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Heidal





History

1177 - Ivar Gjesling was King Magnus IV 's lendmann for the Opplands. Gjesling , allied himself with the Birchlegs ( Birkebeiner ne) — who chose Sverre as their king at Øreting in 1177. In return Sverre granted him the valley of Heidal .1

1965 - Heidal was a separate Norwegian municipality until 1965, when Heidal became part of Sel municipality, for which Otta is the population center.


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