Øystre Slidre
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| County | Oppland | |
| Landscape | Valdres | |
| Municipality | NO-0544 | |
| Administrative centre | Heggenes | |
| Mayor (2003) | Gro Lundby (Ap) | |
| Official language form | Nynorsk | |
| Area - Total - Land - Percentage | Ranked 109 963 km² 881 km² 0.30 % | |
| Population - Total (2004) - Percentage - Change (10 years) - Density | Ranked 264 3,116 0.07 % 0.5 % 4/km² | |
| Coordinates | 61°14′ N 9°8′ E | |
| www.oystre-slidre.kommune.no | ||
Øystre Slidre is a mountain municipality in the county of Oppland, Norway.
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Geography
Øystre Slidre stretches from Nord-Aurdal and Vestre Slidre in the south, Vang in the west, Gausdal. Sør-Fron & Nord-Fron to the east, and up to Valdresflya, at the border of Vågå in the north.
Øystre Slidre is part of the Valdres landscape in central, southern Norway, situated between Gudbrandsdal and Hallingdal.
Øystre Slidre is 45.1 km on a north-south axis and 39.8 km on an east-west axis.
The highest point is Øystre Rasletind at a height of 2010 meters. About 73% of the land is over 900 meters in elevation. The lowest points lies at 410 meters.
Water covers 60 km² of the area. The largest lakes are Vinstri, Yddin, Vangsjøen, Javnin and Olevatn.
Economy
Because of the rugged landscape, farming is only possible on a small scale, but this is still one of the main sources of income.
The winter sports resort of Beitostølen, host to World Cup events in biathlon and cross-country skiing, lies here. It is the biggest tourist area in the municipality, and provides a large fraction of the municipality's income.
History
Båtskaret - The boat pass is a narrow pass along Bitihorn which in medieval times people from Øystre Slidre dragged their boat through, thereby the name. A bit further into the mountain there is a big lake called Vinstravatnet with a lot of fine trout, but with local disputes between people from Valdres and people from Gudbrandsdalen they couldn't leave their boats behind. Therefore the heavy labour with dragging their boats through Båtskaret. The whole dispute started a long time ago in medieval times with a young bride being married to an old man and a knight stealing his way over the mountains to rescue her. Or so says the ancient tales.
The old Hegge stave church, originally constructed in 1216 or slightly after, stands at Hegge, though it has been extensively rebuilt and is mostly post-reformation. There is a fine altar piece (reredos) carved by Kjørn from Heidal in 1781- 1782.
The Øystre Slidre coat of arms represents slate roofing and recognizes the slate industry as a formerly important industry there. Slate roofing was common in Valdres.
References
East Norway and its Frontier by Frank Noel Stagg, George Allen & Unwin, Ltd. 1956
| Municipalities of Oppland | Image:Oppland vapen.png |
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Dovre | Etnedal | Gausdal | Gjøvik | Gran | Jevnaker | Lesja | Lillehammer | Lom | Lunner | Nord-Aurdal | Nord-Fron | Nordre Land | Ringebu | Sel | Skjåk | Søndre Land | Sør-Aurdal | Sør-Fron | Vang | Vestre Slidre | Vestre Toten | Vågå | Østre Toten | Øyer | Øystre Slidre | |
