Slidre

Village in Vestre Slidre, Norway

This article is about the village in Innlandet, Norway. For the former municipality in Norway, see Slidre (municipality).

Village in Eastern Norway, Norway

Slidre

Village

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Slidre

Location of the village

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Slidre

Slidre (Norway)

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Coordinates: 61°05′17″N 8°58′53″E﻿ / ﻿61.08802°N 8.98141°E﻿ / 61.08802; 8.98141
Country| Norway
Region| Eastern Norway
County| Innlandet
District| Valdres
Municipality| Vestre Slidre Municipality
Area

[1]

• Total

| 0.47 km2 (0.18 sq mi)
Elevation

[2]

| 397 m (1,302 ft)
Population

(2021)[1]

• Total

| 337
• Density| 771/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code|

2966 Slidre

Slidre is the administrative centre of Vestre Slidre Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located along the Slidrefjorden in the Valdres district. The village is located along the European route E16 highway, about 25 kilometres (16 mi) northwest of Fagernes.[3][4]

The 0.47-square-kilometre (120-acre) village has a population (2021) of 337 and a population density of 771 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,000/sq mi).[1]

## History

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Slidre is the site of the Slidredomen, a medieval era stone church.

The village was the administrative centre of the old Slidre Municipality from 1838 until 1849 when the municipality was divided.[3]

## Name

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The municipality (and the parish) were named after the old Slidre farm (Old Norse: Slíðrar or Slíðrir) since this was the location of the first Slidre Church that was built during the 12th century. The meaning of the name is not definitively known. It could be derived from the word slir which means the narrow depression through which a river runs.[5][3]

## References

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1. ^ a b c Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2021). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
2. ^ "Slidre, Vestre Slidre". yr.no. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
3. ^ a b c Mæhlum, Lars, ed. (12 February 2020). "Slidre". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
4. ^ Mæhlum, Lars, ed. (29 March 2022). "Slidre (tettsted)". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
5. ^ Rygh, Oluf (1900). Norske gaardnavne: Kristians amt (in Norwegian) (4 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 285.

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