Editing Nord-Aurdal

{{short description|Municipality in Innlandet, Norway}}
{{Infobox kommune
|name                   = Nord-Aurdal
|native_name            = 
|native_name_lang       = 
|other_name             = 
|former_name            = Nordre Aurdal herred
|image_skyline          = Fagernes, Nord-Aurdal.JPG
|image_caption          = View over Strandefjorden, with Fagernes to the right
|idnumber               = 3451
|county                 = Innlandet
|district               = Valdres
|capital                = [[Fagernes]]
|established            = 1 Jan 1838
|preceded               = none
|demonym                = Nordaurdøl
|language               = Neutral
|coatofarms             = 
|flag                   = 
|webpage                = www.nord-aurdal.kommune.no
|mayor                  = Knut Arne Fjelltun
|mayor_party            = [[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]]
|mayor_as_of            = 2019
|area_rank              = 128
|area_total_km2         = 906.47
|area_land_km2          = 849.13
|area_water_km2         = 57.34
|area_water_percent     = 6.3
|population_as_of       = 2023
|population_rank        = 152
|population_total       = 6401
|population_density_km2 = 7.5
|population_increase    = 0.1
|coordinates            = {{coord|60|57|35|N|9|15|51|E|region:NO|display=inline,title}}
|utm_zone = 32V | utm_northing = 6758349 | utm_easting = 0514319 | geo_cat = adm2nd
}}

'''Nord-Aurdal''' is a [[List of municipalities of Norway|municipality]] in [[Innlandet]] county, [[Norway]]. It is located in the [[Traditional districts of Norway|traditional district]] of [[Valdres]]. The [[administrative centre]] of the municipality is the town [[Fagernes]]. Other urban centres in Nord-Aurdal include the villages of [[Aurdal]], [[Leira, Innlandet|Leira]], and [[Skrautvål]]. The municipality is served by [[Fagernes Airport, Leirin]]. In Nord-Aurdal, there is an [[alpine skiing]] center called ''Valdres Alpinsenter''.<ref name="snl">{{Cite encyclopedia |title=Nord-Aurdal |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |publisher=[[Kunnskapsforlaget]] |url=https://snl.no/Nord-Aurdal |date=2022-06-26 |editor-last=Svendsen |editor-first=Trond Olav |language=Norwegian |accessdate=2022-09-18}}</ref>

The {{convert|906|km2|adj=on}} municipality is the 128th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Nord-Aurdal is the 152nd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 6,401. The municipality's [[population density]] is {{convert|7.5|PD/km2}} and its population has increased by 0.1% over the previous 10-year period.<ref name="ssb pop">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |title=Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/06913/ |language=Norwegian}}</ref><ref name="ssb area">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |title=09280: Area of land and fresh water (km²) (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/09280/ |language=Norwegian}}</ref>

==General information==
[[File:Dokkafjorden from Aurdal - panoramio.jpg|thumb|left|View of the Dokkafjorden area]]
[[File:Nord-Aurdal.JPG|thumb|left|Nord.Aurdal seen from Hippesbygde]]
The [[prestegjeld|parish]] of ''Nordre Aurdal'' was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see [[formannskapsdistrikt]] law). On 1 January 1894, the new [[Etnedal Municipality]] was established by merging the eastern valley area of ''Nordre Etnedal'' (population: 362) from Nordre Aurdal municipality and the ''Søndre Etnedal'' area (population: 1,331) from the neighboring municipality of [[Sør-Aurdal|Søndre Aurdal]]. On 1 January 1979, there was a border adjustment in an unpopulated area where part of Etnedal was transferred to Nord-Aurdal and another part of Nord-Aurdal that was transferred to Etnedal. Then on 1 January 1984, the unpopulated northern side of the [[Makalaus]] mountain was transferred from [[Sør-Aurdal]] to Nord-Aurdal.<ref name="Dag">{{Cite book |last=Jukvam |first=Dag |url=http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdf |title=Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen |publisher=[[Statistics Norway|Statistisk sentralbyrå]] |year=1999 |isbn=9788253746845 |language=no}}</ref><ref name="snl" />

