Hurdal


Hurdal is a municipality in Akershus in Viken 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 north of Oslo, along the lake Hurdalsjøen. Fjellsjøkampen is the highest hill in Akershus. About 5 km north of the administrative centre, Hurdal, is the .

General information

Name

The name is an old district name. The first element is the genitive case of an old river name, probably Urð which means "stony river". 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.
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History

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

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