name                   = Oppdal
|native_name            =
|native_name_lang       =
|other_name             =
|image_skyline          = OppdalFromAlmannberget.jpg
|image_caption          = Oppdal as seen from the [[Almann Mountain]] in August 2008
|idnumber               = 5021
|county                 = Trøndelag
|district               = Dovre Region
|capital                = [[Oppdal (village)|Oppdal]]
|established            = 1 Jan 1838
|preceded               = none
|demonym                = Oppdaling
|language               = Neutral
|flag                   = 
|webpage                = www.oppdal.kommune.no
|mayor                  = Peirson Wall
|mayor_party            = [[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]]
|mayor_as_of            = 2023
|elevation_max_m        = 1983.27
|highest_point_ref      = <ref name="elev">{{Cite web |date=2024-01-16 |title=Høgaste fjelltopp i kvar kommune |url=https://www.kartverket.no/til-lands/fakta-om-norge/hoyeste-fjelltopp-i-kommunen |publisher=[[Kartverket]] |language=no}}</ref>
|area_rank              = 24
|area_total_km2         = 2274.11
|area_land_km2          = 2201.39
|area_water_km2         = 72.72
|area_water_percent     = 3.2
|population_as_of       = 2024
|population_rank        = 139
|population_total       = 7389
|population_density_km2 = 3.2
|population_increase    = 8.4
|coordinates            = {{coord|62|34|25|N|09|36|32|E|region:NO|display=inline,title}}
}}

{{Audio|Oppdal.ogg|'''Oppdal'''}} is a [[List of municipalities of Norway|municipality]] in [[Trøndelag]] [[Counties of Norway|county]], Norway. It is part of the [[Dovre region]]. The [[administrative centre]] of the municipality is the [[Oppdal (village)|village of Oppdal]]. Other villages in the municipality include [[Lønset]], [[Vognillan]], [[Fagerhaugen]], and [[Driva, Trøndelag|Holan]]. The [[Oppdal Airport, Fagerhaug]] is located in the northeastern part of the municipality.

The {{convert|2274|km2|adj=on}} municipality is the 24th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Oppdal is the 139th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 7,389. The municipality's [[population density]] is {{convert|3.2|PD/km2}} and its population has increased by 8.4% 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:Utsikt_over_Oppdal.jpg|thumb|left|230px|Oppdal is situated where two valleys meet, surrounded by mountains]]
The [[prestegjeld]] of Oppdal was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see [[formannskapsdistrikt]] law). The municipal boundaries have not changed since that time.<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> On 1 January 2018, the municipality switched from the old [[Sør-Trøndelag]] county to the new [[Trøndelag]] county.

===Name===
The municipality (originally the [[prestegjeld|parish]]) is named after the old ''[[Oppdal (village)|Oppdal]]'' farm ({{langx|non|Uppdalr}}) since the first [[Oppdal Church]] was built there. The first element is {{lang|non|upp}} which means "upper". The last element is {{lang|non|dalr}} which means "[[valley]]" or "dale". Historically, the name was also spelled ''Opdal''.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rygh |first=Oluf |author-link=Oluf Rygh |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AGxBAAAAIAAJ |title=Norske gaardnavne: Søndre Trondhjems amt |publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri |year=1901 |edition=14 |location=Kristiania, Norge |pages=178 |language=no}}</ref>

