Gjøvik

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coat of arms map
Coat of arms of Gjøvik municipality
Gjøvik (Norway)
Gjøvik
Gjøvik
Basic data
Commune number : 3407
Province  (county) : Domestic
Administrative headquarters: Gjøvik
Coordinates : 60 ° 52 ′  N , 10 ° 31 ′  E Coordinates: 60 ° 52 ′  N , 10 ° 31 ′  E
Height : 350 moh.
Surface: 672.25 km²
Residents: 30,560  (Feb 27, 2020)
Population density : 45 inhabitants per km²
Language form : Bokmål
Postal code : N 2810
Structure: Gjøvik, Vardal, Snertingdal, Biri, Biristrand, Øvre Snertingdal, Redalen, Hunndalen and Bybrua
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politics
Mayor : Torvild Sveen  ( Sp ) (2019)
Located in the province of Innlandet
Location of the municipality in the province of Innlandet

The municipality Gjøvik ? / i in the Fylke Innlandet in Norway has an area of ​​672 km² with a north-south extension of 36.6 km and an east-west extension of 30.3 km (including rivers and lakes, the extension is 31.5 km) . It has 30,560 inhabitants (as of February 27, 2020), of which around 18,000 live in the center and 2,600 students at Gjøvik University . The municipality is located on the west bank of Lake Mjøsa and is administered by the town of Gjøvik. The larger districts are Snertingdal , Biri , Gjøvik and Hunndal . The highest point is the Ringsrudåsen with a height of 842 meters. Audio file / audio sample

location
Gjøvik sett fra Nordlia.jpg
Gjøvik as seen from Nordlia, from the south
Gjøvik viewpoint.jpg
Gjøvik from the lookout on Nye Vestre Totenveg

History and industry

Gjøvik was raised to an independent municipality in 1861. The city was built around the industry that developed along the Hunnselv River and Lake Mjøsa. Gjøvik Glasværk was the first factory. Today Gjøvik is an important inland trade and service center. The main employers are the hospital, Gjøvik College , Mustad (fish hooks), Hunton (insulation material) and Hoff (potato products). Mustad has relocated large parts of its production to China in recent years. The shopping center ("CC Mart'n") is the largest between Oslo and Trondheim.

traffic

Gjøvikbanen forms the rail link to Oslo.

Attractions

Tourist attractions include the oldest operating paddle steamer, the Eiktunet open-air museum , Fjellhall - the largest public hall in a mountain, the historic glassworks and the Gjøvik Gård event area . Fjellhall was blown into the rock for the ice hockey games of the 1994 Olympic Games in Lillehammer and is located on the edge of the city center under the local mountain Hovdetoppen . Today it is used next to ice hockey games for concerts and flea markets. It also houses the only indoor swimming pool in Gjøvik.

Gjøvik region

Gjøvik is also the name of the region to which the municipalities of Gjøvik, Østre-Toten , Vestre-Toten , Nordre - and Søndre Land belong. The region has 70,000 inhabitants and is the most populous region of Oppland .

For geology, see Vestre Toten

sons and daughters of the town

Web links

Commons : Gjøvik  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Statistisk sentralbyrå - Befolkning