Nord-Aurdal Municipality Nord-Aurdal kommune | |
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| Nordre Aurdal herred (historic name) | |
 View over Strandefjorden, with Fagernes to the right | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Innlandet within Norway | |
 Nord-Aurdal within Innlandet | |
| Coordinates:60°57′35″N9°15′51″E / 60.95972°N 9.26417°E /60.95972; 9.26417 | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Innlandet |
| District | Valdres |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
| • Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
| Administrative centre | Fagernes |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2019) | Knut Arne Fjelltun (Sp) |
| Area | |
• Total | 906.47 km2 (349.99 sq mi) |
| • Land | 849.13 km2 (327.85 sq mi) |
| • Water | 57.34 km2 (22.14 sq mi) 6.3% |
| • Rank | #128 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 1,325.13 m (4,347.5 ft) |
| Population (2025) | |
• Total | 6,455 |
| • Rank | #154 in Norway |
| • Density | 7.1/km2 (18/sq mi) |
| • Change(10 years) |  +2.3% |
| Demonym | Nordaurdøl[2] |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Neutral |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-3451[4] |
| Website | Official website |
Nord-Aurdal is amunicipality inInnlandet county,Norway. It is located in thetraditional district ofValdres. Theadministrative centre of the municipality is the town ofFagernes. Other urban centres in Nord-Aurdal include the villages ofAurdal,Leira, andSkrautvål. The municipality is served byFagernes Airport, Leirin. In Nord-Aurdal, there is analpine skiing center calledValdres Alpinsenter.[5]
The 906.47-square-kilometre (349.99 sq mi) municipality is the 128th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Nord-Aurdal Municipality is the 154th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 6,455. The municipality'spopulation density is 7.1 inhabitants per square kilometre (18/sq mi) and its population has increased by 2.3% over the previous 10-year period.[6][7]
Theparish ofNordre Aurdal (later spelledNord-Aurdal) was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (seeformannskapsdistrikt law).[8]
On 1 January 1894, the newEtnedal Municipality was created by merging the eastern valley area ofNordre Etnedal (population: 362) from Nordre Aurdal Municipality plus theSøndre Etnedal area (population: 1,331) from the neighboringSøndre Aurdal Municipality.[8]
On 1 January 1979, there was a border adjustment in an unpopulated area where part of Etnedal Municipality was transferred to Nord-Aurdal Municipality and another part of Nord-Aurdal Municipality that was transferred to Etnedal Municipality. Then on 1 January 1984, the unpopulated northern side of theMakalausfjellet mountain was transferred fromSør-Aurdal Municipality to Nord-Aurdal Municipality.[8][5]
Historically, this municipality was part of the oldOppland county. On 1 January 2020, the municipality became a part of the newly-formedInnlandet county (afterHedmark andOppland counties were merged).[9]
The municipality (originally theparish) is named after theAurdalen valley (Old Norse:Aurardalr) since it was a central geographic feature of the area. The first word in the name isnord which is essentially a prefix that means "north". The second word comes from the local valley name. The first element of that word is thegenitive case of the old river name,Aur, now namedBøaelva. The river name comes from the wordaurr which means "gravel". The last element of the second word isdalr which means "valley" or "dale". Historically, the name of the municipality was spelledNordre Aurdal. On 3 November 1917, aroyal resolution changed the spelling of the name of the municipality toNord-Aurdal.[10] Bothnordre andnord mean "north" (more specifically, "nordre" means "northern"), so the nameNord-Aurdal means "(the) northern (part of) Aurdal". (TheChurch of Norway parish of Aurdal that had existed for centuries was divided into two in 1805, just over 30 years before the parish borders were used to defin the new municipality that was established in 1838.)[11]
Thecoat of arms was granted by royal decree on 13 December 1985. The officialblazon is"Or, threecinquefoilsazure" (Norwegian:På gull grunn tre blå fembladingar, 2-1). This means the arms have afield (background) has atincture ofOr which means it is commonly colored yellow, but if it is made out of metal, then gold is used. Thecharge is three five-petaled flowers. The arms show three blue flowers of the speciesGentiana nivalis which are commonly called "Snow Gentian". The flowers, which are locally known as "the blue eyes of Christ", grow all over Norway, but they grow abundantly in this area. Three flowers were chosen to represent the three main settlements of the municipality:Aurdal,Fagernes, andLeira. This type of flower only opens in sunlight and heat, so it was chosen to symbolize being open and positive. The arms were designed by Bjørn Arnesen who based it off an idea by Ivar Aars. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms.[12][13][14][15]
TheChurch of Norway has six parishes (sokn) within Nord-Aurdal Municipality. It is part of theValdres prosti (deanery) in theDiocese of Hamar.