===Coat of arms===
The [[coat of arms]] was granted on 19 February 1982 (they were re-approved on 13 May 1983 after the government slightly changed the wording of the blazon). The official [[blazon]] is ''"[[Azure (heraldry)|Azure]], three [[Pile (heraldry)|piles]] [[argent]] conjoined [[Pall (heraldry)|in pall]]"'' ({{langx|no|I blått tre motstøtende sølv spisser i form av et gaffelkors}}). This means the arms have a blue [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) and the [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] is three triangles that meet in the centre, forming a Y-shaped design. The triangle design 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 design was nicknamed "meeting of ways" ({{langx|no|vegamot}}) representing three important roads that meet in Oppdal, making it a major centre of commerce and transportation. One road comes from [[Dombås]] in the south going over the [[Dovre Mountains]], one road comes from [[Sunndalsøra]] in [[Nordmøre]] from west, and the third road comes from [[Trondheim]] in the north(east). Historically, this area was a gathering place due to its central location. The arms were designed by Einar H. Skjervold. 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=Oppdal |access-date=2023-02-16 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Oppdal, South Trøndelag (Norway) |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-16-34.html |access-date=2023-02-16 |website=Flags of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1983-07-07 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LF/forskrift/1983-05-13-951 |access-date=2023-02-16 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}}</ref>

===Churches===
The [[Church of Norway]] has three parishes ({{lang|no|sokn}}) within Oppdal Municipality. It is part of the [[Gauldal prosti]] ([[deanery]]) in the [[Diocese of Nidaros]].

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ style="font-size:medium"|'''''Churches in Oppdal'''''
!Parish ({{lang|no|sokn}})!!Church name!!Location of the church!!Year built
|-
|Fagerhaug||[[Fagerhaug Chapel]]||[[Fagerhaugen]]||1921
|-
|Lønset||[[Lønset Chapel]]||[[Lønset]]||1863
|-
|rowspan="2"|Oppdal||[[Oppdal Church]]||[[Oppdal (village)|Oppdal]]||1651
|-
|[[St. Mikael's Chapel]]||south of [[Driva, Trøndelag|Holan]]||2012
|}

==History==
[[File:Oppdal Church.jpg|thumb|left|View of [[Oppdal Church]] also known as "Marit Vang" {{credit|Daniel Northall – 28 Dec 2005}}]]
[[File:View_towards_Okla_and_the_ridge_up_against_Snydda_mountains.jpg|thumb|left|Autumn in the mountains, Oppdal Municipality]]
===Prehistory===
Oppdal is an alpine community which dates back to the Norwegian [[Iron Age]]. It is located at a crossroads for traffic from [[Trondheim (city)|Trondheim]], the [[Dovrefjell]] mountain range, and [[Sunndal Municipality]] on the west coast. This is reflected in the three rays in the coat-of-arms.

Oppdal was first settled sometime before 600 [[Common Era|CE]]. By then there were about 50 farms in the area, and this number grew by about 20 more in the [[Viking Age]]. There are remnants of over 700 [[Norse mythology|Pagan]] [[Tumulus|grave mound]]s from the time at Vang, in which jewelry and other pieces from the [[British Isles]] were found. This indicates that the area was relatively affluent and participated in the Viking trade. Much of the affluence was likely derived from the availability of game, both in the area and from nearby mountain ranges. Several game traps can still be seen in mountains around Oppdal, particularly ditches for [[reindeer]]. There have been more than 80 finds of at least two different types of [[arrow]]heads in the area.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Haugland |first=Kjell |title=Oppdals historie – Hovudlinjer og tidsbilde |publisher=Oppdal historielag |year=2002 |isbn=82-7083-269-3}}</ref>

Archeological finds in Oppdal indicate that there were less pronounced economic disparities than elsewhere in Norway. Communal efforts to hold off famine and share burdens appear to have been common throughout several centuries.

===Middle Ages===
During the Christian era, Pagan shrines and grave mounds were replaced by churches and chapels. Five rural churches were built in Oppdal at the time, in Vang, Ålbu, Lønset, Lo, and Nordskogen. The [[Oppdal Church]], built to replace an earlier [[stave church]] in 1653, stands to this day.<ref name="welle-strand" />

