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6-469: Toten is a traditional district in Innlandet county in the eastern part of Norway . It consists of the municipalities Østre Toten and Vestre Toten . The combined population of Toten is approximately 27,000. The largest town is Raufoss with approximately 6,000 inhabitants. In the mostly rural municipality of Østre Toten, Lena is the biggest settlement with approximately 1100 inhabitants. Agriculture

12-599: Is Torseterkampen at 841 meters above sea level. In Vestre Toten, Lauvhøgda at 722 meters above sea level is the highest point. The dialect spoken in Toten is North-East Norwegian. It has preserved some archaic elements, such as the dative case (einn hæst - hæst`n, hæstér - hæstá in nominative, but hæstà - hæstóm in dative). A characteristic of North-East Norwegian dialects is that feminine nouns may end in -u or -o , and masculine nouns may end in -a or -å . Infinitives end in -e , -a and -å . This Innlandet location article

18-444: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Districts of Norway The country of Norway is historically divided into a number of districts . Many districts have deep historical roots, and only partially coincide with today's administrative units of counties and municipalities . The districts are defined by geographical features, often valleys , mountain ranges , fjords , plains, or coastlines, or combinations of

24-512: Is an integral aspect of the economy of Toten. The agricultural focus lies mostly in Østre Toten, whereas Vestre Toten is a center for industry. In Toten, large forest areas can be found. These are important recreational areas, and serve as popular hunting and fishing grounds. The forests are hosts to elk and deer as well as small game such as rabbits and fowl . There are plenty of smaller lakes in which fish such as char , perch , pike and trout can be found. The highest point in Østre Toten

30-800: The above. Many such regions were petty kingdoms up to the early Viking Age . A high percentage of Norwegians identify themselves more by the district they live in or come from, than the formal administrative unit(s) whose jurisdiction they fall under . A significant reason for this is that the districts, through their strong geographical limits, have historically delineated the region(s) within which one could travel without too much trouble or expenditure of time and money (on foot or skis , by horse/ox-drawn cart or sleigh or dog sled , or by one's own small rowing or sail boat). Thus, dialects and regional commonality in folk culture tended to correspond to those same geographical units, despite any division into administrative districts by authorities. In modern times

36-489: The whole country has become more closely connected, based on the following: A concrete display of the Norwegian habit of identifying themselves by district can be seen in the many regional costumes, called bunad , strictly connected to distinct districts across the country. Commonly, even city dwellers proudly mark their rural origins by wearing such a costume, from their ancestral landscape, at weddings, visits with members of

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