What is "dovre"

Dovre is a municipality in Oppland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Gudbrandsdalen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Dovre. The municipality is bordered on the north by Oppdal municipality, on the east by Folldal, on the south by Sel and Vågå, and on the northwest by Lesja. The highest peak is Snøhetta at a height of .

The word Dovre can refer to:

Places in Norway:

• Dovre, a municipality in the county of Oppland
• Dovre National Park, in Hedmark and Oppland
• Dovrefjell, a mountain range in central Norway
• Dovrefjell–Sunndalsfjella National Park, centered on the Dovrefjell mountain range
• Dovre Region, surrounding the Dovrefjell mountain range
• Dovre Line, the main railway between Oslo and Trondheim
• I Dovregubbens hall, the Norwegian title of In the Hall of the Mountain King, by Edvard Grieg

Also:

• Dovre, Wisconsin, a small town in the United States