Geilo (help·info) is a centre in the municipality of Hol in Norway, in the valley of Hallingdal, with around 2300 inhabitants. Geilo is primarily a Ski resort town, but also offers summer activities. Geilo is in a valley with mountain ranges on each side. The center of the town lies at 800 meters above sea level, and its highest point is 1178 meters above sea level. It is 250km from Oslo and 260km from Bergen. It has a train station (Geilo stasjon) with roughly five trains a day going to either Bergen (to the west) or Oslo (to the east). The closest airport is Geilo Airport, Dagali (24km away), while the closest airport that accepts international flights is Fagernes Airport. Geilo has three lakes, Slåttahølen, Vestlefjorden, and Ustedalsfjorden, by far the largest of the three. The ski resort is named after the old farm Gjeilo. The name is the dative plural of geil f ‘fenced road for cattle’.

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