Julussdalen is a small valley in the municipalities of Elverum

Elverum

is a town and municipality in Hedmark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Østerdalen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Elverum...

 and Åmot

Åmot

Åmot is a municipality in Hedmark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Østerdalen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Rena...

, in the Norwegian county of Hedmark

Hedmark

is a county in Norway, bordering Sør-Trøndelag, Oppland and Akershus. The county administration is in Hamar.Hedmark makes up the northeastern part of Østlandet, the southeastern part of the country. It includes a long part of the borderline with Sweden, Dalarna County and Värmland County. The...

. There are scattered settlements in the valley, especially in the lower part of Elverum. Julussdalen has many historic farms with cabins, mills and mountain pastures.

Geography

The river Julussa

Julussa

Julussa is an 32 kilometer long river in Hedmark, Norway, starting at Bergesjøen 1043 feet The name Julussa comes from the old Norwegian word "ljudlausa" which means soundless. The reason for that given name is that the river flows so silent through the valley of Julussdalen...

 flows through the valley, starting from Bergesjøen which is 318 meter above sea level, and ending as the Julussa flows into the river Glomma

Glomma

The Glomma or Glåma is the longest and largest river in Norway. The long river has a drainage basin that covers a full 13% of Norway's area, all in the southern part of Norway.-Geography:...

. Julussdalen was very important for timber out of the big forests, dating from around the mid 16th century.

Etymology

Julussdalen is named after the river Julussa. The first part of the name "Juluss" is most likely derived from a Norwegian dialect word that means "silent", and the last part "dalen" is the Norwegian word for "valley". Julussdalen means most likely "the quiet valley" or "the valley of silence".