===Name===
The municipality (originally the [[prestegjeld|parish]]) is named after the ''Aurdalen'' valley ({{langx|non|Aurardalr}}) since it was a central geographic feature of the area. The first word in the name is {{wikt-lang|no|nord}} which is essentially a prefix that means "north". The second word comes from the local valley name. The first element of that word is the [[genitive case]] of the old river name, {{lang|non|Aur}}, now named {{lang|no|Bøaelva}}. The river name comes from the word {{wikt-lang|non|aurr}} which means "[[gravel]]". The last element of the second word is {{wikt-lang|non|dalr}} which means "[[valley]]" or "dale". Historically, the name of the municipality was spelled ''Nordre Aurdal''. On 3 November 1917, a [[royal decree|royal resolution]] changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to ''Nord-Aurdal''.<ref>{{Cite journal |year=1917 |title=Norsk Lovtidende. 2den Afdeling. 1917. Samling af Love, Resolutioner m.m |url=https://www.nb.no/items/URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2015102381014_001 |journal=[[Norsk Lovtidend]] |language=no |location=Kristiania, Norge |publisher=Grøndahl og Søns Boktrykkeri |pages=1057–1065}}</ref> Both {{wikt-lang|no|nordre}} and {{wikt-lang|no|nord}} mean "north" (more specifically, "nordre" means "northern"), so the name ''Nord-Aurdal'' means "(the) northern (part of) Aurdal". (The [[Church of Norway]] parish of Aurdal that had existed for centuries was divided into two in 1805, just over 30 years before the parish borders were used to defin the new municipality that was established in 1838.)<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rygh |first=Oluf |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jJMOAAAAYAAJ |title=Norske gaardnavne: Kristians amt (anden halvdel) |date=1902 |publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri |edition=4-2 |location=Kristiania, Norge |page=221 |language=no |authorlink=Oluf Rygh}}</ref> {{See also|Sør-Aurdal#Name}}

===Coat of arms===
[[File:Gentiana nivalis.jpg|thumb|left|upright|''Gentiana nivalis'' which is the flower depicted on the arms for Nord-Aurdal]]
The [[coat of arms]] was granted by royal decree on 13 December 1985. The official [[blazon]] is ''"[[Or (heraldry)|Or]], three [[cinquefoil]]s [[Azure (heraldry)|azure]]"'' ({{langx|no|På gull grunn tre blå fembladingar, 2-1}}). This means the arms have a [[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 [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] is three five-petaled flowers. The arms show three blue flowers of the species ''[[Gentiana nivalis]]'' which are commonly called "Snow Gentian". The flowers, which are locally known as "the blue eyes of Christ", grow all over Norway, but they grow abundantly in this area. Three flowers were chosen to represent the three main settlements of the municipality: [[Aurdal]], [[Fagernes]], and [[Leira, Innlandet|Leira]]. This type of flower only opens in sunlight and heat, so it was chosen to symbolize being open and positive. The arms were designed by Bjørn Arnesen who based it off an idea by Ivar Aars. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen |url=https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Nord-Aurdal |access-date=2023-04-22 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Nord-Aurdal, Oppland (Norway) |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-05-42.html |access-date=2023-04-22 |website=Flags of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1985-12-13 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LF/forskrift/1985-12-13-2326 |access-date=2023-04-22 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunevåpenet for Nord-Aurdal |url=http://www.nord-aurdal.kommune.no/artikkel.aspx?MId1=1&AId=138&back=1 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716202945/http://www.nord-aurdal.kommune.no/artikkel.aspx?MId1=1&AId=138&back=1 |archive-date=2011-07-16 |access-date=2009-01-04 |publisher=Nord-Aurdal kommune |language=no}}</ref>

===Churches===
The [[Church of Norway]] has six parishes ({{lang|no|sokn}}) within the municipality of Nord-Aurdal. It is part of the [[Valdres prosti]] ([[deanery]]) in the [[Diocese of Hamar]].

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ style="font-size:medium"|'''''Churches in Nord-Aurdal'''''
!Parish ({{lang|no|sokn}})!!Church name!!Location of the church!!Year built
|-
|rowspan="1"|Aurdal||[[Aurdal Church]]||[[Aurdal]]||1737
|-
|rowspan="1"|Skrautvål||[[Skrautvål Church]]||[[Skrautvål]]||1785
|-
|rowspan="1"|Svenes||[[Strand Church (Nord-Aurdal)|Strand Church]]||[[Synnstrond]]||1735
|-
|rowspan="1"|Tingnes||[[Tingnes Church]]||[[Fagernes]]||1972
|-
|rowspan="1"|Tisleidalen||[[Tisleidalen Church]]||[[Hovda]]||1957
|-
|rowspan="1"|Ulnes||[[Ulnes Church]]||[[Ulnes]]||1250
|}

