Modalen
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| County | Hordaland | |
| District | Nordhordland | |
| Municipality | NO-1252 | |
| Administrative centre | Modalen | |
| Mayor (2006) | Knut Moe (SfM) | |
| Official language form | Nynorsk | |
| Area - Total - Land - Percentage |
Ranked 236 412 km² 381 km² 0.13 % |
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| Population - Total (2004) - Percentage - Change (10 years) - Density |
Ranked 432 366 0.01 % 6.7 % 1/km² |
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Modalen is a municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway.
[edit] The name
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the farm Mo (Norse Mór), since the first church was built there. The name is identical with the word mór m 'heath, moor'.
The last element -dalen (the finite form of dal m 'valley, dale') was added later.
[edit] Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1984). It shows three spades (to represent agriculture).
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