Valdres is a traditional district in central southern Norway, situated between the districts of Gudbrandsdalen and Hallingdal and consisting of the six municipalities of Nord-Aurdal, Sor-Aurdal, Oystre Slidre, Vestre Slidre, Vang and Etnedal. The district lies roughly midway between Oslo and Bergen, protected to the west and north by the Jotunheimen mountains and the Valdresflye plateau and to the south by the Golsfjellet mountains, with the Begna and Etna as its main rivers. Valdres has about 18,000 inhabitants and a historically agricultural economy that has increasingly turned to tourism, including the winter resort area of Beitostolen.
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Valdres (pronounced [ˈʋɑ̀ɫdrɛs]) is a traditional district in central, southern Norway, situated between the districts of Gudbrandsdalen and Hallingdal.
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