==Geography==
{| style="float: right;" class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Number of minorities (1st and 2nd generation) in Nord-Aurdal by country of origin in 2017<ref>{{Cite web |title=Immigrants and Norwegian-born to immigrant parents, by immigration category, country background and percentages of the population |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 |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 |access-date=29 June 2015 |publisher=ssb.no |language=en}}</ref>
|-
!Ancestry!!Number
|-
| {{flag|Lithuania}}||81
|-
| {{flag|Poland}}||73
|-
| {{flag|Romania}}||62
|-
| {{flag|Netherlands}}||38
|-
| {{flag|Syria}}||36
|-
| {{flag|Eritrea}}||34
|-
| {{flag|Denmark}}||33
|}
Nord-Aurdal municipality is located to the north of [[Sør-Aurdal Municipality]], east of [[Etnedal Municipality]] and [[Gausdal Municipality]], and south of [[Øystre Slidre Municipality]] and [[Vestre Slidre Municipality]]. To the west, it is bordered by [[Hemsedal Municipality]] and [[Gol, Norway|Gol Municipality]] in [[Buskerud]] county. Nord-Aurdal measures about {{convert|52.4|km|mi}} on the north–south axis and {{convert|43.3|km|mi}} on the east–west axis.

The municipality lies in the western side of [[Innlandet]] county. Although [[Fagernes]] is the administrative center of Nord-Aurdal, the village of [[Aurdal]] was the historic centre of the centuries-old [[Church of Norway]] parish of Aurdal. Nord-Aurdal is part of the [[districts of Norway|traditional district]] of [[Valdres]] in the central part of southern Norway, situated between the valleys of [[Gudbrandsdal]] and [[Hallingdal]].

The highest point in Nord-Aurdal is the Duptjernkampen at {{convert|1325|m|ft}}. About 50% of the land is above {{convert|900|m|ft}}. The [[Tisleifjorden]] and [[Aurdalsfjorden]] are large inland lakes that are located in Nord-Aurdal. The river [[Begna (river)|Begna]] flows through the municipality as well, with the [[Strondafjorden]] being a large lake that the river flows through.

==Government==
Nord-Aurdal Municipality is responsible for [[primary education]] (through 10th grade), outpatient [[Health care|health services]], [[old age|senior citizen]] services, [[welfare spending|welfare]] and other [[Social work|social services]], [[zoning]], [[economic development]], and municipal [[road]]s and utilities. The municipality is governed by a [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] of [[Direct election|directly elected]] representatives. The [[mayor]] is [[Indirect election|indirectly elected]] by a vote of the municipal council.<ref name="ks">{{Cite encyclopedia |title=kommunestyre |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |publisher=[[Kunnskapsforlaget]] |url=https://snl.no/kommunestyre |date=2022-09-20 |editor-last=Hansen |editor-first=Tore |language=Norwegian |editor2-last=Vabo |editor2-first=Signy Irene |accessdate=2022-10-14}}</ref> The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the [[Vestre Innlandet District Court]] and the [[Eidsivating Court of Appeal]].

