Øvre Årdal

Øvre Årdal
—  Village  —
View of Øvre Årdal
Øvre Årdal Location in Sogn og Fjordane
Coordinates: 61°18′31″N 07°48′10″E / 61.30861°N 7.80278°E / 61.30861; 7.80278Coordinates: 61°18′31″N 07°48′10″E / 61.30861°N 7.80278°E / 61.30861; 7.80278
Country	Norway
Region	Western Norway
County	Sogn og Fjordane
District	Sogn
Municipality	Årdal
Area[1]
– Total	2.21 km2 (0.9 sq mi)
Elevation[2]	19 m (62 ft)
Population (2009)[1]
– Total	3,456
– Density	1,564/km2 (4,050.7/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+01:00)
– Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+02:00)
Post Code	6884

Øvre Årdal is a village in the municipality of Årdal in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is the larger of the two primary villages in Årdal. The village is situated at the northern end of the 9-kilometre (5.6 mi) long lake Årdalsvatnet, with the village of Årdalstangen at the southern end. The 2.21-square-kilometre (550-acre) village has a population (2009) of 3,456.^[1]

The road Tindevegen goes from Øvre Årdal, through the Fardalen valley to Turtagrø in Luster. There is also a road which goes south past the lake Tyin to the E16 highway which goes through Valdres to Oslo.

Øvre Årdal is the starting point for tours into the nearby Utladalen Landscape Protection Area and Jotunheimen National Park. There are trips to the Utladalen and Avdalen valleys, to the mountain Falketind, to the Vettisfossen waterfall, and to the historic farms of Vetti, Vettismorki, and Avdalen.

Norsk Hydro has an aluminium smelting plant which is a major employer in the area.^[3]

Årdal FK is an association football club which plays at Jotun stadium in Øvre Årdal.

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2009). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality.". http://www.ssb.no/beftett_en/tab-2009-06-16-01-en.html. 
2. ^ "Øvre Årdal" (in Norwegian). yr.no. http://www.yr.no/place/Norway/Sogn_og_Fjordane/%C3%85rdal/%C3%98vre_%C3%85rdal/. Retrieved 2010-09-07. 
3. ^ Store norske leksikon. "Øvre Årdal" (in Norwegian). http://www.snl.no/%C3%98vre_%C3%85rdal. Retrieved 2010-09-07. 

External links

• Media related to Øvre Årdal at Wikimedia Commons
• Årdal Sogelag (Norwegian)
• Porten.no (Norwegian)
• Tindevegen (Norwegian)