Valdres
Valdres is a romantic and wild highland region in western Oppland County, Norway. This region reaches the edge of the wild Jotunheimen and also includes more gentle and wide tundra-like highlands, while down below there are lovely lakes, great valleys and little villages all along.
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Valdres
- Type: Valley
- Description: traditional district and valley in Oppland county, between Gudbrandsdal and Hallingdal, in Norway
- Categories: geographical object and valley
- Location: Oppland, East Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
Latitude 60.9167° or 60° 55' north | Longitude 9.1667° or 9° 10' east |
Elevation 970 metres (3182 feet) | GeoNames ID 3132915 |
Also Known As
- Arabic: فلادريس
- Armenian: Վալդրես
- Catalan: Valdres
- Cebuano: Valdres
- Chinese: 瓦尔勒斯
- Chinese: 瓦爾勒斯
- Chinese: 華德雷斯
- Danish: Valdres
- Dutch: Valdres
- Finnish: Valdres
- French: Valdres
- German: Valdres
- Japanese: ヴァルドレス
- Lithuanian: Valdreso slėnis
- Norwegian: Valdres
- Norwegian Bokmål: Valdres
- Norwegian Nynorsk: Valdres
- Russian: Валльрес
- South Azerbaijani: والدرس
- Swedish: Valdres
Other Places Named Valdres
In the Area
Localities
- TisleidalenHamlet
- KjeldeLocality
- KristianslettaLocality
- FagernesTown
- LeiraVillage
- UlnesHamlet
Landmarks
- GribbeScenic viewpoint
- Tisleidalen churchChurch
- Strand church in Nord-AurdalChurch
- OrmshamarRest area
- SyniSummit
- HømanbergRest area
Popular Destinations in Oppland
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