Ålen is a village and a former municipality in Sør-Trøndelag

Sør-Trøndelag

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 county, 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 village is the administrative centre of the municipality of Holtålen

Holtålen

Holtålen is a municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Gauldalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Ålen. Other villages include Hessdalen, Aunegrenda, Haltdalen, and Renbygda.-General information:...

. The former municipality encompassed the southeastern half of the present-day municipality of Holtålen

Holtålen

Holtålen is a municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Gauldalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Ålen. Other villages include Hessdalen, Aunegrenda, Haltdalen, and Renbygda.-General information:...

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The village of Ålen is located along the Gaula River and the Rørosbanen

Rørosbanen

The Røros Line is a long railway line in Norway running between the towns of Hamar and Støren via Elverum and Røros. It connects to the Dovre Line at Hamar to Oslo and at Støren to Trondheim. The narrow gauge line was opened in 1877, running between Hamar and Trondheim, a total of...

 railway line. It is about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) southeast of the village of Haltdalen

Haltdalen

Haltdalen is a village and former municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The former municipality encompassed the northwestern part of the present-day municipality of Holtålen....

. The village is just northwest of the village of Renbygda

Renbygda

Renbygda is a village in the municipality of Holtålen in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located on the east side of the village of Ålen. Both are located along the Gaula River and the Rørosbanen railway line. The lake Riasten lies about to the east.The village of Renbygda has a...

. On the east side of the village is Ålen Church

Ålen Church

Ålen Church is a parish church in the municipality of Holtålen in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The church is located in the village of Ålen.The church was built in 1881 by architect Jacob Digre...

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History

The municipality of Ålen was established in 1855 when it was split from the municipality of Holtaalen

Holtålen

Holtålen is a municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Gauldalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Ålen. Other villages include Hessdalen, Aunegrenda, Haltdalen, and Renbygda.-General information:...

. Initially, Ålen had a population of 1,487. An uninhabited part of Ålen was moved to Røros

Røros

is a town and municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Gauldalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Røros. Other villages include Brekken, Glåmos, Feragen, Galåa, and Hitterdalen....

 in 1875. The remaining part of Holtålen changed its name to Haltdalen

Haltdalen

Haltdalen is a village and former municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The former municipality encompassed the northwestern part of the present-day municipality of Holtålen....

 in 1937. On 1 January 1972, Ålen was merged together with Haltdalen to re-form the old municipality of Holtålen. Prior to the merger Ålen municipality had a population of 1,944. On 21 April 1989, a small unpopulated part of Røros

Røros

is a town and municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Gauldalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Røros. Other villages include Brekken, Glåmos, Feragen, Galåa, and Hitterdalen....

 was transferred to Holtålen

Holtålen

Holtålen is a municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Gauldalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Ålen. Other villages include Hessdalen, Aunegrenda, Haltdalen, and Renbygda.-General information:...

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