Tufsingdal Explained

Official Name:Tufsingdal
Other Name:Tufsingdalen
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:Østerdalen
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Os Municipality
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:2555 Tufsingdalen
Coordinates:62.3032°N 11.7199°W
Elevation M:680
Elevation Footnotes:[1]

Tufsingdalen or Tufsingdal is a village area and valley in Os Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village area is located along the river Tufsinga which flows through the Tufsingdalen valley. It lies in the southeastern part of the municipality, about southeast of the village of Os i Østerdalen and about north of the large lake Femunden.

There are about 170 residents in the valley. Tufsingdalen Church is located in the valley.

History

Before 1713, there were no permanent residents in Tufsingdalen. However, it was known for the rich population of whitefish in the river, and there were certainly fishing and haying along the river before this time.

In 1712, ore explorers from Røros Kobberverk found silver in the rock on the west side of Tufsingdalen, and a trial operation was started the following year. The mine was operated until 1716, because the deposit turned out to be smaller than expected. Of the 28 people who worked at the mine, two of them chose to remain in the valley as farmers.

In 1739, Femundshytta was built in Tufsingdalen as a smelting hut for the copper that was mined in Røros. There were at most 11 farms and families attached to it. The smelting hut was closed down in 1822. In July 2010, the area was included on the UNESCO World Heritage List as part of the entry Røros Mining Town and the Circumference.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tufsingdalen, Os . . 2022-02-04.