Oppland
Sign in to saveOppland is a 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 town of Lillehammer.
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Oppland was a county in Norway that lasted for nearly 240 years, from 1781 until it was dissolved on January 1, 2020. It bordered seven other Norwegian counties and regions, with its main administrative center in the town of Lillehammer.
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- Kommune.name
- Oppland
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- yes
- Kommune.former
- yes
- Kommune.image_skyline
- From_the_top_osf_Surtningssua_looking_south_-_panoramio.jpg
- Kommune.image_caption
- Oppland mountains
- Kommune.idnumber
- 05
- Kommune.county
- Oppland
- Kommune.district
- Eastern Norway
- Kommune.capital
- Lillehammer
- Kommune.established
- 1781
- Kommune.preceded
- Oplandenes amt
- Kommune.disestablished
- 1 Jan 2020
- Kommune.succeeded
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- Former municipalities
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Oppland is a 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 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: 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.