| Country | Norway |
|---|---|
| Region | Eastern Norway |
| County | Innlandet |
| District | Gudbrandsdalen |
| Municipality | Øyer Municipality |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+01:00) |
| Time zone (DST) | CEST (UTC+02:00) |
| Area total | 1.22 km² |
| Population as of | 2024 |
| Population total | 861 |
| Population density | 706 km² |
| Post Code | 2635 Tretten |
| Coordinates | 61.31438°N 10.30057°E |
| Elevation | 189 m |
Tretten[1] is a village in Øyer Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located on the Losna lake, which is part of the Gudbrandsdalslågen river. Tretten is located in the Gudbrandsdal valley, along the Gudbrandsdalslågen river in the southern part of the municipality. It is located along the European route E6 highway, about 25 kilometres (16 mi) north of the town of Lillehammer. The municipal center of Tingberg lies about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) to the southeast of Tretten.
The 1.22-square kilometre (300-acre) village has a population (2024) of 861 and a population density of 706 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,830 /sq mi).[2]
History
The village had its own sports team Tretten IL until 1990, when a merger created Øyer-Tretten IF. The village is also the site of Tretten Church which serves the northern part of the municipality.
Tretten was the location of the biggest train disaster in Norway's history. The Tretten train disaster occurred on 22 February 1975 when two passenger trains collided head on. The tragedy resulted in 27 people being killed.
On 15 August 2022, the Tretten Bridge over the Gudbrandsdalslågen river completely collapsed;[3] it had beams of glued laminated timber and others of weathering steel.[4][5][6] There were no fatalities. One vehicle driver was rescued by helicopter and the driver of a car escaped by himself.[7][8]
Name
The village (and church parish) is named after the old Tretten farm (Old Norse: Þrœttin or Þróttvin) since the first church was built there. This farm is now named Prestgarden which means 'the vicarage'. The first element of the name is þróttr which means 'force' or 'power'. The last element is vin which means 'meadow'. The farm is lying close to the river Moksa, and the first element is probably referring to the stream and the waterfalls in the river here.
See also
References
- ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn" (in Norwegian). Norgeskart. Kartverket. Retrieved 2025-07-26.
- ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå (2024-10-01). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality"
- ^ Jessel, Ella (15 August 2022). "Timber bridge in Norway 'built to last 100 years' collapses after a decade". New Civil Engineer. Archived 16 August 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ^ "Vegvesenet verderte forbud mot stålet som ble brukt på tretten bru" [Public Roads Administration was considering a ban on the (type of) steel - used on Tretten Bridge] (in Norwegian). Dagsavisen. 2022-08-31. Retrieved 2022-08-31.
- ^ Nilsen, Sondre; Engan, Øyvind; Fausko, Line (2022-08-26). "Ni teorier om Tretten" [Nine theories about Tretten] (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang
- ^ "Ekspert om brokollapsen: − En ingeniør ville neppe kommet opp med en slik bro" [Expert about the bridge collapse: − An engineer would likely not have come up with a bridge like this] (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. 2022-08-18.
- ^ "Drivers rescued after Norway bridge collapse". BBC News. Retrieved 2022-08-16.
- ^ "Car plunges into water as Norwegian bridge collapses". ABC News. 16 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.