Hallingdal
Hallingdal is a valley and district in Norway's Buskerud county, west and northwest of Oslo. The valley is home to Norway's most popular ski resorts and is the main entrance to key hiking areas.Photo: Joachim Frich, Public domain.
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Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Hemsedal and Geilo.
Hemsedal
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Hemsedal is a valley and small town in Norway with about 2000 inhabitants, in the middle of South Norway, right between Oslo and Bergen, it is the northern branch of the great Hallingdal valley.
Geilo
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Geilo is a small town and ski resort in upper Hallingdal at the edge of Hardangervidda. It is convenient stop on the road or rail between Oslo and Bergen.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lya power station.
Lya power station
Industrial building
Photo: PeltonMan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lya power station is an industrial building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Torpo and Opheim.
Torpo
Village
Photo: Holger Uwe Schmitt, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Torpo is a small village in Ål municipality, in Buskerud County, Norway, and can be reached by using highway 7. The name Torpo was adopted July 1, 1935 from the old name Torpe.
Opheim
Hamlet
Opheim is a village in Ål municipality in Buskerud, Norway. Opheim is situated in the north of the valley of Hallingdal. The traditional industry in the area is mostly agriculture with some forestry.
Hallingdal
- Type: valley
- Description: valley in Norway
- Location: Buskerud, East Norway, Alvdal, Innlandet, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
60.6333° or 60° 37′ 60″ northLongitude
8.65° or 8° 39′ eastOpen location code
9FGCJMM2+82Wikidata ID
Q1571743
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Satellite Map
Discover Hallingdal from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Armenian to Swedish—“Hallingdal” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Հալինգդալ”
- Chinese: “哈林達爾”
- Czech: “Hallingdal”
- Danish: “Hallingdal”
- Danish: “Hallingdalen”
- Dutch: “Hallingdal”
- French: “Hallingdal”
- German: “Hallingdal”
- Irish: “Hallingdal”
- Italian: “Hallingdal”
- Japanese: “ハリングダル”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Hallingdal”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Hallingdalen”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Hallingdal”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Hallingdalen”
- Norwegian: “Hallingdal”
- Persian: “هالینگدال”
- South Azerbaijani: “هالینقدال”
- Swedish: “Hallingdal”
- Swedish: “Hallingdalen”
- Swedish: “Torpo”
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