| Parish (sokn) | Church name | Location of the church | Year built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aurdal | Aurdal Church | Aurdal | 1737 |
| Skrautvål | Skrautvål Church | Skrautvål | 1785 |
| Svenes | Strand Church | Synnstrond | 1735 |
| Tingnes | Tingnes Church | Fagernes | 1972 |
| Tisleidalen | Tisleidalen Church | Hovda | 1957 |
| Ulnes | Ulnes Church | Ulnes | 1250 |
| Ancestry | Number |
|---|---|
 Lithuania | 81 |
 Poland | 73 |
 Romania | 62 |
 Netherlands | 38 |
 Syria | 36 |
 Eritrea | 34 |
 Denmark | 33 |
Nord-Aurdal Municipality is located to the north ofSør-Aurdal Municipality, east ofEtnedal Municipality andGausdal Municipality, and south ofØystre Slidre Municipality andVestre Slidre Municipality. To the west, it is bordered byHemsedal Municipality andGol Municipality inBuskerud county. Nord-Aurdal Municipality measures about 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 ofInnlandet county. AlthoughFagernes is the administrative center of Nord-Aurdal Municipality, the village ofAurdal was the historic centre of the centuries-oldChurch of Norway parish of Aurdal. Nord-Aurdal Municipality is part of thetraditional district ofValdres in the central part of southern Norway, situated between theGudbrandsdal andHallingdal valleys.
The highest point in the municipality is the 1,325.13-metre (4,347.5 ft) tall mountain Duptjernkampen, atri-point on the borders of Nord-Aurdal Municipality,Nordre Land Municipality, andGausdal Municipality.[1] About 50% of the land is above 900 metres (3,000 ft). TheTisleifjorden andAurdalsfjorden are large inland lakes that are located in the municipality. The riverBegna flows through the municipality as well, with theStrondafjorden being a large lake that the river flows through.
| Climate data for Fagernes inNord-Aurdal,Valdres 1991-2020 (358 m, extremes 1982-2020) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 11.6 (52.9) | 12.2 (54.0) | 15.2 (59.4) | 21.5 (70.7) | 27.5 (81.5) | 31.3 (88.3) | 32.3 (90.1) | 32.3 (90.1) | 26.3 (79.3) | 21.7 (71.1) | 14.9 (58.8) | 11.3 (52.3) | 32.3 (90.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −3.9 (25.0) | −1.9 (28.6) | 3.3 (37.9) | 8.8 (47.8) | 14.3 (57.7) | 18.6 (65.5) | 21.2 (70.2) | 19.4 (66.9) | 14.4 (57.9) | 7 (45) | 0.9 (33.6) | −3.3 (26.1) | 8.2 (46.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −7.6 (18.3) | −6.7 (19.9) | −2.4 (27.7) | 2.8 (37.0) | 8.1 (46.6) | 12.8 (55.0) | 15.4 (59.7) | 13.8 (56.8) | 9.4 (48.9) | 3.4 (38.1) | −1.8 (28.8) | −6.6 (20.1) | 3.4 (38.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −11.1 (12.0) | −10.4 (13.3) | −6.4 (20.5) | −1.3 (29.7) | 3 (37) | 7.8 (46.0) | 10.7 (51.3) | 9.7 (49.5) | 6 (43) | 1 (34) | −4.1 (24.6) | −9.6 (14.7) | −0.4 (31.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −36.4 (−33.5) | −34.4 (−29.9) | −29.5 (−21.1) | −18.2 (−0.8) | −4.9 (23.2) | −1.3 (29.7) | 1.5 (34.7) | 0 (32) | −4.4 (24.1) | −13.4 (7.9) | −23 (−9) | −27.7 (−17.9) | −36.4 (−33.5) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 44.6 (1.76) | 26.9 (1.06) | 25.1 (0.99) | 27.2 (1.07) | 55.7 (2.19) | 67.2 (2.65) | 87.1 (3.43) | 88.6 (3.49) | 54.6 (2.15) | 52.1 (2.05) | 53.8 (2.12) | 39.9 (1.57) | 622.8 (24.53) |
| Source 1: Norwegian Meteorological Institute[17] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: NOAA-WMO averages 91-2020 Norway[18] | |||||||||||||
Nord-Aurdal Municipality is responsible forprimary education (through 10th grade), outpatienthealth services,senior citizen services,welfare and othersocial services,zoning,economic development, and municipalroads and utilities. The municipality is governed by amunicipal council ofdirectly elected representatives. Themayor isindirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council.[19] The municipality is under the jurisdiction of theVestoppland og Valdres District Court and theEidsivating Court of Appeal.
