Vaksdal
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| County | Hordaland | |
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| Municipality | NO-1251 | |
| Administrative centre | Dalekvam | |
| Mayor (2003) | Øivind Olsnes (H) | |
| Official language form | Nynorsk | |
| Area - Total - Land - Percentage |
Ranked 154 716 km² 684 km² 0.22 % |
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| Population - Total (2004) - Percentage - Change (10 years) - Density |
Ranked 224 4,173 0.09 % -5.3 % 6/km² |
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| www.vaksdal.kommune.no |
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Vaksdal is a municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway.
[edit] The name
The Norse form of the name was probably *Vágsdalr. The first element is then the genitive case of vágr m 'bay', the last element is dalr m 'valley, dale'.
[edit] Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1990). It shows three shuttles for weaving (to represent the textile industry of the municipality).
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