Dovre is a municipality in Oppland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Gudbrandsdalen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Dovre. The municipality is bordered on the north by Oppdal municipality, on the east by Folldal, on the south by Sel and Vågå, and on the northwest by Lesja. The highest peak is Snøhetta at a height of 2,286 metres . The municipality of Dovre was created when it was separated from the municipality of Lesja in 1861. The area upper Folldal was transferred from Dovre to Alvdal in 1884.
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