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33-616: Rygnestad is a village in Valle municipality in Agder county, Norway . The village is located along the Norwegian National Road 9 in the Setesdal valley. The village lies about 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) east of the river Otra in northern Valle, about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) south of the lake Store Bjørnevatn . Rygnestad is about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) north of the village of Valle ,

66-469: 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, 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,

99-561: 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 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

132-633: 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 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

165-506: Is bordered in the southwest by Sandnes municipality and in the west by Hjelmeland and Suldal municipalities–all in Rogaland county. There are many lakes that are located within the mountainous municipality including Blåsjø , Botsvatn , Hartevatnet , Holmavatnet , Ormsavatnet , Reinevatn , Skyvatn , Store Urevatn , Svartevatnet , and Vatndalsvatnet , and Ytre Storevatnet . The Setesdalsheiene mountain range runs through

198-516: 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 Agder District Court and the Agder Court of Appeal . The municipal council ( Kommunestyre ) of Bykle is made up of 13 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The tables below show

231-401: 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 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

264-458: 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 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

297-498: 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 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

330-476: Is used. The green color in the field symbolizes the importance of agriculture in the municipality. The water droplets were chosen as a symbol for the water and rivers in the municipality, as well as for the hydropower plant which was founded in 1915. The plant has brought prosperity to the area since then. 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

363-436: The parish ) is named after the old Byklum farm ( Old Norse : Byklar ) since the first Bykle Church was built there. The farm is named after Lake Bykil , but the meaning of that name is uncertain. The name possibly comes from the word bauka which means "to splash" or "to slosh". Historically, the name has been spelled Bøgle or Bøckle , but the spelling has been Bykle since the 19th century. The coat of arms

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396-419: 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 is " Gules , five saltires couped Or in saltire ( Norwegian : På raud grunn fem gull Andreas-krossar, 2-1-2 ). This means

429-477: The administrative centre of the municipality. The Rygnestadtunet museum is located just north of the village. This Agder location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Valle, Norway The 1,265-square-kilometre (488 sq mi) municipality is the 82nd largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Valle is the 321st most populous municipality in Norway with

462-429: 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 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

495-613: 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 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

528-460: The current and historical composition of the council by political party . The mayors ( Nynorsk : ordførar ) of Valle: Bykle Bykle is a municipality in Agder county, Norway . It is located in the traditional district of Setesdal . The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Bykle . Other villages in Bykle municipality include Berdalen , Bjåen , Breive , Hoslemo , Hovden , and Nordbygdi . Bykle

561-498: The current and historical composition of the council by political party . Bykle has been run by one mayor, Kai Jeiskelid, from 1985 until 2011. In September 2011, a new mayor was elected: Jon-Rolf Næss. Due to a law implemented for 50 years ago by the Labour Party, the obligation of politicians' residence in this municipality is required. The mayors ( Norwegian : ordfører ) of Bykle (incomplete list): At Storhedder , north of

594-676: The highlands in the southwestern part of the municipality, northwest of the village of Bykle . Bykle has several hydroelectric power generation facilities. The second-largest sector of income for Bykle is the alpine skiing facility in Hovden . Due to its vast amount of hydroelectric power, Bykle is now the wealthiest of the municipalities in Setesdal . Bykle 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

627-552: The lake Storheddervatnet near the mountain Storheddernuten , there are prehistoric runic inscriptions dating over 1000 years old. The Hovden area was interconnected more with the districts to the west of the mountains than communities further down the Setesdal valley. The main mountain plateau trade route led west to Suldal municipality in Rogaland. The Byklestigen pass was the line of divisions between dialects ; in Valle to

660-460: 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 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

693-523: The municipal/county border) is lined by the mountains Gråsteinsnosi , Brandsnutene , Svolhusgreini , Sæbyggjenuten , and Støylsdalsnutene . The western side of the valley (and the municipal/county border) is lined by the mountains Storhellernuten , Skyvassnuten , Sveigen , and Kaldafjellet . The southern border of the municipality is marked by the mountain Steinheii . The mountains Urevassnutene , Djuptjønnuten , Snjoheinuten , and Kvervetjønnuten mark

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726-599: The municipality of Bykle. It is part of the Otredal prosti ( deanery ) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark . Bykle sits in the northern part of the Setesdalen valley. It is bordered to the north by Vinje municipality and to the east by Tokke municipality both of which are in Telemark county. It is bordered to the south by Valle and Sirdal municipality, both in Agder county. It

759-411: The municipality, including the tallest mountain in that range, Sæbyggjenuten at 1,507 metres (4,944 ft). The Byklestigen pass is a torturous trail up a steep cliff face. Until the 1870s, it was the only route to reach Bykle from the middle Setesdal valley to the south. It runs above the river Otra and was the site of numerous accidents on the hazardous route. The eastern side of the valley (and

792-563: 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 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

825-449: The previous 10-year period. The municipality of Bykle was created when it was separated from the older municipality of Valle on 1 January 1902 after a dispute over the costs of road building (Bykle was the bigger area, while Valle had more people and more money). Initially, Bykle had a population of 476 residents in the new municipality. The boundaries of the municipality have not changed since that time. The municipality (originally

858-521: 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 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

891-509: 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 the municipalities of Bykle, Valle, Bygland, Iveland , and Evje og Hornnes . The Otra river flows from the Hardangervidda plateau in Telemark to

924-451: The south the classic Setesdal tongue was spoken while in Bykle the dialect includes a significant mixture from neighboring Telemark county. Falcons were trapped in the heights above Bykle. From as early as 1203 and as late as 1780 there are reports of English and Dutch trapping of falcons at Breivik in Bykle. One byproduct of the numerous Dutch visits in the 1560s was the discovery that the natives had no natural resistance to syphilis ;

957-490: 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, the municipalities of Hylestad (population: 662) and Valle (population: 902) were merged into one municipality named Valle. The municipality (originally

990-534: 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 the Gloppefossen are two larger waterfalls in Valle. There are two central population centres in the municipality: Valle and Rysstad . The village of Valle

1023-722: 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 is described in the Prose Edda of Snorri Sturluson and the Volsunga saga as well as alluded to in Beowulf and Njáls saga . Rygnestadtunet

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1056-465: Was established as a municipality on 1 January 1902 when it was separated from the municipality of Valle . The 1,467-square-kilometre (566 sq mi) municipality is the 60th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Bykle is the 333rd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 995. The municipality's population density is 0.8 inhabitants per square kilometre (2.1/sq mi) and its population has increased by 7.1% over

1089-409: Was granted on 4 April 1986. The official blazon is " Vert , goutte d'eau " ( Norwegian : Grøn grunn strødd med sølv dropar ). This means the arms have a green field (background) and the charge is droplets of water that are equally spaced all over the shield. The water droplets have a tincture of argent which means they are commonly colored white, but if it is made out of metal, then silver

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