Place:Ringebu, Oppland, Norway

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NameRingebu
TypeMunicipality
Coordinates61.5218°N 10.1376°E
Located inOppland, Norway
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is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Vålebru (the village is also known as Ringebu).

The municipality is the 85th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Ringebu is the 195th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 4,408. The municipality's population density is and its population has decreased by 3.2% over the previous 10-year period.

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Number of minorities (1st and 2nd generation) in Ringebu by country of origin in 2017
AncestryNumber
109
41
38
38
29

The stave church at Ringebu was built around the year 1220 and it is one of fewer than 30 surviving stave churches in Norway and is one of the largest.

About north of the church lies the old Hundorp farm which is the legendary home of Dale-Gudbrand. Dale-Gudbrand is mentioned in the Heimskringla by Snorri Sturluson. The account of King Olaf's (A.D. 1015-1021) conversion of Dale-Gudbrand to Christianity is popularly recognized.

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