Here are some things that you must do and try in Otta
Pillarguri
Just outside Otta’s Skyssstasjon is a statue commemorating the Pillarguri, who alerted the locals of the Scottish advance during the Kalmar War. because of her alert, the locals ambushed the Scots, killing them all.Â
History of Otta
The location of Otta was historically a farm area. From the 1600s to the 1800s there were copper mines and iron ore mines located close to the town. Sel, a small village to the north of Otta, was a n important historic place.Â
Otta grew up around the construction of a railway in 1896.Â
During the early fighting of World War II, Otta saw extensive fighting between German and British forces during the last parts of the German advance up the Gudbrandsdalen valley as part of the German conquest of Norway.Â
Otta Today
Otta has schooling at all levels. It is also one of the few towns in Norway without a church in the town centre. Otta has a regional medical clinic.Â
Otta is largely an industrial town, having a number of factories including a window framing plant, production of a high quality slate, wood mill and large printing plant.Â
Travel Information
Getting Here
Fly: No airport.Â
Drive: Otta is about halfway between Oslo and Trondheim on the E6
Train: Otta is a station on the Dovre Line between Oslo and Trondheim
Drive it Yourself: Gudbrandsdalen Gudbrandsdalen is a valley just north of Oslo. Described by VisitNorway as ‘the king of the valleys’, Gudbrandsdalen has a lot