Årdal Municipality
municipality in Vestland, Norway
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Summary
Årdal Municipality is a municipality of Norway[1]. It draws 200 Wikipedia views per month (municipality of norway category, ranking #59 of 360).[2]
Key Facts
- Award received: National urban environment award[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Vestland[4]
- Country: Norway[5]
- Head of government: Hilmar Høl[6]
- Capital: Årdalstangen[7]
- Shares border with: Luster Municipality[8], Vang[9], Lærdal Municipality[10]
- Main regulatory text: Act relating to municipalities and county authorities[11]
- Commons category: Årdal[12]
- Inception: 1863[13]
- Highest point: Store Skagastølstind[14]
- Significant event: boundary change[15]
- Separated from: Lærdal Municipality[16]
- Official website: https://www.ardal.kommune.no/[17]
- Topic's main category: Category:Årdal[18]
- Population: 5359[19], 5193[20], 5170[21], 5204[22], 5172[23], 5239[24], 5213[25], 5178[26]
- Office held by head of government: mayor of Årdal[27]
- Number of households: 2443[28], 1208[29], 443[30], 240[31], 464[32], 88[33]
- Demonym: årdøl[34]
- Area: 976.54 km²[35], 976.5860621072194 km²[36], 1008.9631682882444 km²[37], 32.377106181025056 km²[38], 696.3374011939459 km²[39], 11.523423514125845 km²[40], 44.91363267568092 km²[41], 1.6905949386075823 km²[42], 5.513406871470244 km²[43], 212.85766315222202 km²[44], 1.3834715367833856 km²[45], 1.595224933712033 km²[46], 0.5288754297126548 km²[47], 0.2423678609587904 km²[48]
- Has list: Grunnkretser i Årdal kommune[49]
- Language used: Nynorsk[50]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Govdirectory[51]
Why It Matters
Årdal Municipality has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]
FAQs
What awards did Årdal Municipality receive?
Honors received include National urban environment award[3].