Jondal
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| County | Hordaland | |
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| Municipality | NO-1227 | |
| Administrative centre | Jondal | |
| Mayor (2003) | John Skogseth (Ap) | |
| Official language form | Nynorsk | |
| Area - Total - Land - Percentage |
Ranked 326 210 km² 199 km² 0.06 % |
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| Population - Total (2004) - Percentage - Change (10 years) - Density |
Ranked 402 1,073 0.02 % -12.8 % 5/km² |
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| www.jondal.kommune.no |
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Jondal is a municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway.
[edit] The name
The Norse form of the name was Jónardalr. The first element is an old rivername *Jón (now Jondalselvi), the last element is dalr m 'valley, dale'. The meaning of the rivername is unknown.
[edit] Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1987). It shows three hooks for log driving.
(See also the coat-of-arms for Åsnes, Fet, Marker and Nordre Land.)
[edit] Famous residents
The singer and actress Herborg Kråkevik is from Jondal.
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| Municipalities of Hordaland | |
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Askøy | Austevoll | Austrheim | Bergen | Bømlo | Eidfjord | Etne | Fedje | Fitjar | Fjell | Fusa | Granvin | Jondal | Kvam | Kvinnherad | Lindås | Masfjorden | Meland | Modalen | Odda | Os | Osterøy | Radøy | Samnanger | Stord | Sund | Sveio | Tysnes | Ullensvang | Ulvik | Vaksdal | Voss | Øygarden |
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