Hornindal

Infobox_Kommune
name = Hornindal
idnumber = 1444

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county = Sogn og Fjordane
landscape = Nordfjord
capital = Grodås
language = Nynorsk
demonym = Horndøl


munwebpage = www.hornindal.kommune.no
governor = Bjørn Lødemel (H)
governor_as_of = 2007
arearank = 333
area = 192
arealand = 179
areapercent = 0.06
population_as_of = 2004
populationrank = 392
population = 1,203
populationpercent = 0.03
populationdensity = 7
populationincrease = -0.9
lat_deg = 61 | lat_min = 59 | lat_sec = 55 | lon_deg = 6 | lon_min = 35 | lon_sec = 3
utm_zone = 32V | utm_northing = 6876404 | utm_easting = 0373484 | geo_cat = adm2nd

Hornindal is a municipality in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Nordfjord. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Grodås.

Hornindal was separated from Eid in 1867. (Hornindal was part of the municipality of Stryn from 1965-1977.)

Hornindalsvatnet, the deepest lake in Northern Europe, is located partly here and partly in Eid municipality.

General information

Name

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the farm Horne (Old Norse "Hornvin"), since the first church was built there. The first element is "horn" which means "horn" (here referring to a pointed mountain behind the farm), the last element is "vin" which means "meadow" or "pasture". So the meaning of the compounded name "Hornindal" is "the valley/dale of Horne".

Coat-of-arms

The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1987) and was designed by Petter Eide. It shows three silver blades of scythes on a blue background. Historically, farming and blacksmithing were vital industries in Hornindal. At one point, there were as many as 200 blacksmiths in the area. There was also a rich tradition of making handmade scythes and this was very symbolized by putting scythes on the coat-of-arms. [cite web|title=Kommunevåpenet til Hornindal|url=http://www.hornindal.kommune.no/artikkel.aspx?AId=114&back=1&MId1=69&MId2=188|last=Tvinnereim|first=Jarle|date=24 April 2008|accessyear=2008|accessdaymonth=21 July no icon]

Background

Since ancient times, Hornindal was a sub-parish "(sokn)" of the Eid parish "(prestegjeld)". In 1865, Hornindal became a parish of its own and then two years later, on 1 January 1867, Hornindal was established as a separate municipality (see formannskapsdistrikt). At this time, Hornindal had a population of 1,612.cite paper|last=Juvkam|first=Dag|title=Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen|url=http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdf|date=1999|publisher=Statistics Norway no icon]

On 1 January 1965, the municipality was dissolved and it was divided between the neighboring municipalities of Eid and Stryn. The 310 residents living in Navelsaker and Holmøyvik and all of Hornindal west of there went to Eid, and the 1,184 residents to the east of those areas went to Stryn.

On 1 January 1977, the municipality of Hornindal was separated from Stryn. The portions of Hornindal that were moved to Eid in 1964 remained there. The new municipality had a population of 1,202.

Churches

The Church of Norway has one church within the municipality of Hornindal. It is part of the Diocese of Bjørgvin and the Rural Deanery "(Prosti)" of Nordfjord.

Government

All municipalities in Norway, including Hornindal, are responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services, senior citizen services, unemployment and other social services, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads. The municipality is governed by a municipal council of elected representatives, which in turn elect a mayor.

Municipal council

The municipal council "(Kommunestyre)" of Hornindal is made up of 17 representatives that are elected to every four years. For 2007–2011, the party breakdown is as follows: [cite web|publisher=Statistics Norway|url=http://www.ssb.no/english/subjects/00/01/20/kommvalgform_en/tab-2008-01-29-15-en.html|title=Members of the local councils|accessdaymonth=21 July|accessyear=2008|date=2007] Infobox_Kommunestyre
name = Hornindal
start = 2007
end = 2011
Total = 17
Arbeiderpartiet = 3
Fremskrittspartiet =
Høyre = 6
Kristelig_Folkeparti =
Rødt =
Senterpartiet = 4
Sosialistisk_Venstreparti =
Venstre = 4
Local_Lists = |

Mayor

The mayor "(ordførar)" of a municipality in Norway is a representative of the majority party of the municipal council who is elected to lead the council. Bjørn Lødemel of the Conservative Party "(Høgre)" was elected mayor for the 2007–2011 term. [cite web|author=Hornindal Kommune|accessdaymonth=21 July|accessyear=2008|title=Presentasjon av ordføraren |url=http://www.hornindal.kommune.no/artikkel.aspx?AId=109&back=1&MId1=14 no icon]

Geography

Location

Hornindal is located on the northern border of Sogn og Fjordane county. Hornindal is bordered to the west by the municipality of Eid, to the south by Stryn, to the east by Stranda (in Møre og Romsdal county), and to the north by Ørsta and Volda (both in Møre og Romsdal county).

Mountains

*Hornindalsrokken mountain (1,495 m)
*Gulkoppen mountain (1,304 m)
*Middagsfjellet (903 m)

Attractions

Hornindalsvatnet

The Hornindalsvatnet lake is the deepest lake in Europe, 514 metres deep. None of the glacier streams run out into the lake and this has resulted in one of Europe´s clearest lakes.cite web|title=Hornindal Municipality in Norway|url=http://www.gonorway.com/norway/township_seo.php?county=sogn-and-fjordande&township=hornindal&id=763b49b8c775baa|accessdaymonth=21 July|accessyear=2008|publisher=GoNorway.com]

Anders Svor Museum

Anders Svor was born in 1864 on the Svor Farm in Hornindal. At the age of 21 he left for Denmark where he enrolled at the Copenhagen Academy of Art. He later participated in many art exhibitions in Kristiania, Copenhagen, Paris, and Chicago. The Anders Svor Museum was opened in 1953 and features 450 of his works. His art is characterised by simple, clean lines, and deep authenticity. [cite web|title=Anders Svor Museum, Hornindal|url=http://www.culturalprofiles.net/norway/units/629.html|date=13 August 2007|accessyear=2008|accessdaymonth=21 July]

Famous people

*Brita Lund, (1886 - 1966), artist.
*Anders Svor, (1864 - 1929), sculptor.
*Frode Grodås, (born 1964), footballer.

References

External links

* [http://www.hornindal.kommune.no Official website of Hornindal] no icon
* [http://www.nrk.no/sfj/leksikon/863913.html NRK: Hornindal] no icon