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Vågå Municipality
Vågå kommune
Municipality
Vaagaa herred  (historic name)
Vaage herred  (historic name)
Flag of Vågå Municipality
Flag
Coat of arms of Vågå Municipality
Coat of arms
Innlandet within Norway
Innlandet within Norway
Vågå within Innlandet
Vågå within Innlandet
Coordinates: 61°50′55″N 9°7′16″E / 61.84861°N 9.12111°E / 61.84861; 9.12111
CountryNorway
CountyInnlandet
DistrictGudbrandsdal
Established1 Jan 1838
 • Created asFormannskapsdistrikt
Administrative centreVågåmo
Government
 • Mayor (2019)Harald Sve Bjørndal (BL)
Area
 • Total
1,330.01 km2 (513.52 sq mi)
 • Land1,251.96 km2 (483.38 sq mi)
 • Water78.03 km2 (30.13 sq mi)  5.9%
 • Rank#73 in Norway
Population
 (2023)
 • Total
3,532
 • Rank#214 in Norway
 • Density2.9/km2 (8/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
Decrease −5%
DemonymVagvær[1]
Official language
[2]
 • Norwegian formNynorsk
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-3435[3]
WebsiteOfficial website
Data from Statistics Norway

Vågå (Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈvôːɡoː]) 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 Vågåmo. Other village areas in Vågå include Lalm and Bessheim.

The 1,330-square-kilometre (510 sq mi) municipality is the 73rd largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Vågå is the 214th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 3,532. The municipality's population density is 2.9 inhabitants per square kilometre (7.5/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 5% over the previous 10-year period.[4][5]

General information

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The prestegjeld of Vaage was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). On 1 January 1908, the municipality was divided into three parts. The northeastern part of Vågå (population: 2,287) became Sel Municipality, the southeastern part (population: 1,241) became Hedalen Municipality, and the remaining areas in the west (population: 2,953) remained as Vågå municipality. During the 1960s, there were many municipal changes across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1965, the Tolstadåsen area of Vågå (population: 35) was transferred to the neighboring Sel Municipality.[6]

Name

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The municipality (originally the parish) is named Vågå, using a very old name for the area (Old Norse: Vaga or Vága) since the first Vågå Church was built there. Two origins have been suggested for the name Vågå (historic spelling: Vaage):

  • The name Vågå may come from the Old Norse word vega meaning "travel". The area lies on an ancient east–west route mentioned in the Heimskringla.
  • The Old Norse form of the name may come from vaga (accusative and dative cases) from the word vagi (nominative case). It was probably originally the name of the lake Vågåvatn, but the meaning is unknown. (Maybe derived from vage which means "sleigh runner" since the shape of the lake has some similarity of form with a sleigh runner.)[7]

Historically, the name of the municipality was spelled Vaage. On 3 November 1917, a royal resolution changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to Vaagaa.[8] On 21 December 1917, a royal resolution enacted the 1917 Norwegian language reforms. Prior to this change, the name was spelled Vaagaa with the digraph "aa", and after this reform, the name was spelled Vågå, using the letter å instead. The letter å has a long vowel similar to "oh" or "aw", like in the American pronunciation of "cold" or "oar."[9][10]

Coat of arms

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The coat of arms was granted on 23 August 1985. The official blazon is "Gules, a reindeer springing Or" (Norwegian: På raud grunn eit springande gull reinsdyr på skrå oppover). This means the arms have a red field (background) and the charge is a springing reindeer. The reindeer has a tincture of Or which means it is commonly colored yellow, but if it is made out of metal, then gold is used. The design symbolizes the importance of reindeer herding and hunting. It is also based on a character in Henrik Ibsen's book Peer Gynt, who rides on a reindeer bull over the Besseggen mountains. Ibsen got the idea for this book from a local story. The arms were designed by Hans H. Holm and redrawn by Ola T. Rybakken. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms.[11][12][13]

See also: the coats of arms of Eidfjord, Porsanger, Rendalen, Tromsø, and Vadsø

Churches

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The Church of Norway has one parish (sokn) within the municipality of Vågå. It is part of the Nord-Gudbrandsdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar.

Churches in Vågå
Parish (sokn) Church name Location of the church Year built
Vågå Vågå Church Vågåmo 1627

Geography

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Jetta
Jotunheimen mountains

Vågå is bordered on the north by Lesja Municipality, in the east by Dovre Municipality and Sel Municipality, in the southeast by Nord-Fron Municipality, in the south by Vang Municipality and Øystre Slidre Municipality, and in the west by Lom Municipality.

Vågå municipality lies in a mountainous region just to the east of Norway's Jotunheimen National Park, west of Rondane National Park, and south of the Dovrefjell mountains. The highest peak is the Surtningssue with a height of 2,368 metres (7,769 ft). Vågå includes a mountain road to the top of the1,618-metre (5,308 ft) tall Jetta mountain which provides an unobstructed view of both the Gudbrandsdal valley and the surrounding national parks.[14]

The river Otta begins in Skjåk Municipality and flows into Vågåvatn lake. Exiting Vågåvatn at Vågåmo, the river continues its journey through the Ottadalen valley leaving Vågå municipality to meet the Gudbrandsdalslågen river at the town of Otta in the municipality of Sel. Lakes in the region include Flatningen.

