Alvdal

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	Alvdal
Basic data
Commune number :	3428
Province  (county) :	Domestic
Administrative headquarters:	Steien
Coordinates :	62 ° 4 ′  N , 10 ° 30 ′  E Coordinates: 62 ° 4 ′  N , 10 ° 30 ′  E
Surface:	942.15 km²
Residents:	2,432  (Feb 27, 2020)
Population density :	3 inhabitants per km²
Language form :	neutral
Website:	alvdal.kommune.no
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Railway connection:	Rørosbanen
politics
Mayor :	Mona Murud  ( Sp ) (2019)
Located in the province of Innlandet

View of Alvdal with Glåma

Alvdal is a Norwegian municipality in the Østerdalen region , at the foot of Tronfjell .

It borders on the municipality of Tynset to the north, Rendalen to the east, Stor-Elvdal to the south and Folldal to the west .

The mountain region around Alvdal is called "Alvdalsfjellene" and the area west of Alvdal is called "Alvdal Vestfjell". The highest point in Vestfjell is Stor Sølnkletten at 1827 m. In the western parts there are other peaks that exceed 1700 m. Alvdal Vestfjell has its own tribe of wild reindeer . The climate is comparable to the Rondane National Park .

The Rørosbane railway line crosses the municipality.

Alvdal's most famous son is the humorist Kjell Aukrust .

In Alvdal there is a production facility of the Synnøve Finde ASA dairy with around 150 employees.

Web links

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

• Alvdal on snl.no in the store norske leksikon (Norwegian)
• Official website of the Aukrust Museum
• Official website of the Synnøve Find ASA dairy

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistisk sentralbyrå - Befolkning