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33-522: Hemsedal is a municipality in Buskerud county , Norway . It is part of the traditional region of Hallingdal . The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Trøym . Hemsedal lies on the Norwegian National Road 52 (Rv 52). Hemsedal is located 220 km (136.70 mi) northwest of Oslo and 273 km (169.63 mi) from Bergen . In 1897, Hemsedal was separated from

66-411: A number of enterprises that were not assessed tax. The estimated population was about 400 (the exact number is unknown). Until the mid-19th century, the population increased steadily. In 1845 there were 1,775 people in the village. However, the population declined again over the next 75 years. In 1920 it had fallen to 1,358, before once more starting to increase. Skogstad Hotell was completed in 1905 as

99-423: A small area of Vang (population: 31) was transferred into the neighboring Øystre Slidre Municipality . The municipal boundaries have not changed since that time. The municipality (originally the parish ) is named after the old Vang farm ( Old Norse : Vangr ) since the first Vang Church was built there. The name is identical to the word vangr which means " field " or " meadow ". The coat of arms

132-545: A small group of municipalities in the Hardanger region of Western Norway still use the name herad such as Voss herad , Ulvik herad , and Kvam herad . Ullensvang Municipality used the name herad until 2020. Norway also has some municipalities that are bilingual or trilingual due to the presence of many native Sami people living there. In Northern Sámi , there are two words for a municipality: suohkan and gielda . Both are loan words from Scandinavian languages,

165-468: A small loft room") is named after the valley of Hemsedal. The coat of arms is from modern times. The arms were granted on 2 October 1992 and were designed by Stein Davidsen. The arms show a gold lynx head on a red background. Hemsedal stave church ( Hemsedal stavkyrkje ) is believed to have been built between 1207 and 1224, and is first mentioned, as Ecclesia Aamsodal , in the accounts and diaries of

198-479: Is governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor is indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council. Law enforcement and church services are provided at a national level in Norway. Municipalities are undergoing continuous change by dividing, consolidating, and adjusting boundaries. In 1930, there were 747 municipalities in Norway. As of 2024, there are 357 municipalities. See

231-549: Is governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor is indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council. The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the Vestre Innlandet District Court and the Eidsivating Court of Appeal . The municipal council (Kommunestyre) of Vang is made up of 17 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The tables below show

264-508: Is loaned from the French word commune , which ultimately derives from Latin word communia , communis ("common"). The Kven equivalent is kommuuni . Historically, the word herred   ( Bokmål ) or herad   ( Nynorsk ) was used in Norway as the name for municipalities. That word derived from the old hundred that was used all over northern Europe. Since the 1960s, that name has fallen out of use across Norway, although

297-576: Is now also popular in the summer season, due to opportunities for fishing, hiking, climbing, cycling, golf and other activities. The municipality is bordered to the north by Vang and Vestre Slidre (both in Oppland county), to the east by Nord-Aurdal (in Oppland county) and Gol , to the south by Ål and Hol , and to the west by Lærdal (in Vestland county). Lakes in the region include Juklevatnet . One of

330-556: Is part of the Valdres region in central, southern Norway. This region is situated between the Gudbrandsdal and Hallingdal valleys. Vang municipality is 56 kilometres (35 mi) on a north–south axis and 47.3 kilometres (29.4 mi) on an east–west axis. The highest point is Kalvehøgde with a height of 2,208 metres (7,244.1 ft) above sea level. Three-quarters of the region is above 900 metres (3,000 ft). About 13 percent of

363-521: Is part of the Valdres prosti ( deanery ) in the Diocese of Hamar . Vang, like the rest of Valdres , was originally populated by migrants from Vestlandet . In 1153, recognizing this, Cardinal Breakspear included these valleys in the Diocese of Stavanger . The ancient Vang Church was the site of a legal court ( thing ) held by King Haakon VI in 1368. Here, he settled a boundary dispute. The boundary stone which resulted stands to this day. High up