Climate

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Vågå lies in the rain shadow from the Jotunheimen mountains which separate Eastern and Western Norway. The climate is hence characterized by a continental climate. Warm summers and cold winters dominate, and the precipitation is very low. In fact, during some years it receives less than 300 millimetres (12 in) of precipitation.[15]

This dry continental climate makes Vågå the obvious place for the national hang glider and para glider centre of Norway.

Physical geography

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Although being affected by the ice-sheet history spanning the Quaternary period of the last 2.5 million years, much of the landscape are moderately imprinted by ice-sheet erosion except from in the main valleys. Even these valleys including Sjodalen and Ottadalen are of pre-Quaternary origin, and were originally sculptured by fluvial rather than glacial erosion. The numerous lakes does remind us of the glacial history, although being much more limited than in the more dramatic [fiord]s of western Norway.[16]

This limited glacial erosion also means that Vågå had limited glacier erosion during the last glacial period. Many findings of Mammoth pre-dating the last glacial maximum (LGM) have been found, being evidence of the conservative nature of the LGM in the region.

History

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Årestue (open-hearth room) from Tolstadskriden, Vågå, Oppland.
Number of minorities (1st and 2nd generation) in Vågå by country of origin in 2017[17]
Ancestry Number
 Eritrea 34
 Lithuania 27
 Poland 20
 Iraq 14
 Thailand 12

Vågå is mentioned in the Heimskringla (English: The Chronicle of the Kings of Norway) by Snorri Sturluson. The old Norse saga (Conversion of Dale-Gudbrand) relates that after King Olaf stayed several nights in Lesja, he proceeded south across the uplands to the Ottadal, and the beautiful hamlet lying there on both sides of the Otta river. King Olaf remained there five days, summoning the residents of Vågå, Lom, and Heidal to a meeting (ting). They were advised they must either receive Christianity and give their sons as hostages, or see their habitations burnt. Many submitted to his demands.[18]

Vågå stave church is the second oldest stave church in the country, which was constructed around 1150 and originally dedicated to St. Peter. It was converted to a cruciform church in 1625; the carved portal and wall planks are original. The baptismal font dates from the original church and a Gothic crucifix from the 13th century can be seen there as well.[19]

In 1130, Ivar Gjesling was the earliest-known owner of Sandbu (just north of Vågåmo) in Vågå. He was also King Magnus IV's lendmann for the Opplands. Sigrid Undset's fictional Lady Ragnfrid, wife of Lavrans, was created a Gjesling from Sandbu. Ivar Gjesling, allied himself with the Birchlegs (Birkebeinerne) — who chose Sverre as their king at Øreting in 1177. Sverre granted him the valley of Heidal as a reward.[18]

Farmers from Vågå participated in the successful attack on Scottish mercenary troops journeying to join Swedish forces in 1612. The legends of the Battle of Kringen lives on to this day, including the story of how the peasant girl Prillar-Guri lured the Scots into an ambush by playing of the traditional ram's horn.[18]

Ole Paulssøn Haagenstad (1775–1866) was in 1814 summoned by Christian-Frederick to plan the defense of Gudbrandsdalen in the event of a Swedish attack.[18]

Over 150 houses in the municipality are designated as historic landmarks.

Government

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Vågå Municipality is responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services, senior citizen services, welfare and other social services, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads and utilities. The municipality is governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor is indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council.[20] The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the Vestre Innlandet District Court and the Eidsivating Court of Appeal.

Municipal council

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The municipal council (Kommunestyre) of Vågå is made up of 17 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by political party.

