Editing Bardu Municipality (section)

==General information==
[[File:Kjeleelvtinden-Bardu-2011.jpg|thumb|left|View of the Kjeleelvtinden mountain]]
[[File:Bardu, Norway - panoramio (3).jpg|thumb|left|View of Bardu]]
The municipality of ''Bardodalen'' was established in 1854 when the eastern part of the old [[Ibestad Municipality]] was separated to form the new municipality. The initial population of the new municipality was 757. The municipal borders have not changed since then, although the name was later changed to ''Bardu''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jukvam |first=Dag |year=1999 |title=Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen |url=http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdf |publisher=[[Statistics Norway|Statistisk sentralbyrå]] |language=no}}</ref>

On 1 January 2020, the municipality became part of the newly formed [[Troms og Finnmark]] county. Previously, it had been part of the old [[Troms]] county.<ref name="snl5">{{Cite encyclopedia |title=Troms og Finnmark |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |publisher=[[Kunnskapsforlaget]] |url=https://snl.no/Troms_og_Finnmark |access-date=2019-12-26 |date=2019-12-24 |editor-last=Mæhlum |editor-first=Lars |language=no}}</ref> On 1 January 2024, the [[Troms og Finnmark]] county was divided and the municipality once again became part of [[Troms]] county.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-07-05 |title=Fylkesinndelingen fra 2024 |url=https://www.regjeringen.no/no/tema/kommuner-og-regioner/kommunestruktur/fylkesinndelingen-fra-2024/id2922222/ |publisher=Regjeringen.no |language=no}}</ref>

===Name===
The municipality has had several name variations since its establishment in 1854. Initially, the name was ''Bardodalen'' from 1854 until 1889. In 1889, the name was shortened to ''Bardo''. On 6 January 1908, a [[royal decree|royal resolution]] changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to ''Bardu''.<ref>{{Cite journal |year=1908 |title=Norsk Lovtidende. 2den Afdeling. 1908. Samling af Love, Resolutioner m.m |url=https://www.nb.no/items/URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2015110481021_001 |journal=[[Norsk Lovtidend]] |language=no |location=Kristiania, Norge |publisher=Grøndahl og Søns Boktrykkeri |page=24}}</ref> The root of the name is possibly a Norwegianized form of the [[Sami language|Sámi]] name {{lang|se|Beardu}}. The meaning of the Sámi name is probably "long and steep mountain side". The original suffix of the name, {{wikt-lang|no|dalen}} means "the valley", thus the name was "the valley of Bardo". An alternate explanation is that "Bardo" is a corruption of the old Norwegian male name ''Berto'' or ''Berdo'' ({{langx|non|Bergþórr}}).<ref name="snl">{{Cite web |last=Store norske leksikon |author-link=Store norske leksikon |title=Bardu |url=http://snl.no/Bardu |access-date=2012-09-28 |language=no}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Rygh |first=Oluf |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=py5MAQAAIAAJ |title=Norske gaardnavne: Tromsø amt |date=1911 |publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri |edition=17 |location=Kristiania, Norge |page=14 |language=no |authorlink=Oluf Rygh}}</ref>

===Coat of arms===
The [[coat of arms]] was granted on 6 June 1980. The official [[blazon]] is ''"[[Or (heraldry)|Or]], a wolverine [[statant]] [[Sable (heraldry)|sable]]"'' ({{langx|no|I gull en gående svart jerv. }}). This means the arms have a [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] that is a [[wolverine]] which has a [[tincture (heraldry)|tincture]] of [[sable (heraldry)|sable]]. The [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) has a [[tincture (heraldry)|tincture]] of [[Or (heraldry)|Or]] which means it is commonly colored yellow, but if it is made out of metal, then gold is used. The wolverine was chosen as a symbol for the large [[forest]]s and the rich [[wildlife]] in the municipality. There is a permanent population of wolverines living in the extensive forests  and mountain areas of Bardu. The motif also expresses strength and continuity. The arms were designed by [[Arvid Sveen]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen |url=https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Bardu |access-date=2023-01-24 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Bardu, Troms (Norway) |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-19-22.html |access-date=2023-01-24 |website=Flags of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Bardu kommune, våpen |url=https://foto.digitalarkivet.no/fotoweb/archives/5003-Kommunev%C3%A5pen/Kart%20og%20tegninger%20og%20segl/he10071208070154.tif.info#c=%2Ffotoweb%2Farchives%2F5003-Kommunev%25C3%25A5pen%2F%3Fq%3Dbardu |access-date=2023-01-24 |website=Digitalarkivet |publisher=Arkivverket |language=no}}</ref>

===Churches===
The [[Church of Norway]] has one parish ({{lang|no|sokn}}) within Bardu Municipality. It is part of the [[Indre Troms prosti]] ([[deanery]]) in the [[Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland]].

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ style="font-size:medium"|'''''Churches in Bardu'''''
!Parish ({{lang|no|sokn}})!!Church name!!Location of the church!!Year built
|-
|rowspan="4"|Bardu||[[Bardu Church]]||[[Setermoen]]||1829
|-
|[[Nedre Bardu Chapel]]||[[Brandmoen]]||1981
|-
|[[Øvre Bardu Chapel]]||[[Sørdalen, Bardu|Sørdalen]]||1971
|-
|[[Salangsdalen Chapel]]||[[Salangsdalen]]||1981
|}