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Revision as of 14:32, 28 December 2006
Etnedal Municipality
Etnedal kommune | |
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 Flag | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Oppland |
| District | Valdres |
| Administrative centre | Etnedal |
| Government | |
| • Governor (2003) | Jan Arild Berg (Sp) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 459 km2 (177 sq mi) |
| • Land | 443 km2 (171 sq mi) |
| • Rank | #220 in Norway |
| Population (2004) | |
| • Total | 1,410 |
| • Rank | #378 in Norway |
| • Density | 3/km2 (8/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) |  −6.7% |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Neutral |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1211[2] |
| Website | Official website |
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Etnedal is a municipality in the county of Oppland, Norway.
The name
The Norse form of the name was Etnardalr. The first element is the genitive case of the rivername Etna (Norse Etn), the last element is dalr m 'valley, dale'. The meaning of the rivername is unknown (maybe derived from etja 'push foreward' or eta 'eat').
Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1989). It shows the old Lunde bridge (see under).
Geography
Etnedal is bordered on the east by Nordre Land, on the south by Sør-Aurdal, and on the west and north by Nord-Aurdal.
Etnedal is part of the traditional district of Valdres in central, southern Norway, situated between Gudbrandsdal and Hallingdal. Valdres also includes the municipalities Nord-Aurdal, Sør-Aurdal, Øystre Slidre, Vestre Slidre, and Vang.
The river Etna flows through the municipality, then into Nordre Land municipality and then down into Randsfjorden.
Economics
Occupations in the municipality include animal husbandry and lumbering, but there is also some industry and tourism.
What to see in Etnedal Municipality
The old King's road to Bergen passes through this area. The Etnedal coat of arms shows the old stone bridge Lundebru, which is Northern Europe's largest stone-arch bridge. It was built in 1829 on the King's road. A portion of the King's road was refurbished and turned into a footpath in 1992 and is now a natural and cultural walking path.
External links
- Etnedal Municipality site, — in Norwegian
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- ^ "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
- ^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (2023-01-26). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.