Oppdal was a stop for pilgrims on their way to the [[Olaf II of Norway|St. Olav]] shrine at the [[Nidaros Cathedral]] in [[Trondheim (city)|Trondheim]] during the [[Middle Ages]]. As a result of the heavy stream of pilgrims who followed the [[Pilgrim's Route]] prior to the [[Protestant Reformation|Reformation]], King [[Eystein I of Norway|Eystein]] erected mountain stations where the pilgrims could find food and shelter. [[Kongsvoll]], located on the [[Driva]] River along the route where pilgrims passed from the [[Gudbrandsdal]] valley into Oppdal was one of these stations, and is still an inn today. Drivstua, further north, was another.<ref name="welle-strand" /><ref>{{Cite book |last=Stagg |first=Frank Noel |url=https://archive.org/details/heartofnorway0000unse |title=The Heart of Norway |publisher=George Allen & Unwin, Ltd. |year=1953 |url-access=registration}}</ref>

Oppdal was particularly affected by the [[Black Plague]], which led to the abandonment of a number of farms. With a worsening of the climate, the community hadn't recovered 170 years later, and there were only 35 farms and 350 people left. Only one church at Vang was still in use. As late as 1742, people in Oppdal died of hunger.

===Modern period===
In the early 17th century, Oppdal's fortunes turned and population grew. By 1665, 2,200 people lived in Oppdal, and a new church was built at Vang, the [[Oppdal Church]], which stands to this day. The [[Lønset Chapel]] and [[Fagerhaug Chapel]] have been re-established, and Oppdal houses several other religious communities. Since the 18th century, the inhabitants of Oppdal have made significant investments in education, leading to the establishment of several small rural schools and, recently, a high school.

In the 19th century, increased fertility and reduced mortality led to population growth that could not be sustained by agricultural resources. Many became [[tenant farmer]]s, and eventually a large proportion of people from Oppdal emigrated to the United States. The population decreased until 1910, when the [[Rail transport in Norway|railroad]] from [[Oslo]] to Trondheim via [[Dovre Municipality|Dovre]] (the [[Dovre Line]]) created employment and opened the area for tourism. In 1952, the first ski lift opened, and with further expansions Oppdal now offers one of Norway's largest downhill networks.

During the [[German occupation of Norway]] ([[World War II]]), Oppdal and [[Dombås]] were the locations of the Stalag 380 [[German prisoner-of-war camps in World War II|prisoner-of-war camp]], relocated in late 1942 from [[Skarżysko-Kamienna]] in [[Occupation of Poland (1939–1945)|German-occupied Poland]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Megargee |first=Geoffrey P. |title=The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Encyclopedia of Camps and Ghettos 1933–1945. Volume IV |last2=Overmans |first2=Rüdiger |last3=Vogt |first3=Wolfgang |publisher=Indiana University Press, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum |year=2022 |isbn=978-0-253-06089-1 |page=379}}</ref>

In 2013, [[NRK]] said that a Labour Party politician was fighting against the establishment of a refugee center.<ref>[http://www.nrk.no/trondelag/frykter-knivstikking-ved-asylmottak-1.11376574 Ap-politiker: – Asylmottak kan føre til knivstikking]</ref>

==Government==
Oppdal 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">{{Store norske leksikon|kommunestyre|kommunestyre|2024-12-31|Hansen|Tore|2024-11-25|editor2-last=Vabo |editor2-first=Signy Irene}}</ref> The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the [[Trøndelag District Court]] and the [[Frostating Court of Appeal]].

