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Våler is a municipality in Viken 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).

Våler kommune
Municipality
Våler church
Coat of arms
Viken within
Norway
Våler within Viken
Coordinates: 59°28′21″N 10°55′1″E
CountryNorway
CountyViken
Administrative centreKirkebygden
Government
 • Mayor (2011)Reidar Kaabbel (Sp)
Area
 • Total257 km2 (99 sq mi)
 • Land239 km2 (92 sq mi)
 • Rank#298 in Norway
Population
 (2016)
 • Total5,335
 • Density21/km2 (54/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Vålersokning[1]
Official language
[2]
 • Norwegian formBokmål
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-3018
WebsiteOfficial website
Data from Statistics Norway

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 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 divided in half vertically. On the left is half of a silver fleur-de-lis and on the right there are two yellow chevrons.[3][4]


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.[5]


Minority population


Number of minorities (1st and 2nd generation) in Våler by country of origin in 2017[6]
Ancestry Number
 Poland235
 Lithuania75
 Sweden42
 Bosnia-Herzegovina38
 Vietnam36

Notable people





References


  1. "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
  2. "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
  3. Norske Kommunevåpen (1990). "Nye kommunevåbener i Norden". Retrieved 2008-12-15.
  4. "Kommunevåpenet" (in Norwegian). Våler kommune. Archived from the original on October 22, 2007. Retrieved 2008-12-15.
  5. Sigrid Marie Christie, Håkon Christie. "Våler kirke". Norges Kirker. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  6. "Immigrants and Norwegian-born to immigrant parents, by immigration category, country background and percentages of the population". ssb.no. Retrieved 24 June 2017.



На других языках

[de] Våler (Viken)

Våler ist eine Kommune im norwegischen Fylke Viken. Die Kommune hat 5913 Einwohner (Stand: 1. Januar 2022). Verwaltungssitz ist die Ortschaft Kirkebygden.
- [en] Våler, Viken

[es] Våler (Østfold)

Våler es un municipio de la provincia de Østfold, Noruega. Su centro administrativo es el pueblo de Våler i Østfold. La parroquia de Vaaler fue establecida como municipio el 1 de enero de 1838.

[ru] Волер (Эстфолл)

Волер (норв. Våler i Østfold) — коммуна в губернии Эстфолл в Норвегии. Административный центр коммуны — город Хиркебюгден. Официальный язык коммуны — букмол. Население коммуны на 2007 год составляло 4268 чел. Площадь коммуны Волер — 256,96 км², код-идентификатор — 0137.


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