Gålå
{{Short description|Village in Sør-Fron, Norway}}
{{Infobox settlement
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|subdivision_type1 = Region
|subdivision_name1 = Eastern Norway
|subdivision_type2 = County
|subdivision_name2 = Innlandet
|subdivision_type3 = District
|subdivision_name3 = Gudbrandsdalen
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|subdivision_name4 = Sør-Fron Municipality
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|postal_code = 2646 Gålå
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|elevation_m = 910
|elevation_footnotes = {{Cite web |title=Gålå, Sør-Fron |url=https://www.yr.no/nb/v%C3%A6rvarsel/daglig-tabell/1-164477/Norge/Innlandet/S%C3%B8r-Fron/G%C3%A5l%C3%A5 |publisher=yr.no |accessdate=2022-06-12}}}}
Gålå is a village in Sør-Fron Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located in the Gudbrandsdal valley, about {{convert|12|km}} to the southwest of the village of Hundorp. Gålå is located on the eastern shore of the lake Gålåvatnet.{{cite encyclopedia|url=https://snl.no/G%C3%A5l%C3%A5|title=Gålå|editor-first=Geir|editor-last=Thorsnæs|accessdate=2022-06-12|date=2020-12-07|encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon|publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |language=Norwegian}}
Overview
File:Mother Åse dies-Gålå-Norway-Photo Bård Gundersen.jpg
Gålå is located on a mountain plateau that sits about {{convert|930|m}} above sea level. There are two main roads that connect Gålå to the rest of Sør-Fron. The main road is a fully maintained road that heads north to Harpefoss. The other road is the Peer Gynt Road (Peer Gyntveien). That mountain road is only open in the summer months. The village also has a small airport, Wadahl flyplass.{{Cite web |title=Peer Gynt Mountain Road |url=http://www.peergyntvegen.no/ |publisher=peergyntvegen |accessdate=2018-09-01}}
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.{{Cite web |title=Norway’s Gålå Fjellgrend Ski Resort – For All Seasons |url=https://www.insidethegate.com/2013/07/norways-gala-fjellgrend-ski-resort-for-all-seasons/ |publisher=insidethegate.com |accessdate=2018-09-01}}
Gålå is the location of a ten-day summer cultural festival known as 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.{{Cite web |title=The Peer Gynt festival |url=https://www.visitnorway.com/things-to-do/whats-on/festivals/peer-gynt/ |publisher=Visit Norway |accessdate=2018-09-01}}{{Cite web |title=Peer Gynt at Gålå |url=https://www.visitnorway.com/things-to-do/whats-on/festivals/peer-gynt/about/peer-gynt-at-gala/ |publisher=Visit Norway |accessdate=2018-09-01}}
Etymology
The village is named after the old Gålå mountain farm. The mountain farm is named after the nearby lake Gålåvatnet. 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", or "scream". The river has a steep fall, and makes a lot of noise.
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090123002753/http://gala.no/EN/ Gålå Hotel website]
- [http://wadahl.no/?lang=en Wadahl Høgfjellshotel website]
- [https://www.diamondresorts.com/destinations/property/G%C3%A5l%C3%A5-Fjellgrend Gålå Fjellgrend website]
- [https://peergynt.no/ Peer Gynt stemnet website]
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