Oppland County Municipality
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Oppland County Municipality is the regional governing administration of Oppland
, Norway
. The main responsibilities of the county municipality includes the running of 13 upper secondary schools
. It administrates county roadways, public transport
, dental care
, culture
and cultural heritage
. Public transport is managed through OpplandsTrafikk
.
Oppland
is a county in Norway, bordering Sør-Trøndelag, Møre og Romsdal, Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Akershus, Oslo and Hedmark. The county administration is in Lillehammer. Oppland is, together with Hedmark, one of the only two landlocked counties of Norway....
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. The main responsibilities of the county municipality includes the running of 13 upper secondary schools
Education in Norway
Education in Norway is mandatory for all children aged 6–16. The school year in Norway runs from mid August to late June the following year. The Christmas holiday from mid December to early January historically divides the Norwegian school year into two terms...
. It administrates county roadways, public transport
Public transport
Public transport is a shared passenger transportation service which is available for use by the general public, as distinct from modes such as taxicab, car pooling or hired buses which are not shared by strangers without private arrangement.Public transport modes include buses, trolleybuses, trams...
, dental care
Dental care
Dental care is the maintenance of healthy teeth. Forms include:* Oral hygiene, the practice of keeping the mouth and teeth clean in order to prevent cavities , gum disease, and other dental disorders....
, culture
Culture
Culture is a term that has many different inter-related meanings. For example, in 1952, Alfred Kroeber and Clyde Kluckhohn compiled a list of 164 definitions of "culture" in Culture: A Critical Review of Concepts and Definitions...
and cultural heritage
Cultural Heritage Management
Cultural heritage management is the vocation and practice of managing cultural heritage. It is a branch of cultural resources management , although it also draws on the practices of conservation, restoration, museology, archaeology, history and architecture...
. Public transport is managed through OpplandsTrafikk
OpplandsTrafikk
OpplandsTrafikk AS is the public transport administration for bustransport in Oppland, Norway and owned by the county administration. The company plans, markets and organises the public transport in Oppland, but does not operate any buses itself...
.
Schools
The county municipality runs the following schools:- Dokka Upper Secondary School
- Gausdal Upper Secondary School
- Gjøvik Upper Secondary School
- Hadeland Upper Secondary School
- Lena Upper Secondary School
- Lillehammer Upper Secondary School
- Mesna Upper Secondary School
- Nord-Gudbrandsdal Upper Secondary School
- Raufoss Upper Secondary School
- Valdres Upper Secondary School
- Valle Upper Secondary School
- Vargstad Upper Secondary School
- Vinstra Upper Secondary School