Editing Hurdal

{{Infobox kommune
| name               = Hurdal
| native_name        =
| native_name_lang   =
| other_name         =
| official_name      =
| idnumber           = 3242
| image_skyline      = 
| county             = Akershus
| district           = Romerike
| capital            = Hurdal
| language           = [[Bokmål]]
| demonym            = Hurdaling or<br />Hurdøling
| coatofarms         = Hurdal komm.svg
| munwebpage         = www.hurdal.kommune.no
| mayor              = Runar Bålsrud 
| mayor_party        = [[Venstre (Norway)|V]]
| mayor_as_of        = 2013
| area_rank          = 284
| area_total_km2     = 285
| area_land_km2      = 261
| area_water_percent = 0.09
| population_as_of   = 2004
| population_rank    = 292
| population_total   = 2679
| populationpercent  = 0.06
| population_density_km2= 10
| population_increase= 5.4
| coordinates        = {{coord|60|24|57|N|11|0|31|E|region:NO|display=inline,title}}
| utm_zone = 32V | utm_northing = 6699440 | utm_easting = 0610616 | geo_cat = adm2nd
}}

'''Hurdal''' is a [[Municipalities of Norway|municipality]] in [[Akershus]] [[Counties of Norway|county]], [[Norway]].  It is part of the [[Districts of Norway|traditional region]] of [[Romerike]].  The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Hurdal.

Hurdal is located about {{convert|70|km|mi|-1}} north of [[Oslo]], along the lake [[Hurdalsjøen]]. [[Fjellsjøkampen]] is the highest hill in Akershus. The mountains [[Faksebrennkollene]] and [[Toppåsen]] are also located in the municipality.

==General information==
===Name===
The name ([[Old Norse]]: ''Urðardalr'' and ''Hurðardalr'') is an old district name. (The name of the church site is ''Gjøing''.) The first element is the [[genitive case]] of an old river name (later called ''Gjøingelva'' which means "Gjøing river"), probably ''Urð'' which means "stony river" (from ''urð'' which means "[[scree]]").  (The sideform ''Hurðardalr'' has an addition of a false /[[h]]/.)  The last element is ''dalr'' meaning "[[valley]]" or "dale".  Prior to 1918, the name was spelled ''"Hurdalen"''.

===Coat-of-arms===
The [[Coat of arms|coat-of-arms]] is from modern times.  They were granted in 1988.   The arms are green with a yellow-colored [[Conifer cone|cone]] from a [[Norway Spruce]] tree (''Picea abies'').<ref>{{cite web|url=http://oddso.nvg.org/nlv/0239.html|title=Kommunevåpen|publisher=Hurdal kommune|access-date=2008-12-20|language=no}}</ref>

{| style="float: center;" class="wikitable"
|+ '''Number of minorities (1st and 2nd generation) in Hurdal by country of origin in 2017'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ssb.no/statistikkbanken/selectvarval/Define.asp?subjectcode=&ProductId=&MainTable=FolkInnvkatLand&nvl=&PLanguage=1&nyTmpVar=true&CMSSubjectArea=befolkning&KortNavnWeb=innvbef&StatVariant=&checked=true |title=Immigrants and Norwegian-born to immigrant parents, by immigration category, country background and percentages of the population |language=en |publisher=ssb.no |access-date=29 June 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150702101705/https://www.ssb.no/statistikkbanken/selectvarval/Define.asp?subjectcode=&ProductId=&MainTable=FolkInnvkatLand&nvl=&PLanguage=1&nyTmpVar=true&CMSSubjectArea=befolkning&KortNavnWeb=innvbef&StatVariant=&checked=true |archive-date=2 July 2015}}</ref>
 
|-
! style="background:#efefef;"|Ancestry
! style="background:#efefef;"|Number
|-
| {{flag|Germany}}||28
|-
| {{flag|Sweden}}||27
|-
| {{flag|Poland}}||27
|}

==History==
The parish of ''Hurdalen'' was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see [[formannskapsdistrikt]]). The new municipality of [[Feiring, Norway|Feiring]] was separated from Hurdal on 1 January 1870.

==Attractions==
* [[Holy Trifon Skete]], an Eastern Orthodox monastery of Orthodox church in Norway (Saint Nicolas commune). The monastery was established in 1985.<ref>[http://landsmann.no/paper.php?lang=&np=29 Russian flag in Norwegian monastery] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724181136/http://landsmann.no/paper.php?lang=&np=29 |date=2011-07-24 }}. Tidsskrift for Russisktalende i Norge ''Landsmann'' ([[Bergen]]). {{in lang|ru}}</ref>

==Notable residents==
* [[Børre Rognlien]] (born 1944 in Hurdal) a sports official and politician, former journalist and military officer
* [[Harald Sunde (general)|Harald Sunde]] (born 1954 in Hurdal) a military officer, head of the [[Norwegian Armed Forces]] 2009 to 2013
* [[Robert Sørlie]] (born 1958 in Hurdal) - [[Dogsled racing|dog sled racer]], winner of [[Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race]] in 2003 and 2005
* [[Kjetil Mulelid]] (born 1991 in Hurdal) a Norwegian jazz pianist and composer

== Gallery ==
<gallery mode=packed>
File:Suburbant boligfelt i Hurdal.JPG|Suburbant boligfelt i Hurdal
File:Kirkekretsen skole i Hurdal, kafè c.JPG|Kirkekretsen skole i Hurdal, kafè
File:Foto fra naturstien ved Buråstjernet i Hurdal 7.jpg|Naturstien ved Buråstjernet i Hurdal
File:Hurdal rådhus.jpg|Hurdal rådhus
</gallery>
{{wide image|Øvre Romerike fra Mistberget.jpg|770px|Øvre Romerike fra Mistberget}}

==References==
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==External links==
*{{commons category-inline|Hurdal}}
*{{wiktionary-inline|Hurdal}}
*{{Wikivoyage inline|Akershus}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070930230429/http://www.ssb.no/english/municipalities/0239 Municipal fact sheet] from [[Statistics Norway]]

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[[Category:Villages in Akershus]]