Lillehammer (Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈlɪl̥əhɔmɔr]) is a town and municipality in Oppland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Lillehammer. As of May 2011, the population of the town of Lillehammer was 26,639. The city centre is a late 19th-century concentration of wooden houses, which enjoys a picturesque location overlooking the northern part of lake Mjøsa and the river Lågen, surrounded by mountains. Lillehammer hosted the 1994 Winter Olympics and will host the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics.
Population: 19,096
Latitude: 61° 06' 54.50" N
Longitude: 10° 27' 58.61" E
Håkons Hall, sometimes anglicized as Håkon Hall and Haakons Hall, is an arena located at Stampesletta in Lillehammer, Norway. With a spectator capacity of 11,500 people, it is the largest handball and ice hockey venue in the country. Håkons Hall is …
Lysgårdsbakken, officially known as Lysgårdsbakkene Ski Jumping Arena (Norwegian: Lysgårdsbakkene hoppanlegg), is a ski jumping hill in Lillehammer, Norway. It consists of a large hill, with a K-point of 123 and a hill size of 138, and a small hill …
Lillehammer Olympic Bobsleigh and Luge Track (Norwegian: Lillehammer Olympiske Bob- og Akebane) is a bobsleigh, luge and skeleton track located at Hunderfossen in Lillehammer, Norway, 15 kilometers (9 mi) north of the town center of Lillehammer. It …
Maihaugen (De Sandvigske Samlinger på Maihaugen, Lillehammer) is one of the most visited tourist attractions in Lillehammer, Norway.
Garmo stave church (Garmo stavkirke) is a stave church situated at the Maihaugen museum in Lillehammer, Norway.
The 14th World Scout Jamboree was held July 29 to August 7, 1975 and was hosted by Norway at Lillehammer, on the shore of Lake Mjøsa.
The Åsta accident was a railway accident that occurred at 13:12:25 on 4 January 2000 at Åsta in Åmot, south of Rena in Østerdalen, Norway. A train from Trondheim collided with a local train from Hamar on the Røros Line, resulting in an explosive fir…
Sjusjøen is a Norwegian skiing destination with forest and mountain terrain, (750–1000 meters above sea level) about 20 km east of the centre of Lillehammer, at (61°9′18″N10°41′54″E). The area is located in the municipality of Ringsaker, Hedmark.
…Moelv is the second largest center (after Brumunddal) in the municipality of Ringsaker in Norway.
Hunderfossen Familiepark is an amusement park north of Lillehammer in the province of Oppland in Norway.
The Gudbrandsdalslågen (or the Lågen) river flows through the Gudbrandsdal of Norway.
Biri is a village in the municipality of Gjøvik, Oppland county, Norway.
The Tretten train disaster occurred on 22 February 1975 when a northbound train (no. 351) from Oslo and a southbound express train (no. 404) from Trondheim, both loaded with vacationing skiers, collided head-on 1 kilometer (0.6 mi) north of Tretten …
Fåberg is a village and former municipality in Oppland county, Norway.
Åsta is a village in Åmot municipality, Norway.
Tretten is a parish and a small village in the northern part of the Øyer municipality, Norway.
Lillehammer is a railway station located in downtown Lillehammer, Norway, on the Dovre Line. The station was opened in 1894 with the construction of the railway between Hamar Station and Tretten Station. The station got a major overhaul before the 1…
Ormtjernkampen (Norwegian: Ormtjernkampen nasjonalpark) is a former national park located in Gausdal municipality in the county of Oppland in Norway.