Våler is a municipality in Østfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is Kirkebygden. The parish of Vaaler was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt).
Våler Municipality
Våler kommune | |
|---|---|
 | |
 Flag | |
 Østfold within Norway | |
 Våler within Østfold | |
| Coordinates: 59°28′21″N 10°55′1″E / 59.47250°N 10.91694°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Østfold |
| Administrative centre | Kirkebygden |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2011) | Reidar Kaabbel (Sp) |
| Area | |
• Total | 257 km2 (99 sq mi) |
| • Land | 239 km2 (92 sq mi) |
| • Rank | #298 in Norway |
| Population (2016) | |
• Total | 5,335 |
| • Density | 21/km2 (54/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Vålersokning[1] |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Bokmål |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-3114[3] |
| Website | Official website |
General information
editName
editThe Old Norse form of the name was Válir. This is the plural form of váll which means "a clearing in the woods". Prior to 1921, the name was written "Vaaler".
Coat-of-arms
editThe coat-of-arms is from modern times. They were granted on 20 June 1986. The arms are based on the arms of the local Bolt family, who held several high functions in the 13th and 14th centuries. The arms are already seen in the seal of Agmund Berdorsson Bolt from 1400. The arms show a blue background divided in half vertically. On the left is half of a silver fleur-de-lis and on the right there are two yellow chevrons.[4][5]
Våler Church
editVåler Church (Våler kirke) is a medieval era church. The church was built in Romanesque style between 1150 and 1200. Over the years the church has been rebuilt and remodeled several times. One of the church's bells are probably cast before 1160. The altarpiece was given to the church in 1636. The octagonal font and ceiling above originates from 1697 and is carved in wood. The paintings hanging on the west and north walls of the nave is from around 1790.[6]
Minority population
edit| Ancestry | Number |
|---|---|
 Poland |
235 |
 Lithuania |
75 |
 Sweden |
42 |
 Bosnia-Herzegovina |
38 |
 Vietnam |
36 |
Notable people
edit- The Bolt family an aristocratic family in The Kingdom of Denmark-Norway from Østfold; it lasted from 1333 to 1580
- Albert Nordengen (1923 in Våler – 2004) a banker and well liked Mayor of Oslo, 1976 to 1990
- Dennis Olsen (born 1996 in Våler) a Norwegian racing driver
- Mads Østberg (born 1987 in Våler) a Norwegian rally driver
Gallery
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Svinndal kirke
References
edit- ^ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
- ^ "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
- ^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (2023-01-26). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.
- ^ Norske Kommunevåpen (1990). "Nye kommunevåbener i Norden". Retrieved 2008-12-15.
- ^ "Kommunevåpenet" (in Norwegian). Våler kommune. Archived from the original on October 22, 2007. Retrieved 2008-12-15.
- ^ Sigrid Marie Christie, Håkon Christie. "Våler kirke". Norges Kirker. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
- ^ "Immigrants and Norwegian-born to immigrant parents, by immigration category, country background and percentages of the population". ssb.no. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
External links
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Media related to Våler, Østfold at Wikimedia Commons
The dictionary definition of Våler at Wiktionary- Municipal fact sheet from Statistics Norway
Østfold travel guide from Wikivoyage
