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Hurdal

{{Infobox kommune

| name = Hurdal

| native_name =

| native_name_lang =

| other_name =

| official_name =

| idnumber = 3242

| image_skyline =

| county = Akershus

| district = Romerike

| capital = Hurdal

| language = Bokmål

| demonym = Hurdaling or
Hurdøling

| coatofarms = Hurdal komm.svg

| munwebpage = www.hurdal.kommune.no

| mayor = Runar Bålsrud

| mayor_party = V

| mayor_as_of = 2013

| area_rank = 284

| area_total_km2 = 285

| area_land_km2 = 261

| area_water_percent = 0.09

| population_as_of = 2004

| population_rank = 292

| population_total = 2679

| populationpercent = 0.06

| population_density_km2= 10

| population_increase= 5.4

| coordinates = {{coord|60|24|57|N|11|0|31|E|region:NO|display=inline,title}}

| utm_zone = 32V | utm_northing = 6699440 | utm_easting = 0610616 | geo_cat = adm2nd

}}

Hurdal is a municipality in Akershus county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Romerike. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Hurdal.

Hurdal is located about {{convert|70|km|mi|-1}} north of Oslo, along the lake Hurdalsjøen. Fjellsjøkampen is the highest hill in Akershus. The mountains Faksebrennkollene and Toppåsen are also located in the municipality.

General information

=Name=

The name (Old Norse: Urðardalr and Hurðardalr) is an old district name. (The name of the church site is Gjøing.) The first element is the genitive case of an old river name (later called Gjøingelva which means "Gjøing river"), probably Urð which means "stony river" (from urð which means "scree"). (The sideform Hurðardalr has an addition of a false /h/.) The last element is dalr meaning "valley" or "dale". Prior to 1918, the name was spelled "Hurdalen".

=Coat-of-arms=

The coat-of-arms is from modern times. They were granted in 1988. The arms are green with a yellow-colored cone from a Norway Spruce tree (Picea abies).{{cite web|url=http://oddso.nvg.org/nlv/0239.html|title=Kommunevåpen|publisher=Hurdal kommune|access-date=2008-12-20|language=no}}

style="float: center;" class="wikitable"

|+ Number of minorities (1st and 2nd generation) in Hurdal by country of origin in 2017{{cite web|url=https://www.ssb.no/statistikkbanken/selectvarval/Define.asp?subjectcode=&ProductId=&MainTable=FolkInnvkatLand&nvl=&PLanguage=1&nyTmpVar=true&CMSSubjectArea=befolkning&KortNavnWeb=innvbef&StatVariant=&checked=true |title=Immigrants and Norwegian-born to immigrant parents, by immigration category, country background and percentages of the population |language=en |publisher=ssb.no |access-date=29 June 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150702101705/https://www.ssb.no/statistikkbanken/selectvarval/Define.asp?subjectcode=&ProductId=&MainTable=FolkInnvkatLand&nvl=&PLanguage=1&nyTmpVar=true&CMSSubjectArea=befolkning&KortNavnWeb=innvbef&StatVariant=&checked=true |archive-date=2 July 2015}}

style="background:#efefef;"|Ancestry

! style="background:#efefef;"|Number

{{flag|Germany}}28
{{flag|Sweden}}27
{{flag|Poland}}27

History

The parish of Hurdalen was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). The new municipality of Feiring was separated from Hurdal on 1 January 1870.

Attractions

  • Holy Trifon Skete, an Eastern Orthodox monastery of Orthodox church in Norway (Saint Nicolas commune). The monastery was established in 1985.[http://landsmann.no/paper.php?lang=&np=29 Russian flag in Norwegian monastery] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724181136/http://landsmann.no/paper.php?lang=&np=29 |date=2011-07-24 }}. Tidsskrift for Russisktalende i Norge Landsmann (Bergen). {{in lang|ru}}

Notable residents

Gallery

File:Suburbant boligfelt i Hurdal.JPG|Suburbant boligfelt i Hurdal

File:Kirkekretsen skole i Hurdal, kafè c.JPG|Kirkekretsen skole i Hurdal, kafè

File:Foto fra naturstien ved Buråstjernet i Hurdal 7.jpg|Naturstien ved Buråstjernet i Hurdal

File:Hurdal rådhus.jpg|Hurdal rådhus

{{wide image|Øvre Romerike fra Mistberget.jpg|770px|Øvre Romerike fra Mistberget}}

References

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External links

  • {{commons category-inline|Hurdal}}
  • {{wiktionary-inline|Hurdal}}
  • {{Wikivoyage inline|Akershus}}
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20070930230429/http://www.ssb.no/english/municipalities/0239 Municipal fact sheet] from Statistics Norway

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Category:Municipalities of Akershus

Category:Villages in Akershus