Skjåk

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Skjåk is a rural municipality in Innlandet county, Norway, known for its mountainous landscapes, national parks, and dry inland climate.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Skjåk canonical 11
skjåkvær 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf municipality
administrativeCentre Bismo
area over 2100 square kilometres
belongsToEcclesiasticalDiocese Hamar Diocese
linked to: Diocese of Hamar
borderedBy Lesja
Lom
Luster
Norddal
Rauma
Stryn
Vågå
climateClassification continental
coatOfArms features three silver knives on blue field
coatOfArmsAdopted 1989
contains Breheimen National Park
Jostedalsbreen National Park (partly)
Ottadalen valley (partly)
Reinheimen National Park
country Norway
economySector agriculture
forestry
tourism
hasCharacteristic dry inland climate
mountainous
rural municipality
sparsely populated
hasParishChurch Skjåk Church
hasSettlement Bismo
Grotli
Skjåk (village)
linked to: Skjåk municipality
highestPoint Høgdebrotet vicinity (Breheimen/Reinheimen mountains)
inception 1866
knownFor hiking and outdoor tourism
hydropower production
mountain farming
languageOfficial Nynorsk
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Innlandet county
locatedInRegion Eastern Norway
municipalityNumber 3433
officialWebsite https://www.skjak.kommune.no
partOf Gudbrandsdalen
population approximately 2200
roadConnection Norwegian National Road 15
separatedFrom Lom
timeZone CET
timeZoneDST CEST
traversedBy Otta River

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Oppland containsPart Skjåk
Lom, Norway borders Skjåk
Skjåk municipality hasDemonym skjåkvær
linked to: Skjåk
Kristians amt contains Skjåk
Lesja borders Skjåk
Nord-Fron borderedBy Skjåk
Lom borders Skjåk
Luster borders Skjåk
Reinheimen hasAccessPoint Skjåk
Ottadalen hasMunicipality Skjåk