Editing Vaksdal (section)

==History==
Vaksdal was created as a new municipality on 1 January 1964 after the merger of parts of [[Bruvik (municipality)|Bruvik]], [[Evanger]], and [[Modalen]] municipalities.

During [[Norwegian Campaign|the German invasion of Norway]] during [[World War II]], from 19 April to 24 April, there was heavy fighting within the borders of the present municipality, with German forces advancing along the railway line from Bergen towards [[Voss]]. The heaviest fighting was for the village of Vaksdal itself, from 19 to 23 April. Further fighting took place at Stanghelle and Dalseid on 23 and 24 April. Three Norwegian soldiers and one civilian, and a larger, but unknown, number of German soldiers fell in Vaksdal.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Hansteen |first=Wilhelm |title=Operasjonene til lands på Vestlandet og i Hallingdal og Numedal |publisher=Gyldendal |year=1971 |isbn=8205001219 |location=Oslo |language=no}}</ref>