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Nord-Aurdal

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Nord-Aurdal kommune
—  Municipality  —
Coat of arms of Nord-Aurdal kommune
Coat of arms
Official logo of Nord-Aurdal kommune
Oppland within
Norway
Nord-Aurdal within Oppland
Nord-Aurdal within Oppland
Coordinates: 60°57′35″N 9°15′51″E / 60.95972, 9.26417
Country Norway
County Oppland
District Valdres
Municipality ID NO-0542
Administrative centre Fagernes
Government
 - Mayor (2003) Svein Erik F. Hilmen (Sp)
Area (Nr. 122 in Norway)
 - Total 907 km² (350.2 sq mi)
 - Land 850 km² (328.2 sq mi)
Population (2004)
 - Total 6,539
 - Density 8/km² (20.7/sq mi)
 - Change (10 years) -0.9 %
 - Rank in Norway 151
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Official language form Neutral
Data from Statistics Norway
Website: www.nord-aurdal.kommune.no

Nord-Aurdal is a municipality in the county of Oppland, Norway.

Nord-Aurdal was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). The area of Nordre Etnedal was transferred from Nord-Aurdal to Etnedal January 1, 1894.

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[edit] The name

The Norse form of the name was Aurardalr. The first element is the genitive case of a (lost) rivername Aur (now called Bøaelve)[citation needed], the last element is dalr m 'valley, dale'. The old rivername is derived from aurr m 'gravel'.

The name Nord-Aurdal means '(the) northern (part of) Aurdal'. (The parish of Aurdal was divided in 1805.)

[edit] Coat-of-arms

The coat-of-arms is from modern times. It shows three flowerheads of Snow Gentian.

View over Strandefjorden, with Fagernes to the right.
View over Strandefjorden, with Fagernes to the right.

[edit] Local newspaper

The local newspaper in Nord-Aurdal is Valdresen.

[edit] Geography

Nord-Aurdal municipality is north of Sør-Aurdal municipality, east of Etnedal and Gausdal municipalities, and south of Øystre Slidre and Vestre Slidre municipalities in Oppland county. To the west, it is bordered by Hemsedal and Gol in Buskerud county.

Nord-Aurdal is 52.4 km on the north-south axis and 43.3 km on the east-west axis.

The municipality lies in the west of Oppland county. Although Fagernes is the administration center, formerly Aurdal was the administrative center for the municipality Aurdal.

The highest point in Nord-Aurdal is the Duptjernkampen at 1,325 meters. About 50% of the land is above 900 meters.

Gentiana nivalis
Gentiana nivalis

Nord-Aurdal is part of the traditional district of Valdres in central, southern Norway, situated between the valleys of Gudbrandsdal and Hallingdal. In Nord-Aurdal there is an alpinecenter called Valdres Alpinsenter.

Tisleifjorden and Aurdalsfjorden are large inland lakes in Nord-Aurdal .

The larger settlements of the municipality are Aurdal, Fagernes and Leira.

North Aurdal's coat-of-arms shows the Gentiana Nivalis (Latin).

The municipality is served by Fagernes Airport, Leirin.

[edit] History

Valdres Folkemuseum, Fagernes
Valdres Folkemuseum, Fagernes

Valdres Folkemuseum is located just outside Fagernes and has large collections of old houses, textiles, and music instruments.

[edit] Famous residents


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