page_title: Espedalen
hierarchical_section_title: Espedalen
caption_attribution_description: Norsk bokmål: Espedalen fjellkirke, Sør-Fron kommune English: Espedalen Mountain Church, Sør-Fron, Norway
context_page_description: Espedalen is a valley in the Sør-Fron and Gausdal municipalities of Innlandet county, Norway. It is a continuation of the valley of Vestre Gausdal.
  Historically, mining was important in Espedalen with copper mining dating to the 1600s. Nickel mining was introduced in the 1880s. At the north end of Lake Espedalsvatnet, just north of Vestre Gausdal, are the remains of smelting and mining settlement from that time.
  Espedalen Mountain Church was built in 1974. Constructed of wood. it seats 103. The design was by the architect, Bjarne Bystad Ellefsen. Peer Gynt Road is a 60 kilometres long private tourist road that runs from Svingvoll in Gausdal to Ruten in Espedalen.
context_section_description: Espedalen is a valley in the Sør-Fron and Gausdal municipalities of Innlandet (formerly Oppland) county, Norway. It is a continuation of the valley of Vestre Gausdal. 
  Historically, mining was important in Espedalen with copper mining dating to the 1600s. Nickel mining was introduced in the 1880s. At the north end of Lake Espedalsvatnet, just north of Vestre Gausdal, are the remains of smelting and mining settlement from that time.
  Espedalen Mountain Church (Espedalen fjellkirke) was built in 1974. Constructed of wood. it seats 103. The design was by the architect, Bjarne Bystad Ellefsen. Peer Gynt Road (Peer Gyntveien) is a 60 kilometres (37 mi) long private tourist road that runs from Svingvoll in Gausdal to Ruten in Espedalen.
caption: Espedalen Mountain Church
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