Editing Våler, Østfold

{{Infobox kommune
| name               = Våler
| native_name        =
| native_name_lang   =
| other_name         =
| official_name      =
| idnumber           = 3114
| image_skyline      = Vaaler kirke (Oestfold) nordost.jpg
| image_caption      = [[Våler church, Østfold|Våler church]]
| county             = Østfold
| district           = 
| capital            = [[Kirkebygden]]
| language           = [[Bokmål]]
| coatofarms         = Våler Østfold komm.svg
| demonym            = Vålersokning
| munwebpage         = www.valer-of.kommune.no
| mayor              = Reidar Kaabbel 
| mayor_party        = [[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]]
| mayor_as_of        = 2011
| area_rank          = 298
| area_total_km2     = 257
| area_land_km2      = 239
| area_water_percent = 0.08
| population_as_of   = 2016
| population_total   = 5335
| coordinates        = {{coord|59|28|21|N|10|55|1|E|region:NO|display=inline,title}}
| utm_zone = 32V | utm_northing = 6594261 | utm_easting = 0608622 | geo_cat = adm2nd
}}

'''Våler''' is a [[Municipalities of Norway|municipality]] in [[Østfold]] [[Counties of Norway|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]]).

== General information ==
=== Name ===
The [[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 ===
The [[Coat of arms|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 [[Division of the field|divided in half]] vertically.  On the left is half of a silver [[fleur-de-lis]] and on the right there are two yellow [[chevron (insignia)|chevrons]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Norske Kommunevåpen|year=1990|title=Nye kommunevåbener i Norden|url=http://www.ngw.nl/int/nor/v/valer1.htm|access-date=2008-12-15}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|access-date=2008-12-15 |publisher=Våler kommune |title=Kommunevåpenet |url=http://www.valer-of.kommune.no/ostfold/valer/valerk.nsf/id/3CA9CF36DD9992F2C1257106005015EA?OpenDocument |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071022165011/http://www.valer-of.kommune.no/ostfold/valer/valerk.nsf/id/3CA9CF36DD9992F2C1257106005015EA?OpenDocument |archive-date=October 22, 2007 |language=no}}</ref>

===Våler Church===
Våler 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=  http://www.norgeskirker.no/wiki/V%C3%A5ler_kirke|title=  Våler kirke|publisher =   Norges Kirker|author=Sigrid Marie Christie, Håkon Christie|access-date= October 1, 2016}}</ref>

==Minority population== 
{| style="float: center;" class="wikitable"
|+ '''Number of minorities (1st and 2nd generation) in Våler 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=24 June 2017}}</ref>
 
|-
! style="background:#efefef;"|Ancestry
! style="background:#efefef;"|Number
|-
| {{flag|Poland}}||235
|-
| {{flag|Lithuania}}||75
|-
| {{flag|Sweden}}||42
|-
| {{flag|Bosnia-Herzegovina}}||38
|-
| {{flag|Vietnam}}||36
|}

== Notable people ==
* 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 [[List of mayors of Oslo|Mayor of Oslo]], 1976 to 1990
* [[Dennis Olsen (racing driver)|Dennis Olsen]] (born 1996 in Våler) a Norwegian racing driver
* [[Mads Østberg]] (born 1987 in Våler) a Norwegian rally driver

== Gallery ==
<gallery mode=packed>

File:Svinndal kirke TRS 070804 045.jpg|Svinndal kirke

</gallery>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{commons category-inline|Våler, Østfold}}
* {{wiktionary-inline|Våler}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20071001004816/http://www.ssb.no/english/municipalities/0137 Municipal fact sheet] from [[Statistics Norway]]
* {{wikivoyage inline|Østfold}}

{{Geographic location
|Centre    = Våler
|North     =  [[Indre Østfold]]
|Northeast =  
|East      =  [[Skiptvet]]
|Southeast =  
|South     =  [[Sarpsborg]]<br/>[[Råde]]
|Southwest =  
|West      =  [[Moss, Norway|Moss]]
|Northwest =  [[Vestby]]
}}
{{Østfold}}

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