The urban areas in VÄgÄ are the villages of and. Kleiven and Kari HÞlmo Holen. The of Vaage was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 see. The only non-Labour mayors were Ola O. The areas of and were separated from the municipality of VÄgÄ to become separate municipalities of their own on 1 January 1908. Lakes in the region include. The area lies on an ancient east-west route mentioned in the.
Ă restue open-hearth room from Tolstadskriden, VĂ„gĂ„, Oppland. He was also King 's for the Opplands. Even these valleys including and are of pre-Quaternary origin, and were originally sculptured by fluvial rather than glacial erosion. The VĂ„gĂ„ municipality lies in a mountainous region just to the north of Norway's , west of , and south of the Dovrefjell mountains. . Ăygard was granted temporary leave following his indictment in the case, and was succeeded as acting mayor by Iselin Jonassen Labour on 8 May 2012. Many submitted to his demands.
They are based on a character in 's book , who rides on a reindeer bull over the mountains. Since 1946, all mayors with two exceptions have represented the. They were granted on 23 August 1985. The old Norse Conversion of relates that after stayed several nights in , he proceeded south across the uplands to the , and the beautiful hamlet lying there on both sides of the river. Ibsen got the idea for this book from a local story.
It was probably originally the name of the lake , but the meaning is unknown. The arms show a gold on a red background. The administrative centre is the village of. Sverre granted him the valley of as a reward. In fact some years it is less than 300 millimetres 12 in of precipitation.
Ivar Gjesling, allied himself with the Birchlegs â who chose as their king at Ăreting in 1177. The legends of the lives on to this day, including the story of how the peasant girl lured the Scots into an ambush by playing of the traditional ram's horn. Jotunheimen mountains VĂ„gĂ„ is bordered on the north by the municipality of , in the east by and , in the southeast by , in the south by and , and in the West by. Insight Guides Norway 2 ed. King Olaf remained there five days, summoning the residents of VĂ„gĂ„, Lom, and to a meeting. His resignation was granted by the municipal council on 18 December 2012, effective immediately. The highest peak is the Surtningsuen with a height of 2,368 metres 7,769 ft.
His reelection by the municipal council was controversial as he was already under police investigation for alleged , the so-called Ăygard case, sometimes also referred to as the VĂ„gĂ„ case. Farmers from VĂ„gĂ„ participated in the successful attack on mercenary troops journeying to join Swedish forces in 1612. After being found guilty and sentenced to four years , Rune Ăygard resigned as mayor. Loney Planet Norway 2 ed. Warm summers and cold winters dominate, and the precipitation is very low. They were advised they must either receive and give their sons as hostages, or see their habitations burnt.
It was converted to a in 1625; the carved portal and wall planks are original. East Norway and its Frontier. George Allen and Unvin, Ltd. Over 150 houses in the municipality are designated as historic landmarks. The climate is hence characterized by a.
In 1130, Ivar was the earliest-known owner of Sandbu just north of VÄgÄmo in VÄgÄ. VÄgÄ 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 Valley and the surrounding national parks. VÄgÄ Norwegian pronunciation: is a in ,. Archived from on 2 July 2015. Look up in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
This limited glacial erosion also means that VÄgÄ had limited erosion during the last glacial period. The river Otta begins in municipality and flows into Lake. Exiting VÄgÄvatn at VÄgÄmo, the river continues its journey through the valley leaving VÄgÄ municipality to meet the at in the municipality of Sel. The municipality comprises 1,330 km 2. It is part of the of.