District Gudbrandsdal Area rank 147 in Norway Population 3,292 (2004) | County Oppland Demonym(s) Frøning Local time Tuesday 2:35 PM | |
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Weather 7°C, Wind SW at 21 km/h, 65% Humidity Points of interest Rondane National Park, Gudbrandsdalsmusea AS, Frydalen landskapsvernområde | ||
Sør-Fron is a municipality in Oppland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Hundorp.
Contents
- Map of SC3B8r Fron Norway
- Name
- Coat of arms
- Geography
- Rondane National Park
- Culture
- Notable residents
- References
Map of S%C3%B8r-Fron, Norway
The old municipality of Fron was divided into Sør-Fron and Nord-Fron in 1851. In 1966, they were merged back together again, but that only lasted until 1977 when they separated once again.
Name
The Old Norse form of the name was Frón. The meaning of the name is unknown (maybe "earth" or "land"). Therefore, the meaning of Sør-Fron is "(the) southern (part of) Fron", since the parish and municipality of Fron was divided in 1851. In the 19th century, it was called Søndre Fron (søndre also means south).
Coat of arms
The coat of arms is from modern times (1988). The arms show the club that smashed to pieces the statue of the god Thor standing at Hundorp.
Geography
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.
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.
Villages include Frya, Hundorp, Lia and Harpefoss.
Culture
The famous play Peer Gynt is staged annually at Lake Gålå in a mountainous region of Sør-Fron as part of a festival. The play itself is supposed to have been set in a Norwegian location such as Gålå.
Notable 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.