Oppdal Church

Oppdal Church (Norwegian: Oppdal kirke) is a parish church in the municipality of Oppdal in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located at Vang, near Norwegian National Road 70, just west of the village of Oppdal. The church was built in 1651 and seats about 600 people. It was consecrated on 12 March 1651 by Bishop Erik Bredal. The church is sometimes called "Maret på Vang".

The church is part of the parish of Oppdal in the Gauldal deanery in the Diocese of Nidaros.

See also

References

Oppdal

 Oppdal  is a village and municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Dovre region, and the traditional district Orkdalen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Oppdal. Other villages in the municipality include Lønset, Vognillan, Fagerhaug, and Holan. The Oppdal Airport, Fagerhaug is located in the northeastern part of the municipality.

The village of Oppdal is located at the intersection of the European route E6 and Norwegian National Road 70 in the Drivdalen valley. The Oppdal Station on the Dovrebanen railway also is in the village. Oppdal Church is located just west of the village. The 3.43-square-kilometre (1.32 sq mi) village has a population (2013) of 4,088. The population density of the village is 1,192 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,090/sq mi).

General information

Oppdal was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). The municipal boundaries have not changed since then.

Name

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Oppdal farm, since that is where the church was located. The Old Norse form of the name was Uppdalr. The first element is upp which means "upper" and the last element is dalr which means "valley" or "dale". Historically, the name was also spelled Opdal.