Holtålen
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| County | Sør-Trøndelag | |
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| Municipality | NO-1644 | |
| Administrative centre | Ålen | |
| Mayor (2003) | Ivar P. Volden (Ap) | |
| Official language form | Neutral | |
| Area - Total - Land - Percentage |
Ranked 83 1,209 km² 1,172 km² 0.37 % |
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| Population - Total (2004) - Percentage - Change (10 years) - Density |
Ranked 330 2,172 0.05 % -9.4 % 2/km² |
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| www.holtalen.kommune.no |
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Holtålen is a municipality in the county of Sør-Trøndelag, Norway.
[edit] Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1988). It shows a grouse (Lagopus).
[edit] Geography
The valley Gauldalen with its river the Gaula originates from the mountainous area around the mining town of Røros 35 km south of Ålen, and listet on the World Heritage List. The Gaula streams to its estuary at Melhus close to Trondheim. The village of Ålen, administrative centre of the municipality, is found where the deep valley disappears into the mountains.
Downstream is the next village Haltdalen. During the years the two villages have been separate and joined municipalities. The last fusion of the two municipalities Haltdalen (778 inhabitant) and Ålen (1944 inhabitants) in 1972 the old name Holtålen was revived.
The two mines Kjøli and Killingdal are the norththernmost of many coppermines in the Røros area. The last mine in production was Killingdal until close down in 1986.
Hessdalen is a mountain valley joining the Gauldalen close to Ålen. About 1983 Hessdalen became famous for UFO observations.
| Municipalities of Sør-Trøndelag |  |
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Agdenes | Bjugn | Frøya | Hemne | Hitra | Holtålen | Klæbu | Malvik | Meldal | Melhus | Midtre Gauldal | Oppdal | Orkdal | Osen | Rennebu | Rissa | Roan | Røros | Selbu | Skaun | Snillfjord | Trondheim | Tydal | Ørland | Åfjord |
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