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Explore Olstad in Norway

Olstad in the region of Oppland county is a town in Norway - some 95 mi or ( 154 km ) North of Oslo , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Olstad

Current time in Olstad is now 08:45 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Oslo " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Karlstad, Gothenburg, Veum, Trondheim, and Tretten. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Karlstad . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Olstad ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Hafjell ski resort in Norway

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Hafjell ski resort is located north of Lillehammer the former winter olympic town in Norway. ..

Hunderfossen

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Hunderfossen i flom ..


Alpin Apartments Solsiden i Hafjell

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Flotte leiligheter i Hafjell på Alpin Apartments Solsiden. Her finner du 6 og 10 sengs leiligheter like ved Hafjell Bike Park. Holiday apartments in Hafjell ski resort. ..

Hafjell. Expert Off-Piste!

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Messing about in the woods at Hafjell, March 2010 ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Granrudmoen

Granrudmoen (also referred to as Øyer Sør) is the biggest population cluster in Øyer municipality, Oppland county, Norway. Its population is 1,755. It is located close to 1994 Olympic venues Hafjell and Hunderfossen. The local multi-sports team is Øyer-Tretten IF. The first element is the name of the small farm Granrud ('the clearing among the spruces'), the last element is the finite form of mo m 'moor, heath'.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 61.25 10.44 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Villages in Oppland

Tretten

Tretten is a parish and a small village in the northern part of the Øyer municipality, Norway. Its population is 880. Tretten is located on the Losna lake, which is part of the Gudbrandsdalslågen river. The village had its own sports team Tretten IL until 1990, when a merger created Øyer-Tretten IF. Tretten was also the location of the biggest train disaster in Norway's history. The Tretten train disaster occurred on 22 February 1975 when two passenger trains collided head on.

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Located at 61.32 10.32 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Populated places on the Gudbrandsdalslågen, Villages in Oppland, Øyer

Tretten train disaster

The Tretten train disaster occurred on 22 February 1975 when a northbound train (no. 351) from Oslo and a southbound express train (no. 404) from Trondheim, both loaded with vacationing skiers, collided head-on 1 kilometer north of Tretten station. With 27 killed, including seven children under 16, and 25 injured, it was the worst train crash in Norwegian peacetime history. One accident victim was from the United States while the rest were Norwegians, including the politician Tønnes Andenæs.

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Located at 61.32 10.32 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: 1975 in Norway, Rail transport in Oppland, Railway accidents in 1975, Railway accidents in Norway

Lillehammer Olympic Bobsleigh and Luge Track

Lillehammer Olympic Bobsleigh and Luge Track (Norwegian: Lillehammer Olympiske Bob- og Akebane) is a bobsleigh, luge and skeleton track located at Hunderfossen in Lillehammer, Norway, 15 kilometers north of the town center of Lillehammer. It was completed in 1992 for the 1994 Winter Olympics, where it hosted the bobsleigh events and luge events.

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Located at 61.22 10.43 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: 1992 establishments in Norway, 1994 Winter Olympics venues, Bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton tracks, Olympic bobsleigh venues, Olympic luge venues, Sports venues in Lillehammer, Sports venues in Norway, Venues of the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics

Hunderfossen Familiepark

Hunderfossen Familiepark is an amusement park north of Lillehammer in the province of Oppland in Norway. The park is one of Norway's biggest tourist attractions, with over 250,000 visitors each summer. The park was founded in 1984. The park currently has more than 50 attractions. The park also has a Winter Park which opens from late December to mid-March.

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Located at 61.22 10.43 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: 1984 establishments in Norway, Amusement parks in Norway, Buildings and structures in Lillehammer, Culture in Oppland, Visitor attractions in Oppland