East Norway Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
region of Norway
About East Norway
This region has about half of Norway's population including the larger Oslo metropolitan area. Locally known as Østlandet (or Austlandet), literally "the east country", it is defined by the border withSwedenand mountain ranges creating watersheds with Trøndelag and Western Norway. East Norway includes the densely populated lowlands around Oslofjord (and lake Mjøsa) and the more sparsely populated valleys, forests and highlands in the hinterland. The most populated lowlands/flatlands are greater Oslo, around Oslofjord and around lake Mjøsa, informally referred to as Central East Norway - this area is home to well over ⅓ of the people of Norway. A number of long valleys (notablyGudbrandsdalen,Valdres, Østerdal andHallingdal) and rivers converge in the lowlands around Oslo. Oslo itself is sep
East Norway Travel Guide Sections
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