Vrådal

Vrådal (historically spelled Wraadahl) is a village area in Kviteseid Municipality in Vestfold og Telemark county, Norway. The village is located along the northern end of the lake Nisser and the eastern end of the lake Vråvatn. The economy is based on tourism (hotels, camping and a ski-centre), light industry, and small-scale logging. The wooden Vrådal Church, built in 1866, is located on the western end of the village. Vrådal is located about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) to the south of the village of Kviteseid.[2]

Vrådal
Wraadahl
Village
Vrådal is located in Vestfold og Telemark
Vrådal
Vrådal
Location of the village
Vrådal is located in Norway
Vrådal
Vrådal
Vrådal (Norway)
Coordinates: 59.32601°N 8.4848°E / 59.32601; 8.4848
CountryNorway
RegionEastern Norway
CountyVestfold og Telemark
DistrictVest-Telemark
MunicipalityKviteseid Municipality
Elevation
[1]
254 m (833 ft)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
3853 Vrådal

The 0.84-square-kilometre (210-acre) village had a population (2012) of 215 and a population density of 256 inhabitants per square kilometre (660/sq mi). Since 2012, the population and area data for this village area has not been separately tracked by Statistics Norway.[3] The whole urban area included the village of Eidstod and the village of Strond.

Name

The village area is named Vrådal (Old Norse: Ródalr). The first element is named after the old Vraa farm (Old Norse: Ró) since the first Vrådal Church was built there. The farm name is derived from the word rá which means "corner" or "step". The last element is dalr which means "valley" or "dale". The name could be referring to the fact that the valley is angled like a corner.[4]

References
  1. "Vrådal, Kviteseid". yr.no. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  2. Lundbo, Sten, ed. (30 June 2022). "Vrådal". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  3. Statistisk sentralbyrå (3 April 2022). "04859: Area and population of urban settlements (US) 2000 - 2021".
  4. Rygh, Oluf (1914). Norske gaardnavne: Bratsbergs amt (in Norwegian) (7 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 349.


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