Uplands, Norway

The Uplands (Old Norse: Upplǫnd, Norwegian: Opplanda), is an ancient name for the agricultural lands and forest regions to the north of Oslo in Norway.

The term generally included the districts Romerike, Ringerike, Hedmarken, Toten, Hadeland and Land.

To the north, these lands branched out through valleys to the districts Gudbrandsdalen, and Østerdalen, which often were counted as part of the Uplands as well.

[2] Innlandet was one of several names proposed for a future administrative region consisting of Hedmark and Oppland.

In the Viking Age, Oppland was also an administrative unit ruled by kings:

Map over the Uplands, drawn by Ivar Refsdal.