Tufsingdal

Tufsingdal Tufsingdalen
Village
View of the surrounding landscape
Tufsingdal Location of the village Tufsingdal Tufsingdal (Norway)
Coordinates: 62.30322°N 11.71986°E / 62.30322; 11.71986
Country	Norway
Region	Eastern Norway
County	Innlandet
District	Østerdalen
Municipality	Os Municipality
Elevation	680 m (2,230 ft)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code	2555 Tufsingdalen

Tufsingdalen or Tufsingdal is a village area and valley in Os Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village area is located along the river Tufsinga which flows through the Tufsingdalen valley. It lies in the southeastern part of the municipality, about 40 kilometres (25 mi) southeast of the village of Os i Østerdalen and about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) north of the large lake Femunden.

There are about 170 residents in the valley. Tufsingdalen Church is located in the valley.

History

Before 1713, there were no permanent residents in Tufsingdalen. However, it was known for the rich population of whitefish in the river, and there were certainly fishing and haying along the river before this time.

In 1712, ore explorers from Røros Kobberverk found silver in the rock on the west side of Tufsingdalen, and a trial operation was started the following year. The mine was operated until 1716, because the deposit turned out to be smaller than expected. Of the 28 people who worked at the mine, two of them chose to remain in the valley as farmers.

In 1739, Femundshytta was built in Tufsingdalen as a smelting hut for the copper that was mined in Røros. There were at most 11 farms and families attached to it. The smelting hut was closed down in 1822. In July 2010, the area was included on the UNESCO World Heritage List as part of the entry Røros Mining Town and the Circumference.