Norddal
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| Norddal kommune | |||
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| Country | Norway | ||
| County | Møre og Romsdal | ||
| District | Sunnmøre | ||
| Municipality ID | NO-1524 | ||
| Administrative centre | Valldal | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor (2007) | Bjørn Inge Ruset (Ap) | ||
| Area (Nr. 115 in Norway) | |||
| - Total | 944 km² (364.5 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 901 km² (347.9 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2004) | |||
| - Total | 1,845 | ||
| - Density | 2/km² (5.2/sq mi) | ||
| - Change (10 years) | -7.8 % | ||
| - Rank in Norway | 345 | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Official language form | Nynorsk | ||
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| Website: www.norddal.kommune.no | |||
Norddal is a municipality in the county of Møre og Romsdal, Norway.
Norddal was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). Sunnylven was separated from Norddal the fall 1838.
[edit] The name
The Norse form of the name was just Dalr, identical with the word dalr m 'valley, dale'. The first element Nord- 'northern' was added around 1600.
Until 1918 the name was written Norddalen.
[edit] Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from 1990, and shows a twig of strawberry. See also the coat-of-arms of Kvæfjord.
[edit] External links
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