Hjartdal

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Hjartdal kommune
County Telemark
District Øst-Telemark
Municipality NO-0827
Administrative centre Sauland
Mayor (2003) Olav Tho (Sp)
Official language form Nynorsk
Area
 - Total
 - Land
 - Percentage		 Ranked 137
792 km²
739 km²
0.24 %
Population
 - Total (2004)
 - Percentage
 - Change (10 years)
 - Density		 Ranked 359
1,633
0.04 %
-2.8 %
2/km²
Coordinates 59°39′N 8°43′E
www.hjartdal.kommune.no

Data from Statistics Norway

Coordinates: 59°39′N 8°43′E

Hjartdal is a municipality in the county of Telemark, Norway.

Hjartdal is one of Norway's many nature and culture pearls. It consists of three small communities, Hjartdal, Sauland and Tuddal.

[edit] The name

The Norse form of the name was Hjartdalr. The first element is probably a rivername *Hjarta (now Hjartdøla), the last element is dalr m 'valley, dale'. The rivername is derived from hjortr m 'red deer'.

[edit] Coat-of-arms

The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1989). It shows a red deer. (See above under the information of the name.)


Municipalities of Telemark Telemark coat of arms

Bamble | Bø | Drangedal | Fyresdal | Hjartdal | Kragerø | Kviteseid | Nissedal | Nome | Notodden | Porsgrunn | Sauherad | Seljord | Siljan | Skien | Tinn | Tokke | Vinje
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