Drangedal

Drangedal is a municipality in Vestfold og Telemark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Grenland. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Prestestranda. The municipality of Drangedal was established on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). The district of Tørdal encompassed the northwestern part of the municipality.

Drangedal kommune
Municipality
Flag of Drangedal kommune
Flag
Coat of arms of Drangedal kommune
Coat of arms
Official logo of Drangedal kommune
Vestfold og Telemark within
Norway
Drangedal within Vestfold og Telemark
Drangedal within Vestfold og Telemark
Coordinates: 59°7′24″N 8°58′55″E
CountryNorway
CountyVestfold og Telemark
DistrictVestmar
Administrative centrePrestestranda
Government
 • Mayor (2016)Tor Peder Lohne (Ap)
Area
 • Total1,063 km2 (410 sq mi)
 • Land996 km2 (385 sq mi)
 • Rank#96 in Norway
Population
 (2016)
 • Total4,136
 • Rank#223 in Norway
 • Density4/km2 (10/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
Decrease −2.7%
DemonymDrangedøl[1]
Official language
[2]
 • Norwegian formNeutral
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-3815
WebsiteOfficial website
Data from Statistics Norway

The administrative centre in Drangedal, Prestestranda, and is situated by Lake Toke. The municipal government is located there along with primary and secondary schools, shopping facilities, and a bank. Drangedal railway station is also located in Prestestranda and is served by the Oslo to Kristiansand Sørlandsbannen railway line. The newspaper Drangedalsposten is published in Drangedal.

Alpine and cross-country skiing is possible in the area of Drangedal, at Telemark's largest ski resort at Gautefall.

Drangedal Parish Church

Name

The Old Norse form of the name was Drangadalr. The first element is probably the genitive plural of drangr m 'mountain peak'. The last element is dalr m 'valley, dale'.[3]

History

The Kragerø Line ceased in 1989.[4]

Coat-of-arms

The coat-of-arms is from modern times. They were granted 1989. The arms show two gold-colored pine cones on a green background.

Notable natives
  • Toke, nedre. Kjendalsøya
    Toke, nedre. Kjendalsøya
  • Blekavarden (Nonsåsheivarden) at Gautefall
    Blekavarden (Nonsåsheivarden) at Gautefall
  • Himmelriket in Gautefall
    Himmelriket in Gautefall
  • Vintage train near Drangedal in 1984
    Vintage train near Drangedal in 1984

References
  1. "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
  2. "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
  3. Rygh, Oluf (1914). Norske gaardnavne: Bratsbergs amt (Dokumentasjonsprosjektet) (in Norwegian) (7 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. {{cite book}}: External link in |format= (help)
  4. "Drangedal". 2 July 2021.
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