Norddal

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Coat of arms of the municipality of Norddal

Norddal was a municipality in the Central Norwegian Fylke Møre og Romsdal . The administrative seat of the municipality was Valldal . As part of the local government reform in Norway , Norddal and Stordal were merged to form the municipality of Fjord on January 1, 2020 .

geography

Entrance sign to the municipality of Norddal on the border to Rauma near Trollstigen

The municipality has 1645 people (as of January 1, 2019) on an area of ​​around 941 square kilometers with a population density of 1.7 inhabitants per square kilometer. In addition to Norddal and Valldal, the localities of Fjørå , Tafjord and Eidsdal belong to the large commune . The municipality number was 1524.

Nordal lay partly in the Tafjordfjella Mountains , in which some areas can only be reached from the water, but bordered on the opposite side with the Geirangerfjord and the archipelago . The region is one of the most fish-rich areas in Norway. Even the Eidsvatn lake at 423 meters is one of them.

Attractions

In addition to the largest goat farm in Norway Herdalssetra and fjord and mountain farms is the Ærverdig Kyrkje that "Octagonal church" of Norddal from 1782 with the oil paintings of Bent Notke from the early 16th century a tourist magnet. Europe's northernmost orchard is located in Linge .

Web links

Commons : Norddal  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Navn på nye kommuner. February 19, 2019, accessed January 14, 2020 (Norwegian).

Coordinates: 62 ° 18 ′ 0 ″  N , 7 ° 24 ′ 0 ″  E