Folldal Municipality
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Key facts
- Country
- Norway
- County
- Innlandet
- District
- Østerdalen
- Established
- 1 Jan 1914
- Preceded by
- Alvdal Municipality
- Administrative centre
- Folldal
- Mayor 2019
- Kristin Langtjernet ( Ap )
- Total
- 1,277.07 km (493.08 sq mi)
- Land
- 1,260.28 km (486.60 sq mi)
- Water
- 16.79 km (6.48 sq mi) 1.3%
- Rank
- # 79 in Norway
- Highest elevation
- 2,178.45 m (7,147.1 ft)
- Density
- 1.2/km (3.1/sq mi)
- Change 10 years
- −6.1%
- Demonym
- Folldøl
- Norwegian form
- Neutral
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
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Encyclopedic overview
Folldal is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Østerdalen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the 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 and Tynset Municipality; in the east by Alvdal Municipality; in the south by Stor-Elvdal Municipality, Sør-Fron Municipality, and Sel Municipality; and in the west by Dovre Municipality. Mining at the Folldal Gruver mines was the main industry for Folldal's residents from the 18th century until the last mine-related operations ceased in 1993.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Folldal Municipality” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.