===Municipal council===
The [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] {{lang|no|(Kommunestyre)}} of Nord-Aurdal is made up of 21 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by political [[Political party|party]].
{{div col}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Nord-Aurdal
|start                     = 2023
|end                       = 2027
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2023 - Innlandet |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2023/ko/innlandet/nord-aurdal#seats |access-date=2024-01-13 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = 
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 3
|Grønne                    = 1
|Høyre                     = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 9
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Nord-Aurdal
|start                     = 2019
|end                       = 2023
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2019 - Innlandet |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2019/ko/innlandet/nord-aurdal#seats |access-date=2022-09-18 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 2
|Høyre                     = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 8
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Nord-Aurdal
|start                     = 2015
|end                       = 2019
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2015 - Oppland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2015/ko/oppland/nord-aurdal#seats |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref><ref name="ssb valg">{{Cite web |title=Table: 04813: Members of the local councils, by party/electoral list at the Municipal Council election (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/04813/ |publisher=Statistics Norway |language=Norwegian}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 11
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 3
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Nord-Aurdal
|start                     = 2011
|end                       = 2015
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2011 - Oppland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2011/ko/oppland/nord-aurdal#seats |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 4
|Høyre                     = 4
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Nord-Aurdal
|start                     = 2007
|end                       = 2011
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Venstre                   = 1
|Høyre                     = 3
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 6
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Nord-Aurdal
|start                     = 2003
|end                       = 2007
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 4
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Nord-Aurdal
|start                     = 1999
|end                       = 2003
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" /><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/publikasjoner/pdf/nos_c621/nos_c621.pdf |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1999 |date=2000 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |isbn=8253748531 |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger, Norge |language=Norwegian |issn=0332-8023}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 2
|Høyre                     = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Nord-Aurdal
|start                     = 1995
|end                       = 1999
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c342.pdf |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1995 |date=1996 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |isbn=8253743351 |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger, Norge |language=Norwegian |issn=0332-8023}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 10
|Høyre                     = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 8
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Nord-Aurdal
|start                     = 1991
|end                       = 1995
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c057.pdf |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1991 |date=1993 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |isbn=8253737939 |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger, Norge |language=Norwegian |issn=0332-8023}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 1
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 8
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Nord-Aurdal
|start                     = 1987
|end                       = 1991
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b765.pdf |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1987 |date=1988 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |isbn=8253726325 |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger, Norge |language=Norwegian |issn=0332-8023}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 12
|Høyre                     = 5
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Nord-Aurdal
|start                     = 1983
|end                       = 1987
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b450.pdf |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1983 |date=1984 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |isbn=8253720378 |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger, Norge |language=Norwegian |issn=0332-8023}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 11
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 1
|Høyre                     = 5
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Nord-Aurdal
|start                     = 1979
|end                       = 1983
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b093.pdf |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1979 |date=1979 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |isbn=8253710836 |location=Oslo, Norge |language=Norwegian |issn=0332-8023}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 10
|Høyre                     = 5
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Nord-Aurdal
|start                     = 1975
|end                       = 1979
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a769.pdf |title=Kommunevalgene 1975 |date=1977 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |isbn=8253705646 |location=Oslo, Norge |language=Norwegian}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 11
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 8
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Nord-Aurdal
|start                     = 1971
|end                       = 1975
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a457.pdf |title=Kommunevalgene 1972 |date=1973 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |isbn=8253701144 |volume=I |location=Oslo, Norge |language=Norwegian}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 12
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 8
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Nord-Aurdal
|start                     = 1967
|end                       = 1971
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1967 |title=Kommunevalgene 1967 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a214.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo, Norge |volume=I}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 12
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 9
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Nord-Aurdal
|start                     = 1963
|end                       = 1967
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1964 |title=Kommunevalgene 1963 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xii_138.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo, Norge}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 12
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 8
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Nord-Aurdal
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1959
|end                       = 1963
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1960 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xii_022.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo, Norge}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 11
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 9
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Nord-Aurdal
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1955
|end                       = 1959
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1957 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xi_252.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo, Norge}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 11
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 9
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Nord-Aurdal
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1951
|end                       = 1955
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1952 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xi_120.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 10
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 12
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Nord-Aurdal
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1947
|end                       = 1951
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1948 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_x_165.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 24
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 17
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Nord-Aurdal
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1945
|end                       = 1947
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1947 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_x_133.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 10
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 15
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Nord-Aurdal
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1937
|end                       = 1940* 
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1938 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_ix_133.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 25
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 16
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|V/DRF                     = 1
|}}
{{div col end}}

===Mayors===
The [[Mayor#Scandinavia|mayors]] of Nord-Aurdal:<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-10-14 |title=Ordførere i gjennom tidene |url=https://www.nord-aurdal.kommune.no/undermeny/politikk/ordforere-gjennom-tidene.8593.aspx |access-date=2023-04-22 |website=Nord-Aurdal kommune |language=no}}</ref>
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* 1838-1839: Amund Wessel Kolderup
* 1840-1841: Thore S. Belgum
* 1842-1845: Torger Melbye
* 1846-1849: Amund Wessel Kolderup 
* 1850-1853: Thore S. Belgum
* 1854-1859: Jean Marie L'Abee
* 1860-1865: Nils Frydenlund
* 1866-1881: Erik Kjørstad
* 1882-1901: Ole Skrutvold 
* 1902-1907: O.T. Svennæs
* 1908-1913: Th. Aaberg
* 1914-1919: O.T. Svennæs
* 1920-1926: Erik Strand
* 1926-1945: Ivar Simensen
* 1946-1971: [[Asbjørn Granheim]] ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
* 1972-1981: Nils T. Døvre ([[Christian Democratic Party (Norway)|KrF]])
* 1982-1987: Lage Westerbø ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
* 1988-2003: Ola N. Døvre ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
* 2003-2007: Svein Erik Hilmen ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
* 2007-2011: Helge Halvorsen ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
* 2011-2019: Inger Torun Klosbøle ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
* 2019-present: Knut Arne Fjelltun ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
{{div col end}}

