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27-559: Bergeheii is a mountain in the municipality of Valle in Agder county, Norway . The 1,403-metre (4,603 ft) tall mountain has a topographic prominence of 100 metres (330 ft), making it the 19th highest mountain in Agder county. The mountain is located in the Setesdalsheiene mountains, about 20 kilometres (12 mi) west of the village of Valle . The lake Rosskreppfjorden lies to

54-638: A boreal climate. The driest season is spring, while the wettest is autumn and early winter. The Hylestad stave church , constructed in the 12th century in Setesdal was demolished in the 19th century. Its portal, with several carved scenes illustrating the legend of Sigurd Fåvnesbane (Sigurd the Dragon-slayer), is on display at University Museum of Antiquities in Oslo ( Universitetets Oldsaksamling, Historisk Museum, Oslo ). Sigurd's slaying of Fafnir with his sword Gram

81-472: A larger cross. The crosses have a tincture of Or which means it is commonly colored yellow, but if it is made out of metal, then gold is used. The design was based on the diagonal beams forming construction and decoration in old Norwegian wooden churches, especially decorating the railings of the second floor balconies. This design was part of the medieval Hylestad Stave Church , located in Rysstad . This pattern

108-684: Is indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council. The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the Agder District Court and the Agder Court of Appeal . The municipal council ( Kommunestyre ) of Valle is made up of 15 representatives that are elected to four-year terms. The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by political party . The mayors ( Nynorsk : ordførar ) of Valle: Diocese of Agder og Telemark The Diocese of Agder og Telemark ( Norwegian : Agder og Telemark bispedømme )

135-421: Is " Gules , five saltires couped Or in saltire ( Norwegian : På raud grunn fem gull Andreas-krossar, 2-1-2 ). This means the arms have a red field (background) and the charge is a group of five saltire (St. Andrew's cross). The crosses are couped which means they are cut off or separate and they are laid out in saltire which means they are in the form of an X, in the pattern 2-1-2, together forming

162-447: Is a Jew's harp monument in Valle. ( Photo ) Valle Municipality is responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services , senior citizen services, welfare and other social services , zoning , economic development , and municipal roads and utilities. The municipality is governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor

189-613: Is a diocese of the Church of Norway , covering all of Agder county and Telemark county in Norway . The cathedral city is Kristiansand , Norway's fifth largest city. Kristiansand Cathedral serves as the seat of the presiding Bishop. The bishop since 2013 has been Stein Reinertsen . As of 1 January 2003, there were 347,324 members of the Church of Norway in the diocese. In 1125, the southern part of

216-502: Is also used in traditional Setesdal sweaters that have long been made and worn in the municipality. The arms were designed by Daniel Rike. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms. The Church of Norway has one parish ( sokn ) within the municipality of Valle. It is part of the Otredal prosti ( deanery ) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark . The municipality of Valle

243-584: Is bordered to the north by the municipalities of Bykle (in Agder county) and Tokke (in Telemark county). To the east, it is bordered by Fyresdal municipality in Telemark, to the south it is bordered by Bygland municipality in Agder, and to the west it is bordered by Sirdal municipality, also in Agder county. Valle lies in the middle of Setesdal , a valley and a traditional district in Aust-Agder that included

270-425: Is described as neo-Gothic style. The building is 70 metres (230 ft) long and 39 metres (128 ft) wide, and the tower is 70 metres (230 ft) high. The Cathedral has a beautiful wooden ceiling and six beautiful stained glass windows with Biblical themes. In order to exploit the ancient walls of the church that burned in 1880, the altar was placed against the west, while the churches generally tend to have

297-719: Is described in the Prose Edda of Snorri Sturluson and the Volsunga saga as well as alluded to in Beowulf and Njáls saga . Rygnestadtunet is a historical family farm in Rygnestad , built by Vonde-Åsmund (Åsmund the Evil) in the mid-1500s. Today, it is an open-air museum that is part of the Setesdal Museum . The farm was sold to museum by Gyro Rygnestad and her family in the 1920s. Today, it

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324-514: Is represented to visitors exactly as it was in 1919. Grave findings around the farm indicate that the site was settled as early as 900 AD. Another farm museum in Valle is Tveitetunet . There are also several old silver smithies and barns that can be seen in Rysstad. Historically, Valle was very isolated from other parts of Setesdal. To get from Valle to the Bykle area to the north, residents had to traverse

351-485: Is the 82nd largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Valle is the 321st most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 1,180. The municipality's population density is 1 inhabitant per square kilometre (2.6/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 7.6% over the previous 10-year period. Valle was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). On 1 January 1902,

378-558: The Ancient Diocese of Bergen was split off as the Ancient Diocese of Stavanger . This new diocese stretched from the coast of Haugesund in the west to Gjernestangen between Risør and Kragerø , later the border stretched to Eidanger in the east. Stavanger was the cathedral city. During the Protestant Reformation , Norway became a Lutheran nation, establishing the Church of Norway . The diocesan boundaries remained

