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Tron (sometimes spelled Tronden, Tronfjell, or Trondfjell)[2] is a prominent mountain in Innlandet county, Norway. The 1,665-metre (5,463 ft) tall mountain lies on the border of Alvdal and Tynset municipalities, but the peak lies entirely in Alvdal. The mountain lies just to the northeast of the village of Alvdal and just northwest of the village of Tylldalen.[3]

For other uses, see Tron (disambiguation).
Tronfjell
Tronfjell with Alvdal in front.
Highest point
Elevation1,665 m (5,463 ft)[1]
Prominence1,005 m (3,297 ft)[1]
Isolation29.5 km (18.3 mi)[1]
Coordinates62°10′28″N 10°41′41″E
Geography
Tronfjell
Location of the mountain
Tronfjell
Tronfjell (Norway)
LocationInnlandet, Norway
Climbing
Easiest routeRoad

There is a toll road to the summit that is open in the summers. The road was built while installing a broadcasting antenna in the 1960s, being Norway's second highest road.[1]

The Indian philosopher Swami Sri Ananda Acharya (1883-1945) lived on the mountain for large periods of his life.[3]


Etymology


The name Tron is the finite form of the word trond (Old Norse: þróndr) which means 'hog' (it is common in Norway to compare the shape of a mountain with an animal).[3][4]


See also



References


Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tronfjellet.
  1. "Tron". PeakVisor.no. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  2. Statens Stedsnavnregister, Statens Kartverk. "SSR: Tron/Tronden". Kartverket.no. Statens Kartverk.
  3. Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (12 February 2021). "Tron (fjell i Østerdalen)". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  4. Ryen, Jon Olav (2015). Stedsnavn i Nord-Østerdal (1 ed.). Norway: Kolofon. pp. 436–437. ISBN 9788230012871.


На других языках

[de] Tronfjell

Tronfjell (auch nur Tron) ist der Name eines 1.666 m hohen kegelförmigen Berges in der Kommune Alvdal im norwegischen Østerdalen, in der norwegischen Provinz Innlandet gelegen. Der allein stehende Berg dominiert optisch das nördliche Østerdalen; ca. 50 km entfernt liegt das Rondane-Massiv.
- [en] Tronfjell


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