Editing Oppland

{{Short description|Former county (fylke) of Norway}}
{{For|the basketball player|Dan Oppland}}
{{Infobox kommune
|name                   = Oppland
|fylke                  = yes
|former                 = yes
|native_name            = 
|native_name_lang       = 
|other_name             = 
|official_name          = 
|image_skyline          = From_the_top_osf_Surtningssua_looking_south_-_panoramio.jpg
|image_caption          = Oppland mountains
|idnumber               = 05
|county                 = Oppland
|district               = [[Eastern Norway]]
|capital                = [[Lillehammer (town)|Lillehammer]]
|established            = 1781
|preceded               = [[Oplandenes|Oplandenes amt]]
|disestablished         = 1 Jan 2020
|succeeded              = [[Innlandet]] county
|demonym                = Opplending
|language               = Neutral
|coatofarms             = 
|flag                   = 
|webpage                = 
|county_mayor           = [[Even Aleksander Hagen]]
|county_mayor_party     = 
|county_mayor_as_of     = 2015-2019
|governor               = [[Christl Kvam]] 
|governor_party         = 
|governor_as_of         = 2015-2019
|area_rank              = 
|area_total_km2         = 25192
|area_land_km2          = 23787
|area_water_km2         = 1405
|area_water_percent     = 5.6
|population_as_of       = 30 September 2019
|population_rank        = 
|population_total       = 189,437
|population_density_km2 = auto
|population_increase    = 0.2
|income_per_capita      = 133,600
|income_year            = 2001
|GDP                    = 193,130
|GDP_year               = 2001
|GDP_rank               = 13
|GDP_rank_percent       = 2.32
|coordinates            = {{coord|61.41|9.34|type:adm1st_region:NO|display=inline,title}}
|module={{Historical populations
|footnote = '''Source''': [http://www.ssb.no/english/subjects/02/02/folkendrhist_en/tables/tab/05.html Statistics Norway].<ref>[http://statbank.ssb.no/statistikkbanken/Default_FR.asp?PXSid=0&nvl=true&PLanguage=0&tilside=selecttable/hovedtabellHjem.asp&KortnavnWeb=folkfram Projected population - Statistics Norway]{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
|shading = off
|width=100%
|1951|160496 	 			  	 	  	  	  	 	  	  	  	  		  	  	  	  	  	
|1961|166303	 	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	
|1971|172479 	  	  	  	 	 	  	  	  	 	  	    	  	  	  	  	  	
|1981|180765 	 	 	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	 	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	 	
|1991|182593  	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	 	  	  	  	  	  	
|2001|183419 	 	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	 	  	  	  	  	  	 	  	  	  	
|2011|186087
}}
{{bar box|title=Religion in Oppland<ref>[https://www.ssb.no/en/kirke_kostra Statistics Norway - Church of Norway.]</ref><ref>[https://www.ssb.no/en/kultur-og-fritid/statistikker/trosamf/arkiv/2010-12-13 Statistics Norway - Members of religious and life stance communities outside the Church of Norway, by religion/life stance. County. 2006-2010]</ref>
|titlebar=#ddd
|left1=religion
|right1=percent
|width=99%
|bars=
{{bar percent|[[Christianity]]|Purple|89.60}}
{{bar percent|[[Islam]]|Green|0.72}}
{{bar percent|[[Buddhism]]|Red|0.14}}
{{bar percent|Other|Blue|9.54}}
}}
}}

'''Oppland''' {{IPA|no|ˈɔ̂plɑn||Oppland.ogg}} is a [[Counties of Norway|former county]] in [[Norway]] which existed from 1781 until its dissolution on 1 January 2020. The old Oppland county bordered the counties of [[Trøndelag]], [[Møre og Romsdal]], [[Sogn og Fjordane]], [[Buskerud]], [[Akershus]], [[Oslo]] and [[Hedmark]]. The county administration was located in the [[Lillehammer (town)|town of Lillehammer]].

