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EASTERN CENTRAL NORWAY
Lillehammer
POP 26,381
LongapopularNorwegianskiresort,Lillehammerbecameknowntotheworldafterhosting
the 1994 Winter Olympics. These Olympics, overwhelmingly considered a great success,
still provide the town with some of its most interesting sights. Lying at the northern end of
the lake Mjøsa andsurroundedbyfarms, forests andsmall settlements, it'salaid-back place
with year-round attractions, although in winter it becomes a ski town
par excellence
.