Vågå kommunestyre 2023–2027 [21]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 5
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 3
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 2
 Local list in Vågå (Bygdalista i Vågå)7
Total number of members:17
Vågå kommunestyre 2019–2023 [22]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 5
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 6
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 2
 Local list in Vågå (Bygdalista i Vågå)4
Total number of members:17
Vågå kommunestyre 2015–2019 [23][24]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 7
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 6
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 1
 Local list in Vågå (Bygdalista i Vågå)3
Total number of members:17
Vågå kommunestyre 2011–2015 [25]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 13
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 3
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 1
 Local list for cross-party cooperation
 (Bygdalista for tverrpolitisk samarbeid)		4
Total number of members:21
Vågå kommunestyre 2007–2011 [24]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 15
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 3
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 1
 Local list for cross-party cooperation
 (Bygdalista for tverrpolitisk samarbeid)		2
Total number of members:21
Vågå kommunestyre 2003–2007 [24]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 14
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 3
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 1
 Local list for cross-party cooperation
 (Bygdalista for tverrpolitisk samarbeid)		3
Total number of members:21
Vågå kommunestyre 1999–2003 [24]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 11
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 6
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 1
 Local list for cross-party cooperation
 (Bygdalista for tverrpolitisk samarbeid)		3
Total number of members:21
Vågå kommunestyre 1995–1999 [26]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 9
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 4
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 2
 Local list for cross-party cooperation
 (Bygdalista for tverrpolitisk samarbeid)		6
Total number of members:21
Vågå kommunestyre 1991–1995 [27]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 7
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 4
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 3
 Local list for cross-party cooperation
 (Bygdalista for tverrpolitisk samarbeid)		7
Total number of members:21
Vågå kommunestyre 1987–1991 [28]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 13
  Conservative Party (Høgre) 1
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 4
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 1
 Local list for cross-party cooperation
 (Bygdalista for tverrpolitisk samarbeid)		2
Total number of members:21
Vågå kommunestyre 1983–1987 [29]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 12
  Conservative Party (Høgre) 2
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 4
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 1
 Local list for cross-party cooperation
 (Bygdalista for tverrpolitisk samarbeid)		2
Total number of members:21
Vågå kommunestyre 1979–1983 [30]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 12
  Conservative Party (Høgre) 1
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 5
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 1
 Local list for cross-party cooperation
 (Bygdalista for tverrpolitisk samarbeid)		2
Total number of members:21
Vågå kommunestyre 1975–1979 [31]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 13
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 6
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 1
  Joint list of the Conservative Party and Free Voters
(Høyre og Frie Veljarar)		 1
Total number of members:21
Vågå kommunestyre 1971–1975 [32]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 13
  Conservative Party (Høgre) 1
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 6
  Socialist People's Party (Sosialistisk Folkeparti) 1
Total number of members:21
Vågå kommunestyre 1967–1971 [33]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 14
  Conservative Party (Høgre) 1
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 6
Total number of members:21
Vågå kommunestyre 1963–1967 [34]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 12
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 6
  List of workers, fishermen, and small farmholders (Arbeidarar, fiskarar, småbrukarar liste) 3
Total number of members:21
Vågå heradsstyre 1959–1963 [35]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 10
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 6
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 1
  List of workers, fishermen, and small farmholders (Arbeidarar, fiskarar, småbrukarar liste) 4
Total number of members:21
Vågå heradsstyre 1955–1959 [36]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 14
  Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) 7
Total number of members:21
Vågå heradsstyre 1951–1955 [37]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 12
  Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) 6
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 1
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 1
Total number of members:20
Vågå heradsstyre 1947–1951 [38]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 12
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) 1
  Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) 6
  Joint list of the Liberal Party (Venstre) and the Radical People's Party (Radikale Folkepartiet) 1
Total number of members:20
Vågå heradsstyre 1945–1947 [39]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 13
  Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) 5
  Joint list of the Liberal Party (Venstre) and the Radical People's Party (Radikale Folkepartiet) 2
Total number of members:20
Vågå heradsstyre 1937–1941* [40]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 11
  Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) 5
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 4
Total number of members:20
Note: Due to the German occupation of Norway during World War II, no elections were held for new municipal councils until after the war ended in 1945.

Mayors

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Since 1946, all mayors with three exceptions have represented the Norwegian Labour Party. The non-Labour mayors were Ola O. Kleiven and Kari Hølmo Holen (Norwegian Centre Party) and Harald Sve Bjørndal who was elected from the local bygdeliste. The mayors (Nynorsk: Ordførar) of Vågå (incomplete list):

  • 1929-1931: Johannes Øverstedal
  • 1938-1940: Ola O. Kleiven
  • 1945-1946: Ola O. Kleiven
  • 1946-1951: Martinus Høgåsen (Ap)
  • 1952-1959: Anders Bjørkheim (Ap)
  • 1960-1961: Ola O. Kleiven
  • 1962-1963: Kaspar Øvstedal (Ap)
  • 1964-1983: Sigurd Granrud (Ap)
  • 1984-1987: Sverre Damstuen (Ap)
  • 1988-1991: Kjell Nyhus (Ap)
  • 1992-1995: Kari Hølmo Holen (Sp)
  • 1996-2012: Rune Øygard (Ap)
  • 2012–2019: Iselin Jonassen (Ap)
  • 2019–present: Harald Sve Bjørndal (BL)

Politics

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Øygard case

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In the September 2011 election, Rune Øygard was reelected as mayor, after having served in that role since 1995. His reelection by the municipal council was controversial as he was already under police investigation for alleged child sexual abuse,[41] the so-called Øygard case, sometimes also referred to as the Vågå case. Øygard was granted temporary leave following his indictment in the case, and was succeeded as acting mayor by Iselin Jonassen (Labour) on 8 May 2012. After being found guilty and sentenced to four years imprisonment, Rune Øygard resigned as mayor. His resignation was granted by the municipal council on 18 December 2012, effective immediately.[42]

Notable people

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Edvard Storm
Thekla Resvoll, 1891

Sister cities

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Vågå has sister city agreements with the following places:[43]

References

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