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Mountain hare (Lepus timidus) Oppdal
Mountain hare ( Lepus timidus ) near Orkelsjoen, in the mountains above Oppdal, Norway. This photograph is used as a geographic witness to the place, not as evidence of the historical date shown in the chapter.
- Visual description
- Mountain hare ( Lepus timidus ) near Orkelsjoen, in the mountains above Oppdal, Norway
- Nature
- original
- Medium
- Open-licence photograph
- Source
- Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
BEFORE MODERN SPORT
Oppdal
How settlement, access and winter sport shaped Oppdal.
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Oppdal () is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway.
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1838
Work and settlement beneath the snowline
The prestegjeld of Oppdal was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law).
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1952
A route reaches Oppdal
In 1952, the first ski lift opened, and with further expansions Oppdal now offers one of Norway's largest downhill networks.
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Skiing up the Hyttdalen valley from Gjevilvatnet
Skiing up the Hyttdalen valley from Gjevilvatnet lake, Trollheimen, Oppdal, Møre og Romsdal, Norway. This photograph is used as a geographic witness to the place, not as evidence of the historical date shown in the chapter.
- Visual description
- Skiing up the Hyttdalen valley from Gjevilvatnet lake, Trollheimen, Oppdal, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
- Nature
- original
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- Open-licence photograph
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- Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
ORGANISED SPORT
Winter becomes organised
Oppdal Ski centre is one of Norway's best ski resorts and is surrounded by national parks.
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THE LIVING MAP
The mapped place
Oppdal is recorded at 62.572° N, 9.694° E. Its catalogue reference reaches 1,252 metres. A modern resort map compresses terrain, exposure and access into a diagram. This exhibition keeps the underlying contour visible so the place does not become only a list of facilities.
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Mountain hare (Lepus timidus) Oppdal
Mountain hare ( Lepus timidus ) near Orkelsjoen, in the mountains above Oppdal, Norway. This photograph is used as a geographic witness to the place, not as evidence of the historical date shown in the chapter.
- Visual description
- Mountain hare ( Lepus timidus ) near Orkelsjoen, in the mountains above Oppdal, Norway
- Nature
- original
- Medium
- Open-licence photograph
- Source
- Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
TODAY
Oppdal now
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.
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THE LEDGER
Sources and credits
This exhibition is built from local, institutional and sporting records. The source ledger keeps the claims visible and leaves space for correction as further local evidence emerges.
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Artefacts in order of appearance
Mountain hare (Lepus timidus) Oppdal
AOD.EU.OPPDAL.V00 · original · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Skiing up the Hyttdalen valley from Gjevilvatnet
AOD.EU.OPPDAL.V01 · original · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Editorial record
Full European Beta edition. Place evidence is adapted from the linked Oppdal Municipality overview under CC BY-SA 4.0 and remains subject to named historical and local review. Cartography is generated from the PeakWave location catalogue.