From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Nord-Aurdal
Nord-Aurdal
Nord-Aurdal kommune Population (2004)
• Total 6,539
— Municipality —
• Rank 151 in Norway
• Density 8/km2 (20.7/sq mi)
• Change (10 years) -0.9 %
Demonym Nordaurdøl[1]
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
DST)
• Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
ISO 3166 code NO-0542
Official language form Neutral
Website www.nord-aurdal.kommune.no
Data from Statistics Norway
View over Strandefjorden, with Fagernes to the right
Nord-Aurdal is a municipality in Oppland county, Nor-
way. It is part of the traditional region of Valdres. The
administrative centre of the municipality is the village of
Fagernes.
The parish of Nordre Aurdal was established as a mu-
nicipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt).
The area of Nordre Etnedal was transferred from Nord-
Aurdal to the neighboring municipality of Etnedal on 1
Coat of arms Oppland within
January 1894.
Norway
The municipality is served by Fagernes Airport,
Leirin. In Nord-Aurdal, there is an alpine skiing center
called Valdres Alpinsenter.
General information
Name
The Old Norse form of the name was Aurardalr. The first
element is the genitive case of an old river name Aur
(now called Bøaelva) and the last element is dalr which
Nord-Aurdal within Oppland
means "valley" or "dale". The old river name is derived
Coordinates: 60°57′35″N 9°15′51″E / 60.95972°N 9.26417°E / from aurr which means "gravel". The name was changed
60.95972; 9.26417Coordinates: 60°57′35″N 9°15′51″E / from Nordre- to Nord- Aurdal in the early 20th century.
60.95972°N 9.26417°E / 60.95972; 9.26417 Both nordre and nord mean "north", so the name Nord-
Aurdal means "(the) northern (part of) Aurdal". (The
Country Norway
parish of Aurdal was divided in 1805.)[2]
County Oppland
District Valdres
Coat-of-arms
Administrative centre Fagernes
The coat-of-arms is from modern times. They were
Government granted by royal degree on 20 December 1985. The arms
• Mayor (2003) Svein Erik F. Hilmen (Sp) show three blue flowers of the species Gentiana nivalis
Area (or Snow Gentian) on a yellow background. The flowers,
• Total 907 km2 (350.2 sq mi) which are locally known as "the blue eyes of Christ",
• Land 850 km2 (328.2 sq mi) grow abundantly in the area. Three flowers were chosen
Area rank 122 in Norway to represent the three main settlements of the munic-
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Attractions
Valdres Folkemuseum is located just outside Fagernes
and has large collections of old houses, textiles, and mu-
sic instruments.
• Valdres Folkemuseum
Gentiana nivalis
ipality: Aurdal, Fagernes, and Leira. This type of flower
only opens in sunlight and heat, so it was chosen to sym-
bolize being open and positive.[3][4]
Geography
Nord-Aurdal municipality is located north of Sør-Aurdal
municipality, east of Etnedal and Gausdal municipalities,
and south of Øystre Slidre and Vestre Slidre municipal-
ities in Oppland county. To the west, it is bordered by
Hemsedal and Gol in Buskerud county. Nord-Aurdal is
52.4 kilometres (32.6 mi) on the north-south axis and 43.3
kilometres (26.9 mi) on the east-west axis.
The municipality lies in the western side of Oppland
county. Although Fagernes is the administrative center
of Nord-Aurdal, the village of Aurdal was the administra- • Valdres Museum
tive center for the former municipality of Aurdal. Nord-
Aurdal is part of the traditional district of Valdres in the
central part of southern Norway, situated between the
valleys of Gudbrandsdal and Hallingdal.
The highest point in Nord-Aurdal is the Dupt-
jernkampen at 1,325 metres (4,347 ft). About 50% of the
land is above 900 metres (3,000 ft). The Tisleifjorden and
Aurdalsfjorden are large inland lakes that are located in
Nord-Aurdal.
• Skattebustugu
2
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Nord-Aurdal
Notable residents Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. pp. 251.
http://books.google.com/
• Knut Hamsun, writer, see NRK, Dagbladet, and books?id=jJMOAAAAYAAJ. (Norwegian)
Aftenposten [3] Norske Kommunevåpen (1990). "Nye
• James C. M. Hanson (1864–1943), American librarian kommunevåbener i Norden". http://www.ngw.nl/
and author.[5] int/nor/n/nordaurd.htm. Retrieved 2009-01-04.
[4] "Kommunevåpenet for Nord-Aurdal". Nord-Aurdal
International relations kommune. http://www.nord-aurdal.kommune.no/
artikkel.aspx?MId1=1&AId=138&back=1. Retrieved
Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Nor- 2009-01-04. (Norwegian)
way [5] James Christian Meinich Hanson (Odd Lovell. Store
norske leksikon
Twin towns — Sister cities [6] "Vennskapsbyer". Nord-Aurdal kommune.
The following cities are twinned with Nord-Aurdal:[6] http://www.nord-aurdal.kommune.no/
• - Kouvola, Etelä-Suomi, Finland Artikkel.aspx?AId=36&back=1&MId1=21&MId2=66&MId3=67.
Retrieved 2009-01-04. (Norwegian)
• - Lidköping, Västra Götaland County, Sweden
• - Skanderborg, Region Midtjylland, Denmark
External links
References • Municipal fact sheet from Statistics Norway
• Oppland travel guide from Wikitravel
[1] "Personnemningar til stadnamn i Noreg" (in • Valdres travel guide from Wikitravel
Norwegian). Språkrådet. http://www.sprakrad.no/ • Valdresen - The local newspaper in Nord-Aurdal.
nb-no/Sprakhjelp/Rettskrivning_Ordboeker/ • Valdres Alpinsenter
Innbyggjarnamn/.
[2] Rygh, Oluf (1900). Norske gaardnavne: Kristians amt
(Anden halvdel) (4 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C.
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Categories:
• Municipalities of Oppland
• Valdres
• Nord-Aurdal
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