Lardal

Lardal Municipality
Lardal kommune
Lardal herred  (historic name)
View of the Svarstad area
View of the Svarstad area
Vestfold within Norway
Vestfold within Norway
Lardal within Vestfold
Lardal within Vestfold
Coordinates: 59°22′56″N 9°54′19″E / 59.38222°N 9.90528°E / 59.38222; 9.90528
CountryNorway
CountyVestfold
DistrictLarvik
Established1 Jan 1838
 • Created asFormannskapsdistrikt
Disestablished1 Jan 2018
 • Succeeded byLarvik Municipality
Administrative centreSvarstad
Government
 • Mayor (2015-2017)Knut Olav Omholt (Sp)
Area
 (upon dissolution)
 • Total278 km2 (107 sq mi)
 • Land271 km2 (105 sq mi)
Population
 (2015)
 • Total2,463
 • Density8.9/km2 (23/sq mi)
DemonymLardøling[1]
Official language
 • Norwegian formBokmål
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-0728[3]

Lardal (Urban East Norwegian: [ˈlɑ̂rdɑːɫ][4]) is a former municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The 278-square-kilometre (107 sq mi) municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 2018. The area is now part of Larvik Municipality. The administrative centre was the village of Svarstad. The village of Steinsholt was also part of Lardal.[5]

Pikstein, the highest point in Lardal, is located in western Lardal along the Buskerud county border.[6]

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  2. ^ "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
  3. ^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (26 January 2023). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.
  4. ^ Berulfsen, Bjarne (1969). Norsk Uttaleordbok (in Norwegian). Oslo: H. Aschehoug & Co (W Nygaard). p. 194.
  5. ^ Thorsnæs, Geir; Lundbo, Sten, eds. (1 July 2022). "Lardal". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  6. ^ Larsen, Erlend (2011). På Tur i Vestfold del 2 (in Norwegian). E-forlag. p. 172. ISBN 9788293057222.