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396-463: Is that municipalities should only merge voluntarily, and studies are underway to identify potential gains. There are two different writing standards in Norway: Bokmål and Nynorsk . Norwegian municipalities are named kommuner   ( Bokmål ) or kommunar   ( Nynorsk ) (plural) or kommune (the singular form is the same in both Bokmål and Nynorsk). The Norwegian word kommune

429-465: Is the 55th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Vang is the 298th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 1,636. The municipality's population density is 1.2 inhabitants per square kilometre (3.1/sq mi) and its population has increased by 2.4% over the previous 10-year period. On 1 January 1838, the prestegjeld of Vang was established as a civil municipality (see formannskapsdistrikt law). On 1 January 1882,

462-503: The list of former municipalities of Norway for further details about municipal mergers. The consolidation effort has been underway since the work of the Schei Committee in the 1960s. This work has been complicated by a number of factors. Since block grants are made by the national government to the municipalities based on an assessment of need, there is little incentive for the municipalities to lose local autonomy. The national policy

495-416: The municipal council ( kommunestyre ). The mayor is the executive leader. The municipal council is the deliberative and legislative body of the municipality and it is the highest governing body in the municipality. The members of the municipal council are elected for a four-year term . A subdivision of the full council is the executive council ( formannskap ), composed of five members. Historically,

528-447: The Papal nuncios sent to Scandinavia to collect tithes in 1282–1324. In 1327 it was also mentioned under the name Skodvinar Kirkja i Hemsudali ; this refers to alternate names of the farm where it stood, Kyrkjebøen : Skodvin and Skadengård . The church was dismantled in 1882. Hemsedal Church ( Hemsedal kyrkje ) was built during 1882 as a replacement for Hemsedal stave church. It

561-746: The Swedish company Sälenstjärnen, which changed its name the following year to SkiStar . Skistar also owns Trysil Ski Centre, Sälen and Åre, Vemedalen and Hammarbybacken in Sweden. The following cities are twinned with Hemsedal: [REDACTED] Buskerud travel guide from Wikivoyage [REDACTED] Hemsedal travel guide from Wikivoyage Municipalities of Norway Municipalities are 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

594-626: The church as a result of the 2 July service. "Horses were traded, races run, heavy drinking indulged in and many a fight ensued." Markets continued to be held near the church until the 19th century, but as a result of fighting and general unrest in connection with the market days the church was torn down in 1808. A new church was built on the site in 1971. Vang 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

627-577: The council has been known as a herredstrye , using the old name for a municipality. H Vang, Oppland Vang is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway . It is located in the traditional district of Valdres . The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Vang i Valdres . Other villages in Vang include Hænsgardane , Nystuen , Øye , Ryfoss , and Tyinkrysset . The 1,505-square-kilometre (581 sq mi) municipality

660-409: The current and historical composition of the council by political party . The mayors ( Nynorsk : ordførar ) of Vang (incomplete list): Vang is bordered to the north by the municipalities of Lom and Vågå , to the east by Øystre Slidre , to the southeast by Vestre Slidre , to the south by Hemsedal (in Buskerud county), and to the west by Lærdal and Årdal (in Vestland county). Vang

693-431: The edge of the arms. The charge and border have a tincture of Or which means they are commonly colored yellow, but if it is made out of metal, then gold is used. The arms are based on historic descriptions and depictions of the personal arms the a local medieval nobleman Sigvat of Leirhol. He was named as one of the members of the delegation that followed King Håkon V Magnusson to Copenhagen in 1309. Later, he became

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726-548: The first hotel in the village. Before that, in the latter half of the 19th century, a road had been built through the village with the hope that it would become a major route to Western Norway . However, things changed dramatically with the opening of the Bergen Railway in 1909. Hemsedal once more became a detour, while upper Hallingdal took over as the main route. After the World War II , new places to stay were established in

759-483: The first of which is related to the Norwegian words sokn and sogn (a parish). The second term is related to the Norwegian word gjeld ( prestegjeld ). Lule Sámi likewise has two words for municipalities: suohkan and giellda . The Southern Sámi word is tjïelte . Each municipality has its own governmental leaders: the mayor ( ordfører   ( Bokmål ) or ordførar   ( Nynorsk ) ) and

