title: Mesnali
text: # Mesnali
  
  Mesnali is a village in Ringsaker Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) southeast of the town of Lillehammer and about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) southwest of Sjusjøen. Sjusjøen is an area in Norway that is very famous for its wintersports such as cross-country and downhill skiing. The area just north of Mesnali has one of the largest concentrations of holiday cottages in all of Norway.
  
  The 0.62-square-kilometre (150-acre) town has a population (2021) of 372 and a population density of 603 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,560/sq mi).
  
  Mesnali is also known as the site of the grave of Sigrid Undset, a Norwegian author who was awarded the Nobel prize for literature. Her portrait was on the Norwegian 500-kroner note from 1994 until 2020.
  
  