Toten
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Toten is a landscape in the eastern part of Norway, consisting of the municipalities Østre Toten and Vestre Toten. Some people also include the municipality of Gjøvik in Toten.
Toten was a petty kingdom in the early Viking Ages.
Kings of Toten:
Toten today
The combined population of the municipalities Østre and Vestre Toten is approximately 30 000. The largest town is Raufoss, with appr. 6000 inhabitants. Raufoss is located in Vestre Toten. In Østre Toten, Lena is the biggest town with appr. 800 inhabitants. Vestre Toten is the center for industry in Toten. Agriculture is important in all of Toten, but mostly in Østre Toten. In Toten, large forest areas are found. The highest point in Østre Toten in Torsæterkampen (814 meters above sea level), and in Vestre Toten, Lauvhøgda (722 meters above sea level).
The dialect spoken in Toten is North-East Norwegian. It has preserved some archaic elements, like dative case (einn hæst - hæst`n, hæstér - hæstá in nominative, but hæstà - hæstóm in dative). A characteristic of North-East Norwegian dialects is that feminine nouns may end in -u or -o, and masculine nouns may end in -a or -å. Infinitives end in -e, -a and -å.
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