page_title: Oppdal
section_title: General information
hierarchical_section_title: Oppdal / General information
context_page_description: Oppdal is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Dovre region and the traditional district of Orkdalen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Oppdal. Other villages in the municipality include Lønset, Vognillan, Fagerhaug, and Holan. The Oppdal Airport, Fagerhaug is located in the northeastern part of the municipality.
  The 2,274-square-kilometre municipality is the 24th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Oppdal is the 141st most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 7,001. The municipality's population density is 3.2 inhabitants per square kilometre and its population has increased by 6% over the previous 10-year period.
context_section_description: The prestegjeld of Oppdal was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt).  The municipal boundaries have not changed since that time.  On 1 January 2018, the municipality switched from the old Sør-Trøndelag county to the new Trøndelag county.
caption: View of Oppdal Church also known as "Marit Vang" (by Daniel Northall – 28 Dec 2005)
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