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This article is about the village in Innlandet, Norway. For the former municipality in Norway, see Slidre Municipality.
Slidre
Village
View of the road past Slidredomen
View of the road past Slidredomen
Map
Slidre is located in Innlandet
Slidre
Slidre
Slidre is located in Norway
Slidre
Slidre
Coordinates: 61°05′17″N 8°58′53″E / 61.08802°N 8.98141°E / 61.08802; 8.98141
CountryNorway
RegionEastern Norway
CountyInnlandet
DistrictValdres
MunicipalityVestre Slidre Municipality
Area
[1]
 • Total
0.47 km2 (0.18 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
397 m (1,302 ft)
Population
 (2024)[1]
 • Total
310
 • Density660/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
2966 Slidre

Slidre[3] is the administrative centre of Vestre Slidre Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located along the Slidrefjorden in the Valdres district. The village is located along the European route E16 highway, about 25 kilometres (16 mi) northwest of Fagernes.[4][5]

The 0.47-square-kilometre (120-acre) village has a population (2024) of 310 and a population density of 660 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,700/sq mi).[1]

History

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Slidre is the site of the Slidredomen, a medieval era stone church. The village was the administrative centre of the old Slidre Municipality which existed from 1838 until 1849 when the municipality was divided.[4]

Name

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The municipality (and the parish) were named after the old Slidre farm (Old Norse: Slíðrar or Slíðrir) since this was the location of the first Slidre Church that was built during the 12th century. The meaning of the name is not definitively known. It could be derived from the word slir which means the narrow depression through which a river runs.[6][4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 October 2024). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
  2. ^ "Slidre, Vestre Slidre". yr.no. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  4. ^ a b c Mæhlum, Lars, ed. (18 August 2025). "Slidre". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  5. ^ Mæhlum, Lars, ed. (1 August 2025). "Slidre (tettsted)". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  6. ^ Rygh, Oluf (1900). Norske gaardnavne: Kristians amt (in Norwegian) (4 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 285.