==Merger==
On 1 January 2020, the neighboring counties of Oppland and [[Hedmark]] were merged to form the new [[Innlandet]] county. Both Oppland and Hedmark were the only landlocked counties of [[Norway]], and the new Innlandet county is the only landlocked county in Norway. The two counties had historically been one county that was divided in 1781. Historically, the region was commonly known as "[[Opplandene]]". In 1781, the government split the area into two: [[Hedmark|Hedemarkens amt]] and Kristians amt (later renamed [[Hedmark]] and Oppland). In 2017, the government approved the merger of the two counties. There were several names debated, but the government settled on ''[[Innlandet]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.vg.no/nyheter/innenriks/i/zoEB1/dette-er-norges-nye-regioner|author1=Magnus Newth|author2=Ingvill Dybfest Dahl|title=Dette er Norges nye regioner|trans-title=These are Norway's new regions|work=[[Verdens Gang]]|language=no|date=21 February 2017|access-date=9 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nrk.no/ho/hedmark-og-oppland-blir-ett-fylke-1.13383439|title=Hedmark og Oppland blir ett fylke|trans-title=Hedmark and Oppland become one county|publisher=[[NRK]]|language=no|date=21 February 2017|access-date=9 May 2018}}</ref>

==Geography==
Oppland extended from the lakes [[Mjøsa]] and [[Randsfjorden]] to the mountains [[Dovrefjell]], [[Jotunheimen]] and [[Rondane]]. [[Gråhøe (Sel)|Gråhøe]] is a mountain on the border between the municipalities of [[Sel, Norway|Sel]] and [[Dovre]] in Oppland.<ref>{{cite web |title=Gråhøe |url=https://stadnamn.kartverket.no/fakta/921653 |website=Kartverket |access-date=29 November 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Norgeskart |url=http://www.norgeskart.no/#11/217877/6880315 |website=www.norgeskart.no |access-date=29 November 2020}}</ref>

The county was conventionally divided into traditional districts. These are the [[Gudbrandsdalen]], [[Valdres]], [[Toten]], [[Hadeland]] and [[Land, Norway|Land]]. Oppland included the towns [[Lillehammer]], [[Gjøvik]], [[Otta, Norway|Otta]], and [[Fagernes]], and Norway's two highest mountains, [[Glittertind]] and [[Galdhøpiggen]], [[Valdres]] and the [[Gudbrand Valley]] being popular attractions. The Gudbrand Valley surrounds the river [[Gudbrandsdalslågen]], and includes the area extending from Jotunheimen down to [[Bagn]] at [[Begna River]]. It is a well known place for [[skiing]] and winter sports. The main population centres in this area were [[Beitostølen]] and [[Fagernes]]. Eight of the ten [[List of mountains in Norway by height|highest mountains in Norway]] are located in the western part of Oppland.

==Etymology==
In [[Norsemen|Norse]] times the inner parts of Norway were called ''[[Uplands, Norway|Upplǫnd]]'' which means 'the upper countries'. The first element is ''upp'' which means 'upper'. The last element is ''lǫnd'' which is the plural form of 'land'.

In 1757, the inner parts of the great [[Akershus]] [[amt (subnational entity)|amt]] were separated and given the name ''Oplandenes Amt''. This was divided in 1781 into ''Christians Amt'' (named after the king [[Christian VII]]) and ''[[Hedmark|Hedemarkens Amt]]''. The name/form was changed to ''Kristians Amt'' in 1877 after an official spelling reform that changed '''ch''' to '''k''' (see also [[Kristiania]], [[Kristiansand]] and [[Kristiansund]]). In 1919, the name ''Kristians Amt'' was changed (back) to ''Opland [[fylke]]'', and the spelling ''Oppland'' was approved in 1950.

==Coat of arms==
The coat of arms was granted in 1989, and it showed two ''[[Pulsatilla vernalis]]''.

==Municipalities==
[[File:Oppland Municipalities.png|bottom|550px|Location of Oppland Municipalities]]
{{Main|list of municipalities of Norway}}
Oppland County (Christians Amt)<ref>[[Formannskapsdistrikt]] Original spellings of counties and municipalities in parentheses.</ref> had a total of 26 municipalities:

{|
|<ol>
<li>[[Dovre]]</li>
<li>[[Etnedal]]</li>
<li>[[Gausdal]]</li>
<li>[[Gjøvik]]</li>
<li>[[Gran, Norway|Gran]]</li>
<li>[[Jevnaker|Jevnaker (Jævnaker)]]</li>
<li>[[Lesja|Lesja (Lesje)]]</li>
<li>[[Lillehammer]]</li>
<li>[[Lom, Norway|Lom]]</li>
<li>[[Lunner]]</li>
<li>[[Nord-Aurdal]]</li>
<li>[[Nord-Fron]]</li>
<li>[[Nordre Land]]</li>
</ol>
|<ol start=14>
<li>[[Østre Toten]]</li>
<li>[[Øyer|Øyer (Øier)]]</li>
<li>[[Øystre Slidre]]</li>
<li>[[Ringebu]]</li>
<li>[[Sel, Norway|Sel]]</li>
<li>[[Skjåk]]</li>
<li>[[Søndre Land]]</li>
<li>[[Sør-Aurdal|Sør-Aurdal (Søndre Aurdal)]]</li>
<li>[[Sør-Fron]]</li>
<li>[[Vågå|Vågå (Vaage)]]</li>
<li>[[Vang, Oppland|Vang]]</li>
<li>[[Vestre Slidre]]</li>
<li>[[Vestre Toten]]</li>
</ol>
|}

