Våler, Østfold

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Våler kommune
Municipality
Våler church

Coat of arms
Østfold within
Norway
Våler within Østfold
Coordinates: 59°28′21″N 10°55′1″E / 59.47250°N 10.91694°E / 59.47250; 10.91694Coordinates: 59°28′21″N 10°55′1″E / 59.47250°N 10.91694°E / 59.47250; 10.91694
Country Norway
County Østfold
Administrative centre Våler i Østfold
Government
 • Mayor (2007) Kjerstin Wøyen Funderud (Sp)
Area
 • Total 257 km2 (99 sq mi)
 • Land 239 km2 (92 sq mi)
Area rank 298 in Norway
Population (2004)
 • Total 4,003
 • Rank 229 in Norway
 • Density 17/km2 (40/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years) -6.9 %
Demonym Vålersokning[1]
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
ISO 3166 code NO-0137
Official language form Bokmål
Website www.valer-of.kommune.no
Data from Statistics Norway

Våler is a municipality in Østfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of "Våler i Østfold". The parish of Vaaler was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt).

General information

Name

The Old Norse form of the name was Válir. This is the plural form of váll which means "a clearing in the woods". Prior to 1921, the name was written "Vaaler".

Coat-of-arms

The coat-of-arms is from modern times. They were granted on 20 June 1986. The arms are based on the arms of the local Bolt family, who held several high functions in the 13th and 14th centuries. The arms are already seen in the seal of Agmund Berdorsson Bolt from 1400. The arms show a blue background divided in half vertically. On the left is half of a silver fleur-de-lis and on the right there are two yellow chevrons.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ "Personnemningar til stadnamn i Noreg" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet. 
  2. ↑ Norske Kommunevåpen (1990). "Nye kommunevåbener i Norden". Retrieved 2008-12-15. 
  3. ↑ "Kommunevåpenet". Våler kommune. Retrieved 2008-12-15.  (Norwegian)

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