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This article is about the village in Tokke, Norway. For the former municipality in Telemark, Norway, see Lårdal (municipality). Not to be confused with Lardal. Village in Tokke, Norway Village in Eastern Norway, Norway
Lårdal Laardal
Village
View of the village churchView of the village church
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Coordinates: 59°25′27″N 8°11′10″E / 59.42412°N 8.18619°E / 59.42412; 8.18619
CountryNorway
RegionEastern Norway
CountyTelemark
DistrictVest-Telemark
MunicipalityTokke Municipality
Elevation75 m (246 ft)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code3891 Høydalsmo

Lårdal is a village in Tokke Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. The village is located on the north shore of the lake Bandak and about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) south of the village of Høydalsmo and the European route E134 highway. The village is the site of Lårdal Church, a school, and a fast food store. Previously, there was also a grocery store, but it closed because the local population couldn't support it. Lårdal is also home to the former journalist and television presenter Bjørn Honerød. The village was historically the administrative centre of the old Lårdal Municipality from 1838 until its dissolution in 1964.

Name

The village (originally the parish) is named after the old Laardal farm (Old Norse: Lagardalr) since the first Lårdal Church was built there. The first element is lǫgr which means "water" or "river". The last element is dalr which means "dale" or "valley". Historically, the municipality name was spelled "Laurdal" (although the parish name goes back centuries as Laugerdal). From 1884-1920, it was spelled "Laardal". Since 1921, it has been spelled "Lårdal".

See also: Lardal § Name

Notable people

See also: Tokke § Notable_residents

References

  1. "Lårdal, Tokke". yr.no. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  2. ^ Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (15 November 2022). "Lårdal". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  3. Rygh, Oluf (1914). Norske gaardnavne: Bratsbergs amt (in Norwegian) (7 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. pp. 418–419.


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