===Municipal council===
The [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] ({{lang|no|Kommunestyre}}) of Oppdal is made up of 25 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                      = Oppdal
|start                     = 2023
|end                       = 2027
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2023 - Trøndelag Trööndelage |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2023/ko/tr%C3%B8ndelag%20tr%C3%B6%C3%B6ndelage/oppdal#seats |access-date=2024-01-06 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = 
|Total                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 2
|Grønne                    = 1
|Høyre                     = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 7
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Oppdal
|start                     = 2019
|end                       = 2023
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Tall for Norge: Kommunestyrevalg 2019 - Trøndelag |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2019/ko/tr%C3%B8ndelag/oppdal#seats |access-date=2019-10-20 |publisher=Valg Direktoratet}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 10
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 3
|Grønne                    = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Oppdal
|start                     = 2015
|end                       = 2019
|reference                 = <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=no}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 1
|Høyre                     = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|Venstre                   = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Oppdal
|start                     = 2011
|end                       = 2015
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Tall for Norge: Kommunestyrevalg 2011 - Sør-Trøndelag |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2011/ko/s%C3%B8r-tr%C3%B8ndelag/oppdal#seats |access-date=2019-10-20 |publisher=Valg Direktoratet}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 12
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 1
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Oppdal
|start                     = 2007
|end                       = 2011
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 10
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Venstre                   = 1
|Høyre                     = 2
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Oppdal
|start                     = 2003
|end                       = 2007
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 2
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Oppdal
|start                     = 1999
|end                       = 2003
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Høyre                     = 5
|Senterpartiet             = 8
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Oppdal
|start                     = 1995
|end                       = 1999
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1996 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1995 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c342.pdf |access-date=2020-04-14 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 9
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Oppdal
|start                     = 1991
|end                       = 1995
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1993 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1991 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c057.pdf |access-date=2020-04-14 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Høyre                     = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 8
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Oppdal
|start                     = 1987
|end                       = 1991
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1988 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1987 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b765.pdf |access-date=2020-04-14 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 10
|Høyre                     = 6
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Oppdal
|start                     = 1983
|end                       = 1987
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1984 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1983 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b450.pdf |access-date=2020-04-14 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|Høyre                     = 5
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Oppdal
|start                     = 1979
|end                       = 1983
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1979 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1979 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b093.pdf |access-date=2020-04-14 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|Høyre                     = 6
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Oppdal
|start                     = 1975
|end                       = 1979
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1977 |title=Kommunevalgene 1975 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a769.pdf |access-date=2020-04-14 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|DLF                       = 1
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 8
|Venstre                   = 1
|otherparty                = Oppdal Free Voters
|otherparty_no             = Oppdal Frie Velgere 
|otherparty_number         = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Oppdal
|start                     = 1971
|end                       = 1975
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1973 |title=Kommunevalgene 1972 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a457.pdf |access-date=2020-04-14 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 10
|Høyre                     = 1
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 9
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Oppdal
|start                     = 1967
|end                       = 1971
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1967 |title=Kommunevalgene 1967 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a214.pdf |access-date=2020-04-14 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo |volume=I}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 10
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 9
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Oppdal
|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 |access-date=2020-04-14 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 11
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 8
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Oppdal
|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 |access-date=2020-04-14 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 9
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Oppdal
|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 |access-date=2020-04-14 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 10
|Høyre                     = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 9
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Oppdal
|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 |access-date=2020-04-14 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 24
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|Høyre                     = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 8
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Venstre                   = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Opdal
|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 |access-date=2020-04-14 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 24
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Senterpartiet             = 8
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Venstre                   = 4
|Local_Lists               = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Opdal
|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 |access-date=2020-04-14 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 24
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Venstre                   = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Opdal
|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 |access-date=2020-04-14 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 24
|Senterpartiet             = 11
|Venstre                   = 6
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|}}
{{div col end}}

