Tromsdalstinden
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| Tromsdalstinden | |
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 Tromdalstinden as seen from Fløya in August |
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| Elevation | 1,238 metres (4,061 feet) |
| Location | Norway |
| Easiest route | hike |
Tromsdalstinden or Sálašoaivi (the Sami name) is a mountain east of the city Tromsø, Norway. The mountain is easily spotted from the city centre of Tromsø. It is a popular (although somewhat physical demanding) hike to the summit of the mountain, only requiring good shoes and plenty to drink.
When Tromsø applied for the 2014 Winter olympics in 2003, it was planning to build an alpine ski slope at Tromsdalstind. Immediately, some Sami activists protested and claimed that Tromsdaltind has been a Sami sacred place since ancient times. For many weeks it was a heated debate whether Tromsdalstind could be considered "holy" or not. The Sami Parliament voted for resolution declaring it a holy mountain in 2004. Lawyers discussed if it was possible to define a mountain as a cultural relic according to the definition of "cultural relic" in the law. Professor Siv Ellen Kraft from the department of Religious Studies, University of Tromsø wrote an article about how Tromsdalstind was made a holy mountain in recent times as a part of sami identity politics[1]
[edit] External links
- ^ Siv Ellen Kraft: Et hellig fjell blir til - Om samer, OL og arktisk magi. Norwegian only (a holy mountain is created- Samis, olympics and arctic magic) Nytt Norsk Tidsskrift, 2004, Nr 03-04
