Fåvang
Fåvang | |
|---|---|
Village | |
Ringebu Municipality | |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.96 km2 (0.37 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 191 m (627 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Total | 720 |
| • Density | 750/km2 (1,900/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Post Code | 2634 Fåvang |
Fåvang is a village in
Gudbrandsdal valley, along the Gudbrandsdalslågen river, about 50 kilometres (31 mi) north of the town of Lillehammer. The European route E6 highway runs through the village, right along the river. The 0.96-square-kilometre (240-acre) village has a population (2021) of 720 and a population density of 750 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,900/sq mi).[1]
History
Fåvang Stave Church (Fåvang kirke) was built after the Reformation, for the most part of using materials from earlier stave churches in the valley which had been demolished. The church was probably built between 1627 and 1630. The oldest parts can be dated back to around 1150–1250.[3]
Particularly heavy fighting took place in Fåvang, as well as neighboring
occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany. The Norwegian movie Jonny Vang
was principally filmed in the town of Fåvang during 2003.
Fåvang is located about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) away from Kvitfjell, the downhill skiing arena used in the Lillehammer Winter Olympics held in 1994.
Name
The village (and church parish) is named after the old Fåvang farm (
Lysakerelva
) and the last element is vangr which means 'meadow'.
Notable residents
- Finn Kalvik, artist
References
- ^ a b c Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2021). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
- ^ "Fåvang, Ringebu". yr.no. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
- ^ "Fåvang kirke". Den norske kirke. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
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