792-605: The first tourists in Hemsedal was the Norwegian polar explorer Fritjof Nansen , who visited in 1898 and stayed at the Bjøberg Fjellstue. Today Hemsedal is a popular destination, with Hemsedal Skisenter the main attraction. About 70% of all visitors come in the winter season (December–May) and most of the remaining 30% in the summer months. Hemsedal Skisenter is the second largest ski resort in Norway, with 44 km slopes. The ski centres in Hemsedal and Grøndalen were bought in 2000 by

825-473: The local governor of Valdres and Hallingdal (Vang is part of the Valdres region). He played a major role in the development of the region and the arms can be seen on different places, including in the local Vang Church . The arms were designed by Stein Davidsen. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms. The Church of Norway has four parishes ( sokn ) within the municipality of Vang. It

858-524: The municipality of Gol to become a municipality of its own. The Old Norse form of the name was Hemsudalr . The second element is dalr , which means "dale" or "valley"; the first element is usually taken as the genitive case of the river name Hemsa (now Hemsil ) of unknown derivation, although Sophus Bugge believed that it might derive from the Old Norse hemsa , hefnsa or hofn , meaning "going to pasture". The Norwegian word hems ("bed built in

891-413: The slopes of Filefjell is the site of Nystuen , where travellers found refuge as they passed across the divide into Vestlandet. On the other side of the pass, Maristua was erected at the direction of Queen Margaret c.  1390 . Although Nystuen is first mentioned in 1627, it is undoubtedly older. These refuges were maintained by the state until 1830. Smeddalen (Smith's Valley) immediately to

924-538: The valley bottom on both sides of the river and along the slopes. Because of the high altitude, farming has concentrated for the most part on livestock and dairy, and use of summer shielings has been important for the farms, which could not find sufficient pasturage in the valley bottom. Most therefore had milking stations on the shielings. In the 1647 cadastre there was only one farm in Hemsedal large enough to pay full taxes; there were 24 liable for half taxation and 15–16 assessed as disused. In addition, there were

957-462: The valley, such as Vangen Pensjonat (inn) at Tuv (1947) and Lykkjaheim Pensjonat (1953). A tourist agency was established in 1939 and in 1952 suggested building a ski lift in Hemsedal, but this did not happen until 1959, when Fossheim Pensjonat created the Tottenheisen, a 350-metre (1,150 ft) ski lift behind the inn at Ulsåk, serving the first piste in the village, Tottenløypa. However, this lift

990-450: The west of Nystuen, was for centuries the site of the church of St. Thomas på Filefjell . The earliest reference to it is in 1615, but it was apparently a stave church , so would have been much older. According to F.N. Stagg "It was reconditioned (c. 1615)… the priest at Vang preached there once a year–on July 2nd… many sought cures for their ailments in the miraculous powers possessed by splinters from its timbers…" A market grew up near

1023-471: Was constructed of wood on the basis of plans by architect Johannes Henrik Nissen . It has 500 seats. The organ was built in 1888 by Olsen & Jørgensens orgelfabrikk and was restored in 1976. The church is associated with the Hallingdal deanery of the Diocese of Tunsberg . Hemsedal's economy has traditionally been based on agriculture. The valley had small and medium-sized farms that were widely scattered on

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1056-416: Was granted by royal decree on 26 June 1987. The official blazon is " Azure , within a tressure floury three swords bendwise Or " ( Norwegian : På blå grunn tre skråstilte gull sverd omgjevne av gull liljebord ). This means the arms have a blue field (background) and the charge is three diagonal swords . The arms also have a border line with fleur-de-lis designs ( tressure floury) going around

1089-412: Was torn down in 1961. Hemsedal Skisenter opened at Holdeskaret in 1961, and a few years later, planning began for tourist development. Over the five years beginning in 1980, a series of new businesses aimed at tourists were established. The first chairlift, Olaheisen, opened in 1983. Tourism has continued to grow in economic significance for Hemsedal. More than half of visitors come from abroad. Hemsedal

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