===Mayors===
The [[Mayor#Scandinavia|mayor]] ({{langx|no|ordfører}}) of Oppdal is the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. Here is a list of people who have held this position:
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*1837–1841: [[Ingebrigt Haldorsen Sæter]]
*1842–1845: Peder Sæther
*1846–1847: John Furunes
*1848–1871: [[Ingebrigt Haldorsen Sæter]]
*1872–1875: Peder Sæther
*1876–1879: Ingebrigt Vigen
*1880–1889: Mons Bjørlo ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1890–1895: Iver Ørsta ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1896–1904: Ole P. Haugseth ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1905–1907: Iver Ørsta ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1908–1916: Ole P. Haugseth ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1917–1919: John Engelsjord ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1920–1922: Engel Meslo ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1923–1925: Sivert H. Sæther ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Bp]])
*1926–1928: Esten K. Gorseth ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Bp]])
*1929–1931: Ole Olsen Stuen ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Bp]])
*1932–1937: Peder O. Haugseth ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Bp]])
*1938–1940: Esten K. Gorseth ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Bp]])
*1941–1941: Håkon S. Wognild ([[Nasjonal Samling|NS]])
*1941–1945: Georg K. Aalbu ([[Nasjonal Samling|NS]])
*1945–1945: Esten K. Gorseth ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Bp]])
*1946–1947: Ole I. Aalbu ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1948–1951: Leif Skorem ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Bp]])
*1952–1959: Knut H. Dørum ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Bp]])
*1960–1965: Hallvard Bjørndal ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*1966–1967: Ola P. Hoel ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*1968–1971: Ola Erik Stugu ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*1972–1975: Ola P. Hoel ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*1976–1979: Erik A. Nerhoel ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*1980–1983: Ola P. Hoel ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*1984–1985: Per Asphaug ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
*1986–1987: Hans Rogstad ([[Christian Democratic Party (Norway)|KrF]])
*1988–1992: [[Ola Røtvei]] ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1992–1993: Ola Arne Aune ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*1994–2003: John Egil Holden ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*2003–2015: [[Ola Røtvei]] ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*2015–2019: Kirsti Welander ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*2019–2023: Geir Arild Espnes ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*2023–present: Elisabeth Hals ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-09-15 |title=Oppdal får ordfører fra Venstre |url=https://www.nrk.no/trondelag/oppdal-far-ordforer-fra-venstre-1.16558574 |access-date=2024-01-07 |work=[[NRK]] |language=no}}</ref>
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==Geography==
[[File:Oppdal Almannberget Norway.jpeg|right|thumb|220px|Almannberget in Oppdal]]
[[File:Telefonbilder_pr_13._sept_08_060.jpg|right|thumb|220px|Gjevillvatnet lake with dairy farms and the white Raudøra beach]]
Oppdal is bordered by two municipalities in Trøndelag county ([[Rennebu Municipality]] to the northeast and [[Rindal Municipality]] to the west), two municipalities in [[Møre og Romsdal]] county ([[Surnadal Municipality]] to the north and [[Sunndal Municipality]] to the west), and three municipalities in [[Innlandet]] county ([[Tynset Municipality]] to the east and [[Folldal Municipality]] and [[Dovre Municipality]] to the south).

[[European route E6]] passes straight through the commercial center of Oppdal going north and south, and [[Norwegian National Road 70]] connects Oppdal to [[Kristiansund (town)|Kristiansund]] in the west.<ref name="welle-strand">{{Cite book |last=Welle-Strand |first=Erling |title=Adventure Roads in Norway |publisher=Nortrabooks |year=1996 |isbn=82-90103-71-9}}</ref>

The southeastern part of [[Trollheimen]] mountain range is located in the municipality. The municipality covers an area equal to the entire county of [[Vestfold]]. The [[administrative centre]] is at {{convert|545|m}} above sea level. In 2001, its drinking water was named the best in Norway.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunefakta |url=http://www.oppdal.com/?itemid=1197 |publisher=Oppdal kommune |language=no}}</ref>

Most of Oppdal's area is mountainous, with large areas above the [[treeline]]. The highest point in the municipality is the {{convert|1983.27|m|adj=on}} tall mountain [[Storskrymten]].<ref name="elev" /> This mountain is a [[tripoint]] on the border of [[Lesja Municipality]] (in [[Innlandet]]), [[Sunndal Municipality]] (in [[Møre og Romsdal]]), and Oppdal Municipality (in [[Trøndelag]] county. Other mountains include [[Blåhøa, Trøndelag|Blåhøa]] and [[Allmannberget]]. The [[Speilsalen]] ice tunnel was a glacial formation near Blåhøa.

