Sør-Fron
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| Sør-Fron kommune | |||
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| Country | Norway | ||
| County | Oppland | ||
| District | Gudbrandsdalen | ||
| Municipality ID | NO-0519 | ||
| Administrative centre | Hundorp | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor (2003) | Aksel Eng (Ap) | ||
| Area (Nr. 147 in Norway) | |||
| - Total | 745 km² (287.6 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 714 km² (275.7 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2004) | |||
| - Total | 3,292 | ||
| - Density | 5/km² (12.9/sq mi) | ||
| - Change (10 years) | -5.0 % | ||
| - Rank in Norway | 257 | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Official language form | Neutral | ||
| Demonym | Frøning[1] | ||
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| Website: www.sor-fron.kommune.no | |||
Sør-Fron is a municipality in the county of Oppland, Norway.
The old municipality of Fron was divided into Sør-Fron and Nord-Fron in 1851. (They were again merged in the period 1966-1977.)
On the north it is bordered by Nord-Fron municipality. On the West it is bordered by Øystre Slidre. To the south it is bordered by Gausdal and Ringebu. To the east it is bordered by Folldal and Stor-Elvdal municipalities in Hedmark county.
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[edit] The name
The Norse form of the name was Frón. The meaning of the name is unknown (maybe 'earth; land').
The meaning of Sør-Fron is '(the) southern (part of) Fron'. (The parish and municipality of Fron was divided in 1851.)
See also > Nord-Fron.
[edit] Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1988). It shows the club that smashed to pieces the statue of the god Thor standing at Hundorp.
[edit] Rondane National Park
Rondane National Park, which lies partially in Sør-Fron, was the first Norwegian National Park, established in 1962. In 2003 Rondane National Park was enlarged and smaller areas of nature protection were opened or enlarged adjacent to the park.
[edit] Famous residents
The famous author and playwright Ludvig Holberg spent part of his youth at the parsonage in Sør-Fron, where he was tutored along with his cousin's children. His cousin was then the minister there.
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