Stordal
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| Stordal kommune | |||
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| Country | Norway | ||
| County | Møre og Romsdal | ||
| District | Sunnmøre | ||
| Municipality ID | NO-1526 | ||
| Administrative centre | Stordal | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor (2003) | Charles Tøsse (H) | ||
| Area (Nr. 305 in Norway) | |||
| - Total | 247 km² (95.4 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 244 km² (94.2 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2008) | |||
| - Total | 979 | ||
| - Density | 4/km² (10.4/sq mi) | ||
| - Change (10 years) | -5.4 % | ||
| - Rank in Norway | 404 | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Official language form | Nynorsk | ||
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| Website: www.stordal.kommune.no | |||
Stordal is a municipality in the county of Møre og Romsdal, Norway.
Stordal was separated from Stranda January 1, 1892. Stordal was merged with Ørskog January 1, 1965 - but again separated January 1, 1977.
[edit] The name
The Old Norse form of the name was Stóladalr. The first element is the plural genitive case of stóll m 'chair', the last element is dalr m 'valley, dale'. Two mountains around the valley have the name Stolen ('the chair').
Until 1918 the name was written Stordalen.
[edit] Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1991). The broken lines represent the use of dovetail joint in the production of furniture (which have been important for the economy of the municipality).
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