In the valleys there are creeks and rivers which are surrounded by spruce and pine woods; closer to the treeline, [[birch]]es dominate. There are several lakes in the municipality, the most famous being [[Gjevillvatnet]], a particularly scenic lake with hiking and cross-country skiing trails around it. The lake [[Fundin (lake)|Fundin]] is located in the southern part of the municipality.

[[Calluna|Heather]] and [[alpine meadow]]s provide grazing for sheep in the summer. About {{convert|1161|km2}} of the mountains has been held since time immemorial as a collective (''almenning'') by farmers in the area, giving them the right to hunt, fish, and rent cabins.

===Climate===
Oppdal has a [[boreal climate]], with spring as the driest season and summer as the wettest season. The climate is slightly continental with an average annual precipitation of only {{convert|600|mm}}. Considering the inland location and the altitude of {{convert|600|m}} above sea level, the winters are fairly mild. The all-time high {{convert|30.1|C}} was recorded 26 July 2019. The all-time low {{convert|-26.1|C}} is from February 2010. The weather station at Oppdal-Sæther (elevation: {{convert|604|m|disp=sqbr}}) started recording December 1999. The earlier weather station Oppdal-Bjørke (elevation: {{convert|625|m|disp=sqbr}}) recorded from 1975 to August 1992. Data for precipitation days is from Oppdal-Mjøen (elevation: {{convert|512|m|disp=sqbr}}), which averaged just {{convert|470|mm}} annually in 1961–1990.

Snakes have never made it to Oppdal, and snowy weather is not that unusual on the [[Norwegian Constitution Day|17 May National Day]] celebrations.

{{Weather box 
|metric first= yes
|single line = yes
|location = Oppdal 1991-2020 (604 m, avg high/low 2004-2020, precip days 1961-90, extremes 1975-2024 incl earlier station)
|Jan record high C = 11.4 | Jan record low C = -25.8
|Feb record high C = 11.7 | Feb record low C = -26.1
|Mar record high C = 14.6 | Mar record low C = -21.8
|Apr record high C = 18.9 | Apr record low C = -15
|May record high C = 26.8 | May record low C = -8.6
|Jun record high C = 27.7 | Jun record low C = -3.2
|Jul record high C = 30.1 | Jul record low C = 0.2
|Aug record high C = 26.8 | Aug record low C = -0.8
|Sep record high C = 26.2 | Sep record low C = -5.5
|Oct record high C = 20.3 | Oct record low C = -15
|Nov record high C = 14.8 | Nov record low C = -20.9
|Dec record high C = 12.1 | Dec record low C = -22.5
|Jan high C = -1
|Feb high C = 0
|Mar high C = 2
|Apr high C = 7
|May high C = 11
|Jun high C = 16
|Jul high C = 18
|Aug high C = 17
|Sep high C = 13
|Oct high C = 8
|Nov high C = 3
|Dec high C = 0
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|Jan mean C=-2.9
|Feb mean C=-3.5
|Mar mean C=-1.8
|Apr mean C=2.3
|May mean C=6.4
|Jun mean C=9.9
|Jul mean C=13
|Aug mean C=12.1
|Sep mean C=8.5
|Oct mean C=3.3
|Nov mean C=0
|Dec mean C=-2.8
|year mean C=
|Jan low C = -6
|Feb low C = -6
|Mar low C = -5
|Apr low C = -1
|May low C = 3
|Jun low C = 6
|Jul low C = 9
|Aug low C = 8
|Sep low C = 6
|Oct low C = 1
|Nov low C = -2
|Dec low C = -5
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|Jan precipitation mm=57.8
|Feb precipitation mm=51.4
|Mar precipitation mm=45.3
|Apr precipitation mm=30.7
|May precipitation mm=29.1
|Jun precipitation mm=55.2
|Jul precipitation mm=78
|Aug precipitation mm=85
|Sep precipitation mm=45.2
|Oct precipitation mm=42.1
|Nov precipitation mm=47
|Dec precipitation mm=48.7
|year precipitation mm=
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|Feb precipitation days= 5
|Mar precipitation days= 5
|Apr precipitation days= 5
|May precipitation days= 5
|Jun precipitation days= 8
|Jul precipitation days= 12
|Aug precipitation days= 9
|Sep precipitation days= 9
|Oct precipitation days= 7
|Nov precipitation days= 7
|Dec precipitation days= 8
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|source 1= yr.no and eklima/Norwegian Meteorological Institute<ref>{{Cite web |title=yr.no/met.no |url=https://www.yr.no/en/statistics/table/5-63705/Norway/Tr%C3%B8ndelag/Oppdal/Oppdal}}</ref>
|source 2= weatheronline climate robot (avg high/low) <ref>{{Cite web |title=Weatheronline |url=https://www.weatheronline.co.uk/weather/maps/city?LANG=en&PLZ=_____&PLZN=_____&WMO=01245&CONT=euro&R=0&LEVEL=162&REGION=0004&LAND=NO&MOD=tab&ART=TMX&NOREGION=1&FMM=1&FYY=2004&LMM=12&LYY=2020}}</ref>
|date=13 August 2021
}}

