Årdal
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| Årdal kommune | |||
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| Country | Norway | ||
| County | Sogn og Fjordane | ||
| District | Sogn | ||
| Municipality ID | NO-1424 | ||
| Administrative centre | Årdalstangen | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor (2003) | Arild Ingar Lægreid (Ap) | ||
| Area (Nr. 108 in Norway) | |||
| - Total | 976 km² (376.8 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 931 km² (359.5 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2004) | |||
| - Total | 5,631 | ||
| - Density | 6/km² (15.5/sq mi) | ||
| - Change (10 years) | -6.1 % | ||
| - Rank in Norway | 175 | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Official language form | Nynorsk | ||
| Demonym | Årdøl[1] | ||
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| Website: www.ardal.kommune.no | |||
Årdal is a municipality in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. Årdal was separated from Lærdal in 1860.
It is situated in the inner part of Sognefjord and is creating a port to the mountain area called Jotunheim. There are two communities, Årdalstangen and Øvre Årdal, with a total population of approximately 6,000. There are also smaller places along the fjord (Naddvik, Offerdal and Seimsdal) and towards the mountains (Fardal, Utladal and Vetti). Årdal is a modern industrial community, with ties to the old society of farming and fishing. It is surrounded by dramatic nature with high mountains and waterfalls. The climate is rather mild and with less rain than normal in the west part of Norway. Årdal is a good starting point to explore the wild nature of the national park Jotunheimen, and with summer and winter activities within its boundaries. The water fall Vettisfossen is located within the municipality.
The society Årdal Sogelag concerns itself with local history and serves as an information service for people with connections to Årdal.
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[edit] About the Municipality
[edit] The name Årdal
The Norse form of the name was Árdalr. The first element is the genitive case of á which means 'river' (here Utla) and the last element is dalr which means 'valley, dale'.
Until 1921 the name was written Aardal.
[edit] Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from 1957. The lines represent electric power and industry.
[edit] Trivia
The Irish comedian Ardal O'Hanlon is named after this village.
[edit] External links
- Heimatt
- Årdal kommune
- Årdalsportalen
- Tindevegen
- Opplev Utladalen
- Årdal Sogelag
- Avdalen farm in Utladalen
[edit] References
- ^ Personnemningar til stadnamn i Noreg (Norwegian)
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