Etnedal

Etnedal Municipality
Etnedal kommune
Etnedalen herred  (historic name)
View of the lake Hafsenn
View of the lake Hafsenn
Innlandet within Norway
Innlandet within Norway
Etnedal within Innlandet
Etnedal within Innlandet
Coordinates: 60°58′2″N 9°39′13″E / 60.96722°N 9.65361°E / 60.96722; 9.65361
CountryNorway
CountyInnlandet
DistrictValdres
Established1 Jan 1894
 • Preceded byNord-Aurdal and
Sør-Aurdal
Administrative centreBruflat
Government
 • Mayor (2019)Linda Mæhlum Robøle (Sp)
Area
 • Total459.15 km2 (177.28 sq mi)
 • Land442.75 km2 (170.95 sq mi)
 • Water16.39 km2 (6.33 sq mi)  3.6%
 • Rank#216 in Norway
Population
 (2023)
 • Total1,239
 • Rank#315 in Norway
 • Density2.8/km2 (7/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
Decrease −11.4%
DemonymEtnedøl[1]
Official language
 • Norwegian formNeutral
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-3450[3]
WebsiteOfficial website

Etnedal is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Valdres. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Bruflat.[4]

The 459-square-kilometre (177 sq mi) municipality is the 216th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Etnedal is the 315th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 1,239. The municipality's population density is 2.8 inhabitants per square kilometre (7.3/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 11.4% over the previous 10-year period.[5][6]

  1. ^ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
  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. ^ Svendsen, Trond Olav, ed. (10 August 2022). "Etnedal". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  5. ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå. "Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M)" (in Norwegian).
  6. ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå. "09280: Area of land and fresh water (km²) (M)" (in Norwegian).