Øyer

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Øyer kommune

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County	Oppland
District	Gudbrandsdalen
Municipality	NO-0521
Administrative centre	Tretten
Mayor (2003)	Ole Hageløkken (Ap)
Official language form	Neutral
Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage	Ranked 176 640 km² 616 km² 0.20 %
Population  - Total (2004)  - Percentage  - Change (10 years)  - Density	Ranked 196 4,870 0.11 % 3.9 % 8/km²
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www.oyer.kommune.no Data from Statistics Norway

Øyer is a municipality in the county of Oppland, Norway.

Contents 1 Location 2 Economy 2.1 Traditional Occupations 2.2 Recreation 3 History 3.1 Black Death 3.2 Naming the Municipality 3.3 Genealogy 4 References

Location

In Oppland, Øyer is bordered by Ringebu municipality to the north, Ringsaker to the southeast and Lillehammer to the south. To the east, located in Hedmark county, lies Stor-Elvdal municipality.

Economy

Traditional Occupations

Øyer has traditionally been a farming and lumbering municipality.

Recreation

Recreation is increasingly important economically. Since it opened in 1939, Øyer's Hafjell Alpine Ski Center has grown to include over 30 lifts and 80 runs as wells as extensive cross country skiing runs. It is an easy 15 kilometers from Lillehammer, making it very accessible. Tobogganing, luge and bobsled racing (on the 1994 Olympic course) are also found in the area.

History

Black Death

The Black Death reached the Norway in the winter of 1349/50. Øyer was one of the parishes most severely impacted; estimates based on tax payments suggest that between 2/3 and 3/4 of all residents died. Many of the farms there became deserted Odegaards, which remained vacant until the late 1600-hundreds.

Naming the Municipality

Legend suggests that Øyer municipality was so named because it was left deserted (øye) by the plague. Alternately Øyer may have been named after the islands (øyer) in the Lågen) river there.

Genealogy

For those with ancestors from Øyer in Oppland the church books for baptisms and deaths between 1671and 1857 are available in Norwegian at the Oppland archive’s web page.

References

Municipalities of Oppland	Image:Oppland vapen.png
Dovre | Etnedal | Gausdal | Gjøvik | Gran | Jevnaker | Lesja | Lillehammer | Lom | Lunner | Nord-Aurdal | Nord-Fron | Nordre Land | Ringebu | Sel | Skjåk | Søndre Land | Sør-Aurdal | Sør-Fron | Vang | Vestre Slidre | Vestre Toten | Vågå | Østre Toten | Øyer | Øystre Slidre

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