Gaular
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| Gaular kommune | |||
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| Country | Norway | ||
| County | Sogn og Fjordane | ||
| District | Sunnfjord | ||
| Municipality ID | NO-1430 | ||
| Administrative centre | Sande i Sunnfjord | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor (2003) | Jenny Følling (Sp) | ||
| Area (Nr. 187 in Norway) | |||
| - Total | 582 km² (224.7 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 539 km² (208.1 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2004) | |||
| - Total | 2,776 | ||
| - Density | 5/km² (12.9/sq mi) | ||
| - Change (10 years) | -6.6 % | ||
| - Rank in Norway | 286 | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Official language form | Nynorsk | ||
| Demonym | Gaulværing[1] | ||
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| Website: www.gaular.kommune.no | |||
Gaular is a municipality in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway.
Gaular (until 1912 named Indre Holmedal) was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt).
In this municipality lies the Viksdalen valley. Sande i Sunnfjord is the administrative centre.
[edit] The name
The name (Norse Gaular) is derived from the rivername Gaula.
The old name was revived in 1912, until then the name of the municipality was Indre Holmedal. (See also Fjaler.)
[edit] Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1992). The silver line represent the river Gaula.
[edit] Traffic
The E 39 main road runs through the centre of Sande south to Bergen, a distance of 150 km (+ ferry from Lavik to Oppedal). Førde airport is located at Bringelandsåsen in the municipality.
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