Place:Nord-Fron, Oppland, Norway

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NameNord-Fron
Alt namesFronsource: Family History Library Catalog
TypeMunicipality
Located inOppland, Norway
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Nord-Fron is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Vinstra. Other population centers in Nord-Fron include the villages of Kvam and Skåbu.

The municipality is the 95th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Nord-Fron is the 166th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 5,705. The municipality's population density is and its population has decreased by 2.2% over the previous 10-year period.

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Number of minorities (1st and 2nd generation) in Nord-Fron by country of origin in 2017
AncestryNumber
74
53
39
31
28
21
18

The Nord-Hoge farm in the Sødorp parish of Nord-Fron is the legendary home of Per Gynt. Per was made famous by both Peter Asbjørnsen's folk tales and Henrik Ibsen's play Peer Gynt.

The body of Captain Sinclair is buried in Kvam.

The small Kvam Church which was built in 1775, was burned down during the Occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany during World War II. It was rebuilt after the war.

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