Lom, Norway
Lom Municipality
Lom kommune | |
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View of the local Lom Stave Church | |
Innlandet within Norway | |
Lom within Innlandet | |
| Coordinates: 61°48′39″N 8°38′21″E / 61.81083°N 8.63917°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Innlandet |
| District | Gudbrandsdalen |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
| • Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
| Administrative centre | Fossbergom |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023) | Kristian Frisvold (LL) |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,968.54 km2 (760.06 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,887.26 km2 (728.68 sq mi) |
| • Water | 81.29 km2 (31.39 sq mi) 4.1% |
| • Rank | #38 in Norway |
| Population (2023) | |
• Total | 2,212 |
| • Rank | #266 in Norway |
| • Density | 1.2/km2 (3/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | −6.4% |
| Demonym | Lomvær |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Nynorsk |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-3434 |
| Website | Official website |
Lom is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Fossbergom. Another village area in Lom is Elvesæter.
The 1,969-square-kilometre (760 sq mi) municipality is the 38th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Lom is the 266th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 2,212. The municipality's population density is 1.2 inhabitants per square kilometre (3.1/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 6.4% over the previous 10-year period.
Lom is famous for its extensive history, for Lom Stave Church, one of the few remaining stave churches in Norway. Also for being located in the midst of the highest mountains in Northern Europe.