{|class="wikitable floatright" style="max-width:22em;"
|+Number of minorities (1st and 2nd gen.) in Oppland by country of origin in 2017<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ssb.no/en/befolkning/statistikker/innvbef/aar/2017-03-02|title=Immigrants and Norwegian-born to immigrant parents, by immigration category, country background and percentages of the population|publisher=SSB|access-date=9 May 2018}}</ref>
|-
! Nationality ||Population (2017)
|-
|{{flag|Poland}}||2,421
|-
|{{flag|Lithuania}}||1,606
|-
|{{flag|Somalia}}||1,209
|-
|{{flag|Eritrea}}||1,164
|-
|{{flag|Syria}}||817
|-
|{{flag|Denmark}}||743
|-
|{{flag|Iraq}}||714
|-
|{{flag|Sweden}}||698
|-
|{{flag|Germany}}||660
|-
|{{flag|Bosnia-Herzegovina}}||624
|-
|{{flag|Thailand}}||574
|-
|{{flag|Afghanistan}}||560
|-
|{{flag|Netherlands}}||495
|-
|{{flag|Iran}}||495
|-
|{{flag|Russia}}||466
|-
|{{flag|Philippines}}||376
|-
|{{flag|Vietnam}}||365
|-
|{{flag|Kosovo}}||330
|}

==Districts==
{{Main|Category:Districts of Oppland}}
{{div col|colwidth=18em}}
* [[Begnadalen]]
* [[Espedalen]]
* [[Gudbrandsdalen]]
* [[Hadeland]]
* [[Heidal]]
* [[Hunndalen]]
* [[Land, Norway|Land]]
* [[Toten]]
* [[Valdres]]
* [[Vestoppland]]
{{div col end}}

==Cities==
{{Main|list of towns and cities in Norway}}
{{div col|colwidth=18em}}
* [[Gjøvik]]
* [[Lillehammer]]
* [[Fagernes]]
* [[Otta, Norway|Otta]]
* [[Vinstra]]
{{div col end}}

==Parishes==
{{div col|colwidth=18em}}
* [[Aulstad Church|Aulstad]]
* Aurdal
* Austsinni
* Bagn
* Balke
* Begndal
* Biri
* Brandbu (Nes)
* Bruflat
* Bøverdal
* [[Dovre Church|Dovre]]
* Eina
* Etnedal
* Fluberg
* [[Follebu Church|Follebu (Folleboe)]]
* [[Fåberg Church|Fåberg]]
* [[Fåvang Stave Church|Fåvang (Fodevang)]]
* [[Garmo Stave Church|Garmo]]
* Gausdal
* Gjøvik
* Gran
* [[Hedal Stave Church|Hedal]]
* [[Hegge Stave Church|Hegge]]
* [[Heidal Church|Heidal]]
* [[Hoff Church|Hoff]]
* Hunn
* Hurum
* [[Høre Stave Church|Høre]]
* Jevnaker
* Kolbu
* [[Kvam Church (Nord-Fron)|Kvam]]
* [[Kvikne Church|Kvikne (Quiekne)]]
* Land
* [[Lesja Church|Lesja (Læssø)]]
* Lesjaskog
* Lillehammer
* [[Lom Stave Church|Lom]]
* [[Lomen Stave Church|Lomen (Røn, Røen)]]
* [[Lunner Church|Lunner]]
* Mesna
* Nes (Brandbu)
* Nord-Aurdal
* Nord-Fron
* Nordberg
* Nordre Etnedal
* Nordre Land
* Nordsinni (Hogner)
* Nykirke
* [[Reinli Stave Church|Reinli]]
* [[Ringebu Stave Church|Ringebu]]
* Rogne
* Røn (Røen)
* Saksumdal
* Sel
* [[Sister Churches, Norway|Sister]]
* Skiåker
* Skjåk
* Skrautvål
* [[Slidredomen]]
* Snertingdal
* [[St. Mary Church, Lillehammer|St. Mary]]
* [[St. Thomas Church, Filefjell|St. Thomas]]
* Strand
* [[Svatsum Church|Svatsum]]
* Svenes
* Sødorp (Søthorp)
* Søndre Land
* Sør-Aurdal
* [[Sør-Fron Church|Sør-Fron]]
* [[Tingelstad Old Church|Tingelstad]]
* Torpa
* Tretten (Trøtten)
* [[Ulnes Church|Ulnes]]
* Vang
* Vardal
* Venabygd
* Vestre Gausdal
* Vestre Slidre
* Vestre Toten
* Volbu
* [[Vågå Church|Vågå]]
* Østre Gausdal
* Østre Slidre
* Østre Toten
* Østsinni (Gårder)
* [[Øye Stave Church|Øye (Øie)]]
* Øyer
* Åmot
* Ås
{{div col end}}

