Lærdal Municipality
municipality in Vestland, Norway
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Summary
Lærdal Municipality is a municipality of Norway[1]. It draws 348 Wikipedia views per month (municipality of norway category, ranking #48 of 360).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Vestland[3]
- Country: Norway[4]
- Head of government: Audun Mo[5]
- Capital: Lærdalsøyri[6]
- Shares border with: Årdal Municipality[7], Vang[8], Hemsedal Municipality[9], Ål[10], Hol Municipality[11], Aurland Municipality[12], Vik Municipality[13], Sogndal Municipality[14]
- Main regulatory text: Act relating to municipalities and county authorities[15]
- Twinned administrative body: Jericho[16]
- Postal code: 6886–6888[17]
- Commons category: Lærdal[18]
- Highest point: Høgeloft[19]
- Significant event: boundary change[20]
- Official website: https://www.laerdal.kommune.no/[21]
- Topic's main category: Category:Lærdal[22]
- Commons gallery: Lærdal[23]
- Population: 2172[24], 2126[25], 2129[26], 2117[27], 2160[28], 2188[29], 2223[30]
- Office held by head of government: mayor of Lærdal[31]
- Number of households: 938[32], 812[33], 32[34], 61[35], 3[36], 30[37]
- Demonym: lærdøl[38]
- Area: 1342.47 km²[39], 1342.472009648794 km²[40], 1406.2572948644709 km²[41], 63.78528521567684 km²[42], 981.6757176573507 km²[43], 1.2062524048617465 km²[44], 63.582662999646416 km²[45], 3.079463205587662 km²[46], 6.97939975062514 km²[47], 274.58519209852824 km²[48], 10.328250726840151 km²[49], 0.6876269315984936 km²[50], 0 km²[51], 0.347443873755394 km²[52]
Why It Matters
Lærdal Municipality has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[53] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[54]