Heddal
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This article is about the former municipality in Telemark, Norway. For other uses, see Heddal (disambiguation).
Heddal is a former municipality in Telemark county, Norway. The 407-square-kilometre (157 sq mi)[5] municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1964. The area is now part of Notodden Municipality. The administrative centre was the village of Heddal where the Heddal Stave Church.[6]
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Heddal Municipality
Heddal herred | |
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Hitterdal herred (historic name) | |
Coordinates: 59°35′15″N 9°10′20″E | |
Country | Norway |
County | Telemark |
District | Aust-Telemark |
Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
• Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
Disestablished | 1 Jan 1964 |
• Succeeded by | Notodden Municipality |
Administrative centre | Heddal |
Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 407 km2 (157 sq mi) |
Population (1964) | |
• Total | 4,844 |
• Density | 12/km2 (31/sq mi) |
Demonym | Heddøl[1] |
Official language | |
• Norwegian form | Nynorsk[3] |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | NO-0823[4] |
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