==Economy==
The main industries in Oppdal today are agriculture, tourism, and some light manufacturing. It has the largest sheep population of any municipality in Norway, with 45,000 head of sheep put out to graze in the mountains every year. [[Oppdal Ski Center]] is one of Norway's best [[ski resort]]s and is surrounded by [[List of national parks of Norway|national parks]]. A [[slate]] [[quarry]] exists.<ref>[http://www.dn.no/d2/2015/08/20/2124/Arkitektur/oppdals-gull Oppdals gull. Skifer fra Oppdal bekler hytta til Zlatan Ibrahimović, Formel 1-profilen David Coulthard og museer, hoteller og butikker verden over.]</ref>

==Notable people==
[[File:6 Harald i Firenze red.jpg|140px|thumb|Harald Sæther, 2008]]
* [[Inge Krokann]] (1893 in Oppdal – 1962), a writer whose use of the Oppdal dialect makes the area central to his work
* [[Olav Dalgard]](1898–1980), an art historian, filmmaker, author and educator who was raised at Oppdal<ref>{{IMDb name|0197900|name=Olav Dalgard}}. Retrieved 26 August 2020.</ref>
* [[Einar Ingvald Haugen]] (1906–1994), a Norwegian-American linguist, author, and professor at [[University of Wisconsin–Madison]]; he was born in [[Sioux City, Iowa]] to Norwegians from Oppdal
* [[Sivert Donali]] (1931 in Oppdal – 2010), a Norwegian sculptor
* [[Harald Sæther]] (born 1946 in Oppdal), a Norwegian composer who lives in Oppdal
* [[Kåre Jostein Simonsen]] (born 1948 in Oppdal), a Norwegian [[bandoneon]] player
* [[Sjur Loen]] (born 1958 in Oppdal), a world champion curler
* [[Ingebrigt Håker Flaten]] (born 1971 in Oppdal), a bassist active in the jazz and free jazz genres
* [https://www.facebook.com/BardBjorndalseter/ Bård Bjorndalseter], a local [[woodcarver]] lives and works in Oppdal
* Twins [[Silje Øyre Slind]] & [[Astrid Øyre Slind]] (born 1988 in Oppdal), a Norwegian cross-country skiers
* [[Markus Høiberg]] (born 1991 in Oppdal), a curler who competed at the [[2014 Winter Olympics]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://ssb.no/kommunefakta/oppdal Municipal fact sheet] from [[Statistics Norway]] {{in lang|no}}
* [https://www.visitnorway.com/places-to-go/trondelag/oppdal Oppdal travel guide from Visit Oppdal] {{in lang|no}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160624103635/http://www.igluski.com/norway/oppdal-snow-report_25752 Oppdal weather and snow report] {{in lang|no}}

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