405-596: The 1840s, people routinely traveled east and west across these moorlands . The highest point is the 1,418-metre (4,652 ft) tall Skammevarden . Other high mountains in Valle include Bergeheii , Skjerkenuten , Svarvarnuten , and Urddalsknuten . The high mountains are the starting points for several large rivers including the Kvina and Tovdalselva . Several large lakes are also located in Valle including Botnsvatnet , Kolsvatnet , Rosskreppfjorden , Store Bjørnevatn , Straumsfjorden , and Øyarvatnet . The Hallandsfossen and

432-673: The Bishop and the Prefect of the Diocese of Stavanger were to be moved to the Christianssand Cathedral , which had been consecrated in 1646 and which the King intended be perfect site for a new cathedral. The citizens of Stavanger protested, with the Prefect and the Bishop refusing to move and ignoring the order. It took two years before Christianssand was established as the new cathedral city. The diocese

459-568: The Byklestigen pass along the river Otra . The pass was a torturous trail up a steep cliff face. Until the 1870s, it was the only route to travel from Valle in the middle Setesdal valley to Bykle in the north. It runs above the river Otra and was the site of numerous accidents on the hazardous route. Today, the Norwegian National Road 9 passes through the mountain in a tunnel providing a fast, easy route north. Between Valle in Setesdal on

486-457: The Gloppefossen are two larger waterfalls in Valle. There are two central population centres in the municipality: Valle and Rysstad . The village of Valle is the site of the municipal administration and Rysstad was the site of the municipal administration in the old municipality of Hylestad . Situated in a long valley at some altitude, Valle has a humid continental climate (Dfb), close to

513-481: The counties of Aust-Agder , Vest-Agder , and Telemark . In 2005 the diocese was renamed again as the "Diocese of Agder og Telemark" to fully reflect the areas included in the diocese. Kristiansand Cathedral is the headquarters of the Diocese of Agder and Telemark and it is the main parish church for the city of Kristiansand . In 1682, there was a small church built of wood on site in Kristiansand. A new cathedral

540-492: The municipalities of Bykle, Valle, Bygland, Iveland , and Evje og Hornnes . The Otra river flows from the Hardangervidda plateau in Telemark to the north, through the Setesdal valley (and through Valle), into the sea near the city of Kristiansand . Valle is separated from the neighbouring valleys in the east and west by the large Setesdalsheiene mountain plateaus. Before the valley was linked by road to Kristiansand in

567-443: The municipalities of Hylestad (population: 662) and Valle (population: 902) were merged into one municipality named Valle. The municipality (originally the parish ) is named after the old Valle farm ( Old Norse : Vallar ) since the first Valle Church was built there. The name is the genitive case of the word vǫllr which means " meadow " or "field". The coat of arms was granted on 11 May 1984. The official blazon

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594-497: The northern part of Valle (population: 476) was separated to become the separate municipality of Bykle . This left Valle with 1,720 inhabitants. On 1 July 1915, the southern district of Valle (population: 658) was separated to form the new municipality of Hylestad . This left Valle with a population of 1,051. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee . On 1 January 1962,

621-441: The same. Over time, however, the diocese was reduced in size. The parish of Eidfjord was transferred to the neighboring Diocese of Bjørgvin in 1630. The regions of Valdres and Hallingdal were transferred to the Diocese of Oslo in 1631, but in exchange, the Diocese of Oslo had to give the upper part of Telemark and transfer that to the Diocese of Stavanger. In 1682 Christian V , King of Denmark-Norway , issued an order that

648-453: The south of the mountain and the lake Botnsvatnet lies to the southeast of the mountain. The mountain Skammevarden lies about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) northeast of Bergeheii. This article about a mountain, mountain range, or peak in Agder is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Valle, Norway The 1,265-square-kilometre (488 sq mi) municipality

675-473: The western side of the mountains and Fyresdal on the eastern side, one finds a medieval trail over the high plateau that priests and bishops used in order to get between the counties of Agder and Telemark. This track is named Bispevegen ("Bishop's Road") and every year a march called "Bispevegmarsjen" ("The Bishop's Road March") starts at Kleivgrend in Fyresdal. Traditional music is popular in this region. There

702-424: Was built of stone and consecrated by Bishop Hans Munch in 1696, but burned down in 1734. The city's second cathedral was consecrated in 1738 by Bishop Jacob Kærup . This cathedral was destroyed in the city fire of 1880. The present church is the third cathedral in the city and the fourth church in the town square in Kristiansand. The church was built after a drawing by the architect Henrik Thrap-Meyer . The church

729-528: Was renamed Diocese of Christianssand ( Norwegian : "Christiansands stift" ). On 1 January 1925, the Diocese of Kristiansand was divided and all of the diocese located in Rogaland county was moved to the newly re-established Diocese of Stavanger and the Stavanger Cathedral regained its place as the seat of a bishop. The remainder of the diocese was renamed "Diocese of Agder" and it continued to serve

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