Oppland

former county of Norway (1919–2019)

Oppland is a former county in Norway. It has borders with counties of Trøndelag, Møre og Romsdal, Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Akershus, Oslo, and Hedmark. The capital was in the town of Lillehammer.

Oppland kommune
Oppland mountains
Oppland mountains
Flag of Oppland kommune
Coat of arms of Oppland kommune
Oppland kommune is located in Oppland
Oppland kommune
Oppland kommune
Oppland within Oppland
Oppland kommune is located in Norway
Oppland kommune
Oppland kommune
Oppland kommune (Norway)
Coordinates: 61°25′N 9°20′E / 61.41°N 9.34°E / 61.41; 9.34
CountryNorway
CountyOppland
DistrictEastern Norway
Established1781
Disestablished1 Jan 2020
Administrative centreLillehammer
Government
 • Mayor (2015-2019)Christl Kvam
Area
 • Total25,192 km2 (9,727 sq mi)
 • Land23,787 km2 (9,184 sq mi)
 • Water1,405 km2 (542 sq mi)  5.6%
 *Area at municipal dissolution.
Population
 (30 September 2019)
 • Total189,437
 • Density7.5/km2 (19/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
0.2%
DemonymOpplending[1]
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-05
Official language formNeutral[2]
Preceded byOplandenes amt
Succeeded byInnlandet county

On 1 January 2020, the neighbouring counties of Oppland and Hedmark were merged to form the new county of Innlandet.

References

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  1. "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
  2. "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.