==Villages==
{{Main|list of villages in Oppland}}
{{div col|colwidth=18em}}
* [[Aurdal]]
* [[Bagn]]
* [[Begna, Oppland|Begna]]
* [[Beitostølen]]
* [[Bismo]]
* [[Biri, Norway|Biri]]
* [[Bjoneroa]]
* [[Bjorli]]
* [[Bjølstad]]
* [[Bjørgo]]
* [[Brandbu]]
* [[Brekkom]]
* [[Bruflat]]
* [[Bybrua, Oppland|Bybrua]]
* [[Bøverbru]]
* [[Dale, Sel|Dale]]
* [[Dokka]]
* [[Dombås]]
* [[Dovre]]
* [[Egge, Oppland|Egge]]
* [[Eina]]
* [[Fagernes]]
* [[Fluberg]]
* [[Follebu]]
* [[Forset]]
* [[Fåberg]]
* [[Fåvang]]
* [[Grotli]]
* [[Grua]]
* [[Harestua]]
* [[Harpefoss]]
* [[Hjerkinn]]
* [[Hov, Norway|Hov]]
* [[Høvringen]]
* [[Jaren]]
* [[Jevnaker]]
* [[Kapp, Norway|Kapp]]
* [[Kolbu]]
* [[Kvam, Oppland|Kvam]]
* [[Lalm]]
* [[Leira, Oppland|Leira]]
* [[Lena, Norway|Lena]]
* [[Lensbygda]]
* [[Lesjaskog]]
* [[Lesjaverk]]
* [[Lora, Norway|Lora]]
* [[Moane]]
* [[Nordlia]]
* [[Odnes]]
* [[Raufoss]]
* [[Reinsvoll]]
* [[Ringstad, Oppland|Ringstad]]
* [[Røn]]
* [[Sandbumoen]]
* [[Segalstad bru]]
* [[Skogbygda, Oppland|Skogbygda]]
* [[Skrautvål]]
* [[Skreia]]
* [[Skåbu]]
* [[Sletta, Oppland|Sletta]]
* [[Slidre]]
* [[Snertingdal]]
* [[Svingvoll]]
* [[Tretten]]
* [[Tyinkrysset]]
* [[Vang i Valdres]]
* [[Vinstra]]
* [[Vågåmo]]

{{div col end}}

==Former municipalities==
{{Main|list of former municipalities of Norway}}
{{div col|colwidth=18em}}
* [[Biri, Norway|Biri (Birid)]]
* [[Brandbu]]
* [[Eina]]
* [[Fluberg]]
* [[Fron, Norway|Fron]]
* [[Fåberg|Fåberg (Faabeg)]]
* [[Heidal]]
* [[Kolbu]]
* [[Land, Norway|Land]]
* [[Slidre]]
* [[Snertingdal]]
* [[Torpa, Norway|Torpa]]
* [[Vardal]]
* [[Vestre Gausdal]]
* [[Østre Gausdal]]
{{div col end}}

==See also==
*[[Høgbrothøgdi]]
*[[Røykeskardhøi]]
*[[Oppland (Storting constituency)]]
*[[Oppland County Municipality]]
*[[Oppland Regiment]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{commons category-inline}}
*{{wikivoyage-inline}}

{{Counties of Norway|former}}
{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Oppland| ]]
[[Category:Former counties of Norway]]
[[Category:History of Innlandet]]
[[Category:2020 disestablishments in Norway]]
[[Category:Petty kingdoms of Norway]]
[[Category:Populated places disestablished in 2020]]
[[Category:States and territories disestablished in 2020]]