Alvdal

Alvdal Municipality
Alvdal kommune
Lille Elvdalen herred  (historic name)
Aerial view of the village of Alvdal
Aerial view of the village of Alvdal
Innlandet within Norway
Innlandet within Norway
Alvdal within Innlandet
Alvdal within Innlandet
Coordinates: 62°4′18″N 10°30′27″E / 62.07167°N 10.50750°E / 62.07167; 10.50750
CountryNorway
CountyInnlandet
DistrictØsterdalen
Established1864
 • Preceded byTynset Municipality
Administrative centreAlvdal
Government
 • Mayor (2019)Mona Murud (Sp)
Area
 • Total942.15 km2 (363.77 sq mi)
 • Land919.08 km2 (354.86 sq mi)
 • Water23.07 km2 (8.91 sq mi)  2.4%
 • Rank#124 in Norway
Population
 (2023)
 • Total2,493
 • Rank#253 in Norway
 • Density2.7/km2 (7/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
Increase +1.8%
DemonymAlvdøl[1]
Official language
 • Norwegian formNeutral
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-3428[3]
WebsiteOfficial website

Alvdal is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Østerdalen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Alvdal. Other villages include Barkald, Plassmoen, and Strømmen. The municipality is located to the south of Tynset, north and west of Rendalen, north of Stor-Elvdal, and east of Folldal.[4]

The Rørosbane railway and the Norwegian National Road 3 both pass through Alvdal.

The 942-square-kilometre (364 sq mi) municipality is the 124th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Alvdal is the 253rd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 2,493. The municipality's population density is 2.7 inhabitants per square kilometre (7.0/sq mi) and its population has increased by 1.8% over the previous 10-year period.[5][6]

  1. ^ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
  2. ^ "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
  3. ^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (26 January 2023). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.
  4. ^ Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (8 September 2021). "Alvdal". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  5. ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå. "Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M)" (in Norwegian).
  6. ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå. "09280: Area of land and fresh water (km²) (M)" (in Norwegian).