Editing Gauldal (section)

{{Short description|Valley and district in Trøndelag, Norway}}
{{Infobox valley
|name            = Gauldalen
|other_name      = Gauldal
|photo           = Gaula River at Kotsøy.jpg
|photo_width     = 
|photo_caption   = View of the Gaula River at [[Kotsøy]] in Midtre Gauldal
|map_image       = {{Infobox mapframe|wikidata=yes|zoom=7|marker=natural}}
|map_caption     = Interactive map of the valley
|coordinates     = {{coord|62.9681|10.9675|region:NO_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
|location        = [[Trøndelag]], [[Norway]]
|elevation_m     = 
|elevation_ref   = 
|direction       = 
|length          = {{convert|145|km}}
|width           = 
|area            = 
|depth           = 
|type            = River valley
|watercourses    = [[Gaula (Trøndelag)|Gaula]]
|age             = 
|boundaries      = 
|topo            = 
|towns           = 
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}}

'''Gauldal''' or '''Gauldalen''' ({{langx|en|Gaula River valley}}) is a [[valley]] and [[Districts of Norway|traditional district]] in [[Trøndelag]] county, [[Norway]].  The river [[Gaula (Trøndelag)|Gaula]] runs through the {{convert|145|km|adj=on}} long valley from the mountains in [[Røros Municipality]] near the lake [[Aursunden]] to the [[Trondheimsfjorden]]. The narrow valley runs northwards from Røros to the [[Haltdalen]] area, where it widens some, turns and heads generally to the west to the village of [[Støren]]. At Støren it turns again and heads north through what is now a wide, agricultural valley until it reaches the sea just south of the city of [[Trondheim (city)|Trondheim]]. The [[Rørosbanen]] and [[Dovrebanen]] railway lines follow the Gauldalen valley on their way to Trondheim. The [[European route E6]] highway and the [[Norwegian County Road 30]] also follow the valley.<ref name="snl">{{cite encyclopedia|url=https://snl.no/Gauldalen|title=Gauldalen|editor-first=Morten|editor-last=Haugen |access-date=2018-01-20|date=2017-12-12|encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]]|publisher=[[Kunnskapsforlaget]]|language=no}}</ref>

The traditional district of Gauldal includes [[Holtålen Municipality]], [[Midtre Gauldal Municipality]], and [[Melhus Municipality]]. [[Røros Municipality]] is often (traditionally) counted as a part of the district, even though it lies outside the actual [[Gaula (Trøndelag)|Gaula]] river valley.<ref name="snl" />