Themunicipal council(Kommunestyre) of Nord-Aurdal Municipality is made up of 21 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by politicalparty.
| Party name(in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party(Arbeiderpartiet) | 5 | |
| Progress Party(Fremskrittspartiet) | 3 | |
| Green Party(Miljøpartiet De Grønne) | 1 | |
| Conservative Party(Høyre) | 2 | |
| Centre Party(Senterpartiet) | 9 | |
| Socialist Left Party(Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 1 | |
| Total number of members: | 21 | |
| Party name(in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party(Arbeiderpartiet) | 6 | |
| Progress Party(Fremskrittspartiet) | 2 | |
| Conservative Party(Høyre) | 2 | |
| Centre Party(Senterpartiet) | 8 | |
| Socialist Left Party(Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 1 | |
| Liberal Party(Venstre) | 2 | |
| Total number of members: | 21 | |
| Party name(in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party(Arbeiderpartiet) | 11 | |
| Progress Party(Fremskrittspartiet) | 3 | |
| Conservative Party(Høyre) | 3 | |
| Christian Democratic Party(Kristelig Folkeparti) | 1 | |
| Centre Party(Senterpartiet) | 4 | |
| Socialist Left Party(Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 1 | |
| Liberal Party(Venstre) | 2 | |
| Total number of members: | 25 | |
| Party name(in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party(Arbeiderpartiet) | 9 | |
| Progress Party(Fremskrittspartiet) | 4 | |
| Conservative Party(Høyre) | 4 | |
| Centre Party(Senterpartiet) | 4 | |
| Socialist Left Party(Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 1 | |
| Liberal Party(Venstre) | 3 | |
| Total number of members: | 25 | |
| Party name(in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party(Arbeiderpartiet) | 8 | |
| Progress Party(Fremskrittspartiet) | 6 | |
| Conservative Party(Høyre) | 3 | |
| Christian Democratic Party(Kristelig Folkeparti) | 1 | |
| Centre Party(Senterpartiet) | 5 | |
| Socialist Left Party(Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 1 | |
| Liberal Party(Venstre) | 1 | |
| Total number of members: | 25 | |
| Party name(in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party(Arbeiderpartiet) | 8 | |
| Progress Party(Fremskrittspartiet) | 4 | |
| Conservative Party(Høyre) | 3 | |
| Christian Democratic Party(Kristelig Folkeparti) | 1 | |
| Centre Party(Senterpartiet) | 6 | |
| Socialist Left Party(Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 2 | |
| Liberal Party(Venstre) | 1 | |
| Total number of members: | 25 | |
| Party name(in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party(Arbeiderpartiet) | 9 | |
| Progress Party(Fremskrittspartiet) | 2 | |
| Conservative Party(Høyre) | 4 | |
| Christian Democratic Party(Kristelig Folkeparti) | 1 | |
| Centre Party(Senterpartiet) | 7 | |
| Socialist Left Party(Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 1 | |
| Liberal Party(Venstre) | 1 | |
| Total number of members: | 25 | |
| Party name(in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party(Arbeiderpartiet) | 10 | |
| Conservative Party(Høyre) | 4 | |
| Christian Democratic Party(Kristelig Folkeparti) | 1 | |
| Centre Party(Senterpartiet) | 8 | |
| Socialist Left Party(Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 1 | |
| Liberal Party(Venstre) | 1 | |
| Total number of members: | 25 | |
| Party name(in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party(Arbeiderpartiet) | 9 | |
| Progress Party(Fremskrittspartiet) | 1 | |
| Conservative Party(Høyre) | 3 | |
| Christian Democratic Party(Kristelig Folkeparti) | 1 | |
| Centre Party(Senterpartiet) | 8 | |
| Socialist Left Party(Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 2 | |
| Liberal Party(Venstre) | 1 | |
| Total number of members: | 25 | |
| Party name(in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party(Arbeiderpartiet) | 12 | |
| Conservative Party(Høyre) | 5 | |
| Christian Democratic Party(Kristelig Folkeparti) | 1 | |
| Centre Party(Senterpartiet) | 6 | |
| Liberal Party(Venstre) | 1 | |
| Total number of members: | 25 | |
| Party name(in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party(Arbeiderpartiet) | 11 | |
