Hornindal
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| Hornindal kommune | |||
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| Country | Norway | ||
| County | Sogn og Fjordane | ||
| District | Nordfjord | ||
| Municipality ID | NO-1444 | ||
| Administrative centre | Grodås | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor (2007) | Bjørn Lødemel (H) | ||
| Area (Nr. 333 in Norway) | |||
| - Total | 192 km² (74.1 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 179 km² (69.1 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2004) | |||
| - Total | 1,203 | ||
| - Density | 7/km² (18.1/sq mi) | ||
| - Change (10 years) | -0.9 % | ||
| - Rank in Norway | 392 | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Official language form | Nynorsk | ||
| Demonym | Horndøl[1] | ||
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| Website: www.hornindal.kommune.no | |||
Hornindal is a municipality in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway.
Hornindal was separated from Eid in 1867. (Hornindal was merged with Stryn in the period 1965-1977.)
Hornindalsvatnet, the deepest lake in Northern-Europe, is located partly here and partly in Eid municipality.
[edit] The name
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the farm Horne (Norse *Hornvin), since the first church was built there. The first element is horn 'horn' (here referring to a pointed mountain behind the farm), the last element is vin f 'meadow, pasture'.
The meaning of the compounded name Hornindal is 'the valley/dale of Horne'.
[edit] Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1987). It shows three blades of scythes.
[edit] Famous people from Hornindal
- Brita Lund, (1886–1966), artist.
- Anders Svor, (1864–1929), sculptor.
- Frode Grodås, (1964– ), footballer.
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