Vaksdal
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| Vaksdal kommune | |||
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| Country | Norway | ||
| County | Hordaland | ||
| District | Midhordland | ||
| Municipality ID | NO-1251 | ||
| Administrative centre | Dalekvam | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor (2003) | Øivind Olsnes (H) | ||
| Area (Nr. 154 in Norway) | |||
| - Total | 716 km² (276.4 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 684 km² (264.1 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2004) | |||
| - Total | 4,173 | ||
| - Density | 6/km² (15.5/sq mi) | ||
| - Change (10 years) | -5.3 % | ||
| - Rank in Norway | 224 | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Official language form | Nynorsk | ||
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| Website: www.vaksdal.kommune.no | |||
Vaksdal is a municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway.
Vaksdal was created as a new municipality January 1, 1964 - after the merger of parts of Bruvik, Evanger and Modalen.
[edit] The name
The Norse form of the name was probably *Vágsdalr. The first element is then the genitive case of vágr m 'bay', the last element is dalr m 'valley, dale'.
[edit] Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from 1990. It shows three shuttles for weaving, which represents the textile industry of the municipality.
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