==Attractions==
The [[Valdres Folkemuseum]] is located just outside Fagernes and has large collections of old houses, textiles, and music instruments.
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Valdres Folkemuseum, Nord-Aurdal.JPG|Valdres Folkemuseum
Valdres Folkemuseum2, Nord-Aurdal.JPG|Valdres Museum
Skattebustugu.jpg|Skattebustugu
</gallery>

==Notable people==
[[File:Hamsun bldsa HA0341.jpg|thumb|130px|Knut Hamsun, 1939]]
* [[Knut Hamsun]] (1859–1952), a [[Norwegian literature|Norwegian author]] who was awarded the [[Nobel Prize in Literature]] in 1920<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hamsun, Knut |url=https://www.nrk.no/nyheter/kultur/forfattere/1591758.html |access-date=2022-09-18 |publisher=[[NRK]] |language=no}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Knut Hamsun |url=http://www.dagbladet.no/forfatter/knut_hamsun.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050308034034/http://www.dagbladet.no/forfatter/knut_hamsun.html |archive-date=2005-03-08 |work=[[Dagbladet]] |language=no}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Knut Hamsun |url=http://www.aftenposten.no/alex/litterat/forfatte/hamsunkn.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050829062940/http://aftenposten.no/alex/litterat/forfatte/hamsunkn.htm |archive-date=2005-08-29 |work=[[Aftenposten]] |language=no}}</ref>
* [[J. C. M. Hanson]] (1864–1943), an American librarian and author<ref>{{Cite encyclopedia |title=J.C.M. Hanson |encyclopedia=[[Norsk biografisk leksikon]] |publisher=[[Kunnskapsforlaget]] |url=https://nbl.snl.no/J.C.M._Hanson |last=Lovell |first=Odd |date=2022-06-29 |language=Norwegian |accessdate=2022-09-18}}</ref>
* [[Kaare Strøm (limnologist)|Kaare Strøm]] (1902–1967), a Norwegian [[limnologist]]
* [[Olav Meisdalshagen]] (1903–1959), a Norwegian politician who was [[Minister of Finance (Norway)|Minister of Finance]] from 1947-1951 and [[Minister of Agriculture (Norway)|Minister of Agriculture]] from 1955-1956
* [[Asbjørn Granheim]] (1906–1977), a Norwegian politician who was mayor of Nord-Aurdal from 1945-1971
* [[Inger Helene Nybråten]] (born 1960), a former [[Norway|Norwegian]] [[Cross-country skiing (sport)|cross-country skier]], gold medalist at the [[1984 Winter Olympics]], and twice silver medallist at the [[1992 Winter Olympics|1992]] & [[1994 Winter Olympics]]
* [[Eldbjørg Hemsing]] (born 1990), a Norwegian classical violinist
* [[Guro Kleven Hagen]] (born 1994), a violinist, the 1st [[concertmaster]] at the [[Norwegian National Opera and Ballet]]
* [[Sylfest Glimsdal]] (born 1966), a former Norwegian [[biathlete]] who competed at three [[Summer Olympic Games|Summer Olympics]]

==International relations==
{{Main|List of twin towns and sister cities in Norway}}

===Twin towns — Sister cities===
Nord-Aurdal has [[Twin towns and sister cities|sister city]] agreements with the following places:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vennskapsbyer |url=http://www.nord-aurdal.kommune.no/Artikkel.aspx?AId=36&back=1&MId1=21&MId2=66&MId3=67 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716203014/http://www.nord-aurdal.kommune.no/Artikkel.aspx?AId=36&back=1&MId1=21&MId2=66&MId3=67 |archive-date=2011-07-16 |access-date=2009-01-04 |publisher=Nord-Aurdal kommune |language=no}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|FIN}} - [[Kouvola]], [[Southern Finland|Etelä-Suomi]], [[Finland]]
* {{flagicon|SWE}} - [[Lidköping Municipality|Lidköping]], [[Västra Götaland County]], [[Sweden]]
* {{flagicon|DEN}} - [[Skanderborg Municipality|Skanderborg]], [[Region Midtjylland]], [[Denmark]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Nord-Aurdal}}
{{wiktionary|Nord-Aurdal}}
{{wikivoyage|Innlandet}}
{{wikivoyage|Valdres}}

*[http://ssb.no/kommunefakta/nord-aurdal Municipal fact sheet] from [[Statistics Norway]] {{in lang|no}}
*[http://www.valdresen.no/ Valdresen] - The local newspaper in Nord-Aurdal.
*[http://skinorway.no/index.php?id=6 Valdres Alpinsenter]

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