Høydalsmo

Høydalsmo is a village in Tokke Municipality in Vestfold og Telemark county, Norway. The village is located along the north shore of the lake Oftevant in the northeastern part of the municipality. The European route E134 highway runs through the village. The village area has about 300 permanent residents. The village of Dalen lies about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) to the southwest and the village of Åmot (in Vinje) lies about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) to the northwest.[2]

Høydalsmo
Village
View of the village church
View of the village church
Høydalsmo is located in Vestfold og Telemark
Høydalsmo
Høydalsmo
Location of the village
Høydalsmo is located in Norway
Høydalsmo
Høydalsmo
Høydalsmo (Norway)
Coordinates: 59.49936°N 8.19742°E / 59.49936; 8.19742
CountryNorway
RegionEastern Norway
CountyVestfold og Telemark
DistrictVest-Telemark
MunicipalityTokke Municipality
Elevation
[1]
560 m (1,840 ft)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
3891 Høydalsmo

Høydalsmo is known for its skiing facilities. Høydalsmo hosted the Norwegian cross-country skiing championships in 2002.

The Høydalsmo Church lies about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) to the east of the village centre. It was built in 1785, replacing a medieval stave church on the same site.[2]

The wrestler Grom Gravalid (known as Gromguten) hails from Høydalsmo.

References
  1. "Høydalsmo, Tokke". yr.no. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  2. Mæhlum, Lars, ed. (21 December 2020). "Høydalsmo". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 14 January 2023.


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