Årdalstangen
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Årdalstangen is a village in the municipality Årdal
in Sogn og Fjordane
county, Norway
. Årdalstangen is the administrative center of the municipality of Årdal, and it is one of the two main population centers in the municipality, along with Øvre Årdal
. The 1.25 square kilometres (308.9 acre) village has a population (2009) of 1,515. This gives the village a population density
of 1,212 people per square kilometre.
The village is situated along the end of the Årdalsfjord, a branch of the great Sognefjord
. It is located about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) northeast of the old municipal center of Indre Offerdal
, and about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) east of the Seimsdalen
valley. The lake Årdalsvatnet lies to the north of the village, and 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) to the north at the other end of the lake, lies the large village of Øvre Årdal
.
Årdalstangen serves as an important transportation hub for the aluminium
industry. Norsk Hydro
's site for production of coal
for anode
s is located here. The village also has a hotel and other tourist accommodations.
Årdal
Årdal is a municipality in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sogn. The village of Årdalstangen is the administrative center of the municipality. Årdal was separated from Lærdal in 1860....
in Sogn og Fjordane
Sogn og Fjordane
is a county in Norway, bordering Møre og Romsdal, Oppland, Buskerud, and Hordaland. The county administration is in the town of Hermansverk in Leikanger municipality while the largest town is Førde....
county, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. Årdalstangen is the administrative center of the municipality of Årdal, and it is one of the two main population centers in the municipality, along with Øvre Årdal
Øvre Årdal
Øvre Årdal is a village in the municipality of Årdal in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is the larger of the two primary villages in Årdal. The village is situated at the northern end of the long lake Årdalsvatnet, with the village of Årdalstangen at the southern end...
. The 1.25 square kilometres (308.9 acre) village has a population (2009) of 1,515. This gives the village a population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
of 1,212 people per square kilometre.
The village is situated along the end of the Årdalsfjord, a branch of the great Sognefjord
Sognefjord
The Sognefjord is the largest fjord in Norway, and the second longest in the world. Located in Sogn og Fjordane county, it stretches inland to the small village of Skjolden...
. It is located about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) northeast of the old municipal center of Indre Offerdal
Indre Offerdal
Indre Offerdal is a small village on the shore of the Årdalsfjord in the municipality of Årdal in Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. It was the administrative center of the municipality of Årdal more than 100 years ago. In those days, the main industry in Årdal was lumber, and Indre Offerdal had a...
, and about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) east of the Seimsdalen
Seimsdalen
Seimsdalen is a valley in the municipality of Årdal in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. The valley is located west of the municipal center of Årdalstangen, to which it is connected via a long tunnel. The village of Indre Offerdal lies about to the southwest. The population of the valley is 433....
valley. The lake Årdalsvatnet lies to the north of the village, and 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) to the north at the other end of the lake, lies the large village of Øvre Årdal
Øvre Årdal
Øvre Årdal is a village in the municipality of Årdal in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is the larger of the two primary villages in Årdal. The village is situated at the northern end of the long lake Årdalsvatnet, with the village of Årdalstangen at the southern end...
.
Årdalstangen serves as an important transportation hub for the aluminium
Aluminium
Aluminium or aluminum is a silvery white member of the boron group of chemical elements. It has the symbol Al, and its atomic number is 13. It is not soluble in water under normal circumstances....
industry. Norsk Hydro
Norsk Hydro
Norsk Hydro ASA is a Norwegian aluminium and renewable energy company, headquartered in Oslo. Hydro is the fourth largest integrated aluminium company worldwide. It has operations in some 40 countries around the world and is active on all continents. The Norwegian state holds a 43.8 percent...
's site for production of coal
Coal
Coal is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock usually occurring in rock strata in layers or veins called coal beds or coal seams. The harder forms, such as anthracite coal, can be regarded as metamorphic rock because of later exposure to elevated temperature and pressure...
for anode
Anode
An anode is an electrode through which electric current flows into a polarized electrical device. Mnemonic: ACID ....
s is located here. The village also has a hotel and other tourist accommodations.