Dovre (village)

Coordinates: 61°59′15″N 9°15′20″E / 61.9875°N 9.25556°E / 61.9875; 9.25556
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Dovre
Village
View of the village area (looking north from south of the village)
View of the village area (looking north from south of the village)
Dovre is located in Innlandet
Dovre
Dovre
Location of the village
Dovre is located in Norway
Dovre
Dovre
Dovre (Norway)
Coordinates: 61°59′15″N 9°15′20″E / 61.9875°N 9.25556°E / 61.9875; 9.25556
CountryNorway
RegionEastern Norway
CountyInnlandet
DistrictGudbrandsdalen
MunicipalityDovre Municipality
Area
 • Total1.12 km2 (0.43 sq mi)
Elevation483 m (1,585 ft)
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total416
 • Density370/km2 (960/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
2662 Dovre

Dovre is the administrative centre of Dovre Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located along the Gudbrandsdalslågen river in the upper Gudbrandsdal valley about 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) southeast of the village of Dombås and about 30 kilometres (19 mi) northwest of the town of Otta. Both the European route E6 highway and Dovrebanen railway line both pass through the village. Dovre Church is located in the village.

The 1.12-square-kilometre (280-acre) village had a population (2012) of 416 and a population density of 371 inhabitants per square kilometre (960/sq mi). Since 2012, the population and area data for this village area has not been separately tracked by Statistics Norway.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Statistisk sentralbyrå (3 April 2022). "04859: Area and population of urban settlements (US) 2000 - 2021".
  2. ^ "Dovre, Dovre". yr.no. Retrieved 16 April 2022.