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Oppland

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.

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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
Kommune.fylke: 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: Innlandet county
Kommune.demonym: Opplending
Kommune.language: Neutral
Kommune.county_mayor: Even Aleksander Hagen
Kommune.county_mayor_as_of: 2015-2019
Kommune.governor: Christl Kvam

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Research organization · ROR

Type: Government
Location: Lillehammer, Norway
Status: Active

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GRID grid.458791.6 · ISNI 0000 0004 1797 7694

Wikidata facts

Demonym: opplending
Population: 189545
Area: 23.407118620759597
Official website: www.oppland.no
Image: Gudbrandsdalen Valley, Oppland, Norway (6052233487).jpg

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dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 2019-12-31
inception: 1919-00-00
Commons category: Oppland
IPA transcription: ˈɔplɑn
Commons gallery: Oppland
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Merger
Geography
Etymology
Coat of arms
Municipalities
Districts
Cities
Parishes
Villages
Former municipalities
See also
References
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==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.