| Progress Party(Fremskrittspartiet) | 1 | |
| Conservative Party(Høyre) | 5 | |
| Christian Democratic Party(Kristelig Folkeparti) | 2 | |
| Centre Party(Senterpartiet) | 5 | |
| Liberal Party(Venstre) | 1 | |
| Total number of members: | 25 | |
| Party name(in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party(Arbeiderpartiet) | 10 | |
| Conservative Party(Høyre) | 5 | |
| Christian Democratic Party(Kristelig Folkeparti) | 3 | |
| Centre Party(Senterpartiet) | 7 | |
| Total number of members: | 25 | |
| Party name(in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party(Arbeiderpartiet) | 11 | |
| Conservative Party(Høyre) | 3 | |
| Christian Democratic Party(Kristelig Folkeparti) | 3 | |
| Centre Party(Senterpartiet) | 8 | |
| Total number of members: | 25 | |
| Party name(in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party(Arbeiderpartiet) | 12 | |
| Conservative Party(Høyre) | 2 | |
| Christian Democratic Party(Kristelig Folkeparti) | 2 | |
| Centre Party(Senterpartiet) | 8 | |
| Liberal Party(Venstre) | 1 | |
| Total number of members: | 25 | |
| Party name(in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party(Arbeiderpartiet) | 12 | |
| Conservative Party(Høyre) | 2 | |
| Christian Democratic Party(Kristelig Folkeparti) | 1 | |
| Centre Party(Senterpartiet) | 9 | |
| Liberal Party(Venstre) | 1 | |
| Total number of members: | 25 | |
| Party name(in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party(Arbeiderpartiet) | 12 | |
| Conservative Party(Høyre) | 2 | |
| Christian Democratic Party(Kristelig Folkeparti) | 2 | |
| Centre Party(Senterpartiet) | 8 | |
| Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties(Borgerlige Felleslister) | 1 | |
| Total number of members: | 25 | |
| Party name(in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party(Arbeiderpartiet) | 11 | |
| Conservative Party(Høyre) | 3 | |
| Christian Democratic Party(Kristelig Folkeparti) | 2 | |
| Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties(Borgerlige Felleslister) | 9 | |
| Total number of members: | 25 | |
| Party name(in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party(Arbeiderpartiet) | 11 | |
| Conservative Party(Høyre) | 2 | |
| Christian Democratic Party(Kristelig Folkeparti) | 3 | |
| Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties(Borgerlige Felleslister) | 9 | |
| Total number of members: | 25 | |
| Party name(in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party(Arbeiderpartiet) | 10 | |
| Christian Democratic Party(Kristelig Folkeparti) | 3 | |
| Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties(Borgerlige Felleslister) | 12 | |
| Total number of members: | 25 | |
| Party name(in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party(Arbeiderpartiet) | 8 | |
| Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties(Borgerlige Felleslister) | 17 | |
| Total number of members: | 24 | |
| Party name(in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party(Arbeiderpartiet) | 10 | |
| Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties(Borgerlige Felleslister) | 15 | |
| Total number of members: | 25 | |
| Party name(in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party(Arbeiderpartiet) | 8 | |
| Joint list of theLiberal Party(Venstre) and theRadical People's Party(Radikale Folkepartiet) | 1 | |
| Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties(Borgerlige Felleslister) | 16 | |
| Total number of members: | 25 | |
| Note: Due to theGerman occupation of Norway duringWorld War II, no elections were held for new municipal councils until after the war ended in 1945. | ||
Themayor (Norwegian:ordfører) of Nord-Aurdal Municipality is the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. Here is a list of people who have held this position:[41][42]
TheValdres Folkemuseum is located just outside Fagernes and has large collections of old houses, textiles, and music instruments.
Nord-Aurdal hassister city agreements with the following places:[47]
-Kouvola,Etelä-Suomi,Finland
-Lidköping,Västra Götaland County,Sweden -Skanderborg,Region Midtjylland,Denmark
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