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For the village in Norddal Municipality, see Norddal (village).       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4Former municipality in M\u00f8re og Romsdal, NorwayNorddal is a former municipality in M\u00f8re og Romsdal county, Norway. It merged with Stordal municipality to establish the new Fjord municipality in 2020. It covered the easternmost part of the Sunnm\u00f8re region along the border with Oppland county. The municipal center of the municipality was the village of Sylte (also known as Valldal) in the Valldalen valley.Norddal covered an area with several distinct valleys and villages: Eidsdal and Norddal (Dalsbygda) in the south; Tafjord in the east; and Fj\u00f8r\u00e5\/Selboskarbygda and Sylte in the Valldalen valley in the north. Norwegian County Road 63 traverses the municipality from south to north, going through several tunnels in the mountains including the Stordal Tunnel. The Heggur Tunnel connects the isolated village of Tafjord with the rest of the municipality.       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4At the time if its dissolution in 2020, the 944-square-kilometre (364\u00a0sq\u00a0mi) municipality is the 116th largest by area out of the 422 municipalities in Norway. Norddal is the 345th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 1,670. The municipality’s population density is 1.9 inhabitants per square kilometre (4.9\/sq\u00a0mi) and its population has decreased by 5.2% over the last decade.[3][4]Table of ContentsGeneral information[edit]Name[edit]Coat of arms[edit]Churches[edit]History[edit]Government[edit]Municipal council[edit]Mayors[edit]Geography[edit]See also[edit]References[edit]External links[edit]General information[edit]The prestegjeld of Norddal was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). Historically, the district of Sunnylven was part of the parish of Norddal, but on 1 January 1838 when Norddal municipality was established, Sunnylven was established as its own municipality, separate from Norddal. The municipal borders have not changed since that time.[5]       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4On 1 January 2020, the neighboring municipalities of Norddal (population: 1,670) and Stordal (population: 972) were merged into the new Fjord Municipality.[6]Name[edit]The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Dale farm (Old Norse: Dalr) since the first Dale Church was built there. Historically, the parish was known as simply as Dale. Around the year 1600, the first element, nord, was added. This prefix means “northern”. The last element of the name is dalr which means “valley” or “dale”. Prior to 1918, the name was written Norddalen.[7]Coat of arms[edit]The coat of arms was granted on 16 February 1990 and they were in use until the municipality was dissolved on 1 January 2020. The official blazon is “Or, a strawberry branch gules” (Norwegian: P\u00e5 gull grunn ein raud jordb\u00e6rstengel). This means the arms have a field (background) has a tincture of Or which means it is commonly colored yellow, but if it is made out of metal, then gold is used. The charge is a red strawberry branch with a three-part leaf and three berries. This design was chosen because Norddal has a tradition for producing fruits such as apples, pears, and berries, notably strawberries. Wild strawberries can be found growing all over the municipality. The arms were designed by Astor Furseth. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms.[8][9][10][11]Churches[edit]The Church of Norway had one parish (sokn) within the municipality of Norddal. It was part of the Austre Sunnm\u00f8re prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of M\u00f8re.History[edit]Valldal is mentioned in the historical books of Snorri Sturluson. While escaping the Danish army, Olav Haraldsson, later to become St. Olav, went ashore in Valldalen during the winter 1028\/1029. Here, he supposedly came across a troublesome “sea serpent” which he tossed onto the mountainside and can today be seen as a lighter rock pattern above the town centre Sylte. On his journey up the valley towards Trollstigen, he received help from the farmers at Gr\u00f8nning to pass a rocky section called Skj\u00e6rsura. For this help he deemed that the