Gudbrandsdalen (ˈɡʉ̂ː(d)brɑnsˌdɑːɳ; Gudbrand Valley) is a valley and traditional district in the Norwegian county of Innlandet (formerly Oppland). The valley is oriented in a north-westerly direction from Lillehammer and the lake of Mjøsa, extending toward the Romsdalen valley. The river Gudbrandsdalslågen (Lågen) flows through the valley, starting from the lake Lesjaskogsvatnet and ending at the lake Mjøsa. The Otta river which flows through Otta valley is a major tributary to the main river Lågen. The valleys of the tributary rivers such as Otta and Gausa (Gausdal) are usually regarded as part of Gudbrandsdalen. The total area of the valley is calculated from the areas of the related municipalities. Gudbrandsdalen is the main valley in a web of smaller valleys. On the western (right hand) side there are long adjacent valleys: Ottadalen stretches from Otta village, Gausdal some from Lillehammer and Heidal some from Sjoa. Gudbrandsdalen runs between the major mountain ranges of Norway including Jotunheimen and Dovrefjell–Rondane.
Together with the Glomma river and the Østerdalen valley, the river Lågen and the Gudbrandsdalen valley form Norway's largest drainage system covering major parts of Eastern Norway. Gudbrandsdalen is home to Dovre Line railway and the European route E6 highway. The valley is the main land transport corridor through Eastern Norway, from Oslo and central eastern lowlands to Trondheim and Møre og Romsdal.
The valley is divided into three parts: Norddalen (Northern valley; the municipalities of Lesja, Dovre, Skjåk, Lom, Vågå and Sel), Midtdalen (middle valley; the municipalities of Nord-Fron, Sør-Fron and Ringebu), and Sørdalen (Southern valley; the municipalities of Øyer, Gausdal and Lillehammer). The municipalities within the valley fall under the Vestre Innlandet District Court. Until 2016, the valley was also a police district. The Gudbrandsdalen district covers about 60% of the former Oppland county.
The main character in Henrik Ibsen's play Peer Gynt was inspired by a real or legendary person living in the valley in the 18th or 17th century.
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La campagne de Norvège, qui dura du au , fut la première confrontation terrestre directe entre les forces alliées — Royaume-Uni, France et Pologne — et les troupes de l’Allemagne nazie lors de la Seconde Guerre mondiale. La principale raison ayant conduit l’Allemagne à occuper la Norvège était la dépendance de son industrie vis-à-vis du minerai de fer suédois, qu’elle recevait depuis les ports norvégiens dont Narvik. En sécurisant ses accès à ces ports, l’Allemagne serait en mesure de recevoir son approvisionnement en minerai et ce malgré le blocus maritime imposé par la Royal Navy.
Oppland est un ancien comté norvégien situé au centre du pays. Il était voisin des comtés de Sør-Trøndelag, Møre og Romsdal, Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Akershus, Oslo et Hedmark. Son centre administratif se situait à Lillehammer. Le , les comtés d'Hedmark et d'Oppland sont fusionnés au sein du nouveau comté d'Innlandet. L’Oppland s’étendait sur des lacs Mjøsa et Randsfjorden jusqu’aux monts Dovrefjell, Jotunheimen et Rondane. Il incluait les villes de Lillehammer et Gjøvik, ainsi que les deux plus hauts sommets de Norvège, le Galdhøpiggen et le Glittertind.
Dovre is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Dovre. Other villages in Dovre include Dombås and Hjerkinn. The municipality is bordered on the north by Oppdal municipality (in Trøndelag county), on the east by Folldal, on the south by Sel and Vågå, and on the northwest by Lesja. The highest peak in the municipality is Snøhetta at a height of .