Årdalstangen

Årdalstangen
Village

Årdalstangen seen from the west entrance (June 2015)
Årdalstangen

Location in Sogn og Fjordane

Coordinates: 61°14′13″N 07°41′54″E / 61.23694°N 7.69833°E / 61.23694; 7.69833Coordinates: 61°14′13″N 07°41′54″E / 61.23694°N 7.69833°E / 61.23694; 7.69833
Country Norway
Region Western Norway
County Sogn og Fjordane
District Sogn
Municipality Årdal
Area[1]
 • Total 1.08 km2 (0.42 sq mi)
Elevation[2] 20 m (70 ft)
Population (2013)[1]
 • Total 1,489
 • Density 1,379/km2 (3,570/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+01:00)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02:00)
Post Code 6885 Årdalstangen

Årdalstangen is the administrative centre of the municipality Årdal in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. The village is one of the two main population centers in the municipality, along with the village of Øvre Årdal. The 1.08-square-kilometre (270-acre) village has a population (2013) of 1,489; giving the village a population density of 1,379 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,570/sq mi).[1]

Aerial view on Årdalstangen, located between Årdalsfjord (front) and lake Årdalsvatnet (back); at the very end of the lake, Øvre Årdal can also be seen
Looking upstream from the bridge over Hæreidselvi river in Årdalstangen

The village is situated along the end of the Årdalsfjord, a inner branch-off of the great Sognefjord. Årdalstangen is located about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) northeast of the old municipal center of Indre Offerdal, and about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) east of the Seimsdalen valley. The lake Årdalsvatnet lies to the north of the village, and 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) to the north at the other end of the lake, lies the large village of Øvre Årdal. One road and two pedestrian bridges cross Hæreidselvi river which runs through the village, flowing from lake Årdalsvatnet into Årdalsfjord.

Årdalstangen serves as an important transportation hub for the aluminium industry. Norsk Hydro's site for production of coal for anodes and small port at the end of the Årdalsfjord are located here. The village also has a hotel and other tourist accommodations. Årdal Church is located in the village.[3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2013). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality.".
  2. ↑ "Årdalstangen" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2010-09-07.
  3. ↑ Store norske leksikon. "Årdalstangen" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2010-09-07.

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