Oppland County Municipality

Oppland County Municipality
Oppland fylkeskommune
Coat of arms of Oppland County Municipality
Location in Norway
Location in Norway
Coordinates: 61°07′02″N 10°27′53″E / 61.1173°N 10.4646°E / 61.1173; 10.4646
CountryNorway
Disestablished31 Dec 2019
Administrative centerLillehammer
Government
 • County mayorEven Aleksander Hagen
ISO 3166 codeNO-05
RevenueNOK 3,300 million
Employees1,800[1]
Schools13
Transit authorityOpplandstrafikk

Oppland County Municipality (Norwegian: Oppland fylkeskommune) was the regional governing administration of the old Oppland county in Norway. The county municipality was established in its most recent form on 1 January 1976 when the law was changed to allow elected county councils in Norway. The county municipality was dissolved on 1 January 2020, when Oppland was merged with the neighboring Hedmark county, creating the new Innlandet county which is led by the Innlandet County Municipality. The administrative seat is located in Lillehammer and the county mayor was Even Aleksander Hagen.

The main responsibilities of the county municipality included the running of the 13 upper secondary schools. It managed all the county roadways, public transport, dental care, culture, and cultural heritage sites in the county. Public transport was managed through Opplandstrafikk.[1]

  1. ^ a b Oppland County Municipality. "Fylkeskommunens oppgaver" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 3 February 2009. [dead link]