Gålå

From Gålå in Sør-Fron (June 2005)
Peer Gynt Festival at Gålåvatnet

Gålå is a village at Sør-Fron in Oppland county, Norway. It is situated in the traditional district of Gudbrandsdalen. Gålå is located on a mountain plateau 930 meters above sea level. Gålå is situated on the Peer Gynt Road (Peer Gyntveien). The mountain road is only open in the summer months. The village also has a small airport, Wadahl flyplass. [1]

Gålå is the site of the hotels Wadahl Høgfjellshotel and Gålå Høgfjellshotell. It is also the location of Gålå Fjellgrend, a ski resort catering for both winter and summer leisure activities. [2]

Gålå is the location of a ten-day summer outdoor, cultural festival known a the Peer Gynt Festival (Peer Gynt Stemnet) set against the background of Lake Gålå (Gålåvatnet) The festival includes performances of Peer Gynt, a five-act play by the Norwegian dramatist Henrik Ibsen. [3] [4]

Etymology

The village is named after the old mountain farm Gålå. The mountain farm is named after Lake Gålå (Gålåvatnet) and the lake is named after the river Golo. The Old Norse form of the river name was probably *Gola - and is then derived from the verb gola meaning howl, yell, scream. The river has a steep fall, and makes a lot of noise.

References

  1. ↑ "Peer Gynt Mountain Road". peergyntvegen. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Norway's Gålå Fjellgrend Ski Resort – For All Seasons". insidethegate.com. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
  3. ↑ "The Peer Gynt festival". Visit Norway. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Peer Gynt at Gålå". Visit Norway. Retrieved September 1, 2018.

Coordinates: 61°30′N 9°48′E / 61.500°N 9.800°E / 61.500; 9.800

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