Heddal
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Heddal is a village and parish in Notodden
municipality in Telemark
County, Norway.
). Notodden
was separated from Heddal both as a city and a municipality of its own, in 1913. Heddal was subsequently merged with Notodden January 1, 1964. The Heddal clerical district consists of two parishes: Hitterdal and Lisleherad.
form of the name was Heitrardalr. The first element is the genitive case of a former name of the River Heitr , now known as Heddøla
, a tributary of the Skien River
. The last element is dalr meaning dale or valley. The original meaning of the river name is unknown. Until 1918 the name was written Hitterdal or Hiterdal. From 1918 on, the name has been Heddal.
Notodden
is a town and municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Øst-Telemark. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Notodden....
municipality in Telemark
Telemark
is a county in Norway, bordering Vestfold, Buskerud, Hordaland, Rogaland and Aust-Agder. The county administration is in Skien. Until 1919 the county was known as Bratsberg amt.-Location:...
County, Norway.
History
The parish of Hitterdal was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 (see formannskapsdistriktFormannskapsdistrikt
Formannskapsdistrikt was the name for a Norwegian local self-government districts put into force in 1838. This system of municipality was created in a bill approved by the Storting and signed into law by King Carl Johan on 14 January 1837...
). Notodden
Notodden
is a town and municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Øst-Telemark. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Notodden....
was separated from Heddal both as a city and a municipality of its own, in 1913. Heddal was subsequently merged with Notodden January 1, 1964. The Heddal clerical district consists of two parishes: Hitterdal and Lisleherad.
Etymology
The Old NorseOld Norse
Old Norse is a North Germanic language that was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and inhabitants of their overseas settlements during the Viking Age, until about 1300....
form of the name was Heitrardalr. The first element is the genitive case of a former name of the River Heitr , now known as Heddøla
Heddøla
Heddøla is a river in the municipalities Hjartdal and Notodden in Telemark, Norway. It starts from the junction of Hjartdøla and Skogsåa, and flows through the valley Heddal ending in the lake Heddalsvatnet.-References:...
, a tributary of the Skien River
Skien River
The Skien watershed is the third largest watershed of Norway after the watersheds of the Glomma and the Drammen rivers.The catchment area is 10,780 sq km, and maximum length is 252 km.The Skien watershed includes rivers which feed Lake Norsjø above Skien;...
. The last element is dalr meaning dale or valley. The original meaning of the river name is unknown. Until 1918 the name was written Hitterdal or Hiterdal. From 1918 on, the name has been Heddal.
Notable people from Heddal
- Egil BergslandEgil BergslandEgil Bergsland was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Telemark in 1977, but was not re-elected in 1981...
(1924- 2007), Norwegian politician for the Labour Party - Thorolf BuggeThorolf BuggeThorolf Bugge was a Norwegian trade unionist and politician for the Labour and Communist parties.He was born in Heddal as a son of district physician Johan Carl Bugge and Christine Theodora Drolsum . He was a grandson of Ulrik Bugge. He had middle school education, and also studied at Bergen...
(1879–1935), Norwegian trade unionist and politician - Olea CrøgerOlea CrøgerOlea Crøger , the daughter of a pastor from Heddal, Norway, collected and published old folk tunes. She started this work before the more famous work of Jørgen Moe and Magnus Brostrup Landstad. Over her life, she collected and published volumes of material which contributed significantly to the...
(1801–1855), Folklore collector, who published old folk tunes - Sigmund GrovenSigmund GrovenSigmund Groven is a Norwegian classical harmonica player, today considered one of the world's leading classical harmonica players. He plays with a large number of the world's leading musicians and orchestras, and he has made about 22 recordings yet in his own name...
(born 1946), Norwegian classical harmonica player - Hans HerbjørnsrudHans HerbjørnsrudHans Herbjørnsrud is a Norwegian author of short stories. His works frequently play with the differences between Norwegian languages Bokmål and Nynorsk and the various Norwegian dialects...
(1938-), Author of short stories.