Beitostølen Explained

Official Name:Beitostølen
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Innlandet#Norway
Pushpin Label Position:top
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Norway
Subdivision Name1:Eastern Norway
Subdivision Name2:Innlandet
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Valdres
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Øystre Slidre Municipality
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Area Total Km2:1.06
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:358
Population Density Km2:338
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:2953 Beitostølen
Coordinates:61.2487°N 8.9062°W
Elevation M:893
Elevation Footnotes:[1]

Beitostølen is a village in Øystre Slidre Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located at an elevation of about 900m (3,000feet) above mean sea level on the southern edge of the Valdresflye mountain plateau. The villages of Skammestein and Hegge lie about to the southeast of Beitostølen. The lake Øyangen lies a short distance to the southwest of the village. The Norwegian County Road 51 runs through the village.

The 1.06km2 village has a population (2021) of 358 and a population density of .[2]

Sports

Beitostølen is largely a tourist area, with many holiday cabins and hotels serving various winter sports facilities. The village has hosted FIS Cross-Country World Cup and Biathlon World Cup competitions. Beitostølen is a year-round destination, and although the mountain village is best known to many as a winter sports destination due to its local alpine ski slopes, it also has cross-country skiing trails totaling . July is the month with the highest tourism rate due to hiking in the nearby Jotunheimen National Park to the north.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Beitostølen, Øystre Slidre . 2022-08-13 . yr.no.
  2. Web site: Statistisk sentralbyrå . Statistics Norway . 2021-01-01 . Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality .
  3. Web site: Beitostølen resort . 2022-08-13 . Mountains of Norway.