seed crop would never suffer from frost. Also, a natural spring in Valldal is named after St. Olav and is said to have a healing effect.In 2008, a memorial stone was erected at the farm D\u00f8ving, about 3 kilometres (1.9\u00a0mi) up the valley from the sea, where the first church and cemetery is believed to have been located.Government[edit]While it existed, this municipality was responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services, senior citizen services, unemployment, social services, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads. During its existence, this municipality was governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor was indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council.[12] The municipality fell under the Sunnm\u00f8re District Court and the Frostating Court of Appeal.Municipal council[edit]The municipal council (Kommunestyre) of Norddal was made up of 17 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The party breakdown for the final municipal council was as follows:Norddal kommunestyre 1972\u20131975 [21]\u00a0\u00a0Party Name (in Nynorsk)Number ofrepresentatives\u00a0Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)3\u00a0Local List(s) (Lokale lister)18Total number of members:21Norddal kommunestyre 1968\u20131971 [22]\u00a0\u00a0Party Name (in Nynorsk)Number ofrepresentatives\u00a0Local List(s) (Lokale lister)21Total number of members:21Norddal kommunestyre 1964\u20131967 [23]\u00a0\u00a0Party Name (in Nynorsk)Number ofrepresentatives\u00a0Local List(s) (Lokale lister)21Total number of members:21Norddal heradsstyre 1960\u20131963 [24]\u00a0\u00a0Party Name (in Nynorsk)Number ofrepresentatives\u00a0Local List(s) (Lokale lister)21Total number of members:21Norddal heradsstyre 1956\u20131959 [25]\u00a0\u00a0Party Name (in Nynorsk)Number ofrepresentatives\u00a0Local List(s) (Lokale lister)21Total number of members:21Norddal heradsstyre 1952\u20131955 [26]\u00a0\u00a0Party Name (in Nynorsk)Number ofrepresentatives\u00a0Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)1\u00a0Local List(s) (Lokale lister)19Total number of members:20Norddal heradsstyre 1948\u20131951 [27]\u00a0\u00a0Party Name (in Nynorsk)Number ofrepresentatives\u00a0Local List(s) (Lokale lister)20Total number of members:20Norddal heradsstyre 1945\u20131947 [28]\u00a0\u00a0Party Name (in Nynorsk)Number ofrepresentatives\u00a0Local List(s) (Lokale lister)20Total number of members:20Mayors[edit]The mayors of Norddal:1838-1844: Arne Iversen Gr\u00f8nnings\u00e6ter1844-1847: Lars Larsen Myren1848-1879: Elias Arnesson Gr\u00f8nnings\u00e6ter1880-1883: Elias O. Uri1884-1919: Nils E. Gr\u00f8nnings\u00e6ter1920-1928: Gerhard Gr\u00f8nnings\u00e6ter1929-1934: Nils J. Linge1935-1941: Gerhard Gr\u00f8nnings\u00e6ter1941-1942: Elias \u00d8ien (NS)1942-1945: Ole K. L\u00f8voll (NS)1945-1945: Gerhard Gr\u00f8nnings\u00e6ter1946-1947: Elias \u00d8ien1948-1955: Karl Linge1956-1959: Nils P. Linge1960-1963: Elias Ling\u00e5s1964-1967: Magnus Berdal1967-1967: Karl A. D\u00f8ving1968-1971: K\u00e5re Nerhagen1972-1973: Ragnar L\u00f8d\u00f8en1974-1975: Per Berge1976-1987: Karl A. D\u00f8ving (Sp)1988-1993: Arne Sandnes (Sp)1994-1999: Gudmund Relling (V)1999-2007: Arne Sandnes (Sp)2007-2015: Bj\u00f8rn Inge Ruset (Ap)2015-2019: Arne Sandnes (Sp)Geography[edit]The municipality was located around the Norddalsfjorden and the Tafjorden which flow west to east. They are the innermost branches off the main Storfjorden. Stranda Municipality lies to the west and south, Skj\u00e5k Municipality lies to the southeast, Rauma Municipality lies to the east and north, and Stordal Municipality lies to the northwest.The main Valldalen valley runs to the northeast from the fjord. The valleys are surrounded by the Tafjordfjella mountain range. The mountains Puttegga, Karitinden, and Tordsnose sit on the eastern border of the municipality. The mountain H\u00f8gstolen lies in the northern part of the municipality. Reinheimen National Park is located partially in the municipality of Norddal.See also[edit]References[edit]External links[edit]     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki24\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki24\/norddal-wikipedia\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Norddal – Wikipedia"}}]}]