Heidal (municipality)
Heidal is a former municipality in the old Oppland county, Norway. The 349-square-kilometre (135 sq mi) municipality existed from 1908 until its dissolution in 1965. The former municipality is now part of the present-day Sel Municipality in Innlandet county. The administrative centre of the old municipality was the village of Bjølstad where the Heidal Church is located. The municipality encompassed the whole Heidal valley area.
Heidal Municipality
Heidal herad | |
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Former municipality | |
| Hedalen herred (historic name) | |
View of the Heidal valley | |
Oppland within Norway | |
Heidal within Oppland | |
| Coordinates: 61°45′12″N 9°18′05″E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Oppland |
| District | Gudbrandsdalen |
| Established | 1 Jan 1908 |
| • Preceded by | Vågå Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1965 |
| • Succeeded by | Sel Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Bjølstad |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
| • Total | 349 km2 (135 sq mi) |
| Population (1965) | |
| • Total | 1,731 |
| • Density | 5.0/km2 (13/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Heidøl |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Nynorsk |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-0516 |
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