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39-474: The 1,109-square-kilometre (428 sq mi) municipality is the 101st largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Sør-Aurdal is the 233rd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 2,866. The municipality's population density is 2.7 inhabitants per square kilometre (7.0/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 8.9% over the previous 10-year period. The parish of Søndre Aurdal

78-512: A little less than the land area of Puerto Rico , 8,868 square kilometres (3,424 sq mi). Although the arithmetic density is the most common way of measuring population density, several other methods have been developed to provide alternative measures of population density over a specific area. Valdres prosti The list of churches in Hamar is a list of the Church of Norway churches in

117-499: Is 53/km (140/sq mi). This includes all continental and island land area, including Antarctica . However, if Antarctica is excluded, then population density rises to over 58 per square kilometre (150/sq mi). The European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) has developed a suite of (open and free) data and tools named the Global Human Settlement Layer (GHSL) to improve the science for policy support to

156-450: Is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans , but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geographical term. Population density is population divided by total land area , sometimes including seas and oceans, as appropriate. Low densities may cause an extinction vortex and further reduce fertility. This is called the Allee effect after

195-499: Is around 8,000,000,000 and the Earth 's total area (including land and water) is 510,000,000 km (200,000,000 sq mi). Therefore, the worldwide human population density is approximately 8,000,000,000 ÷ 510,000,000 = 16/km (41/sq mi). However, if only the Earth's land area of 150,000,000 km (58,000,000 sq mi) is taken into account, then human population density

234-501: Is assumed, then, that there was a pagan temple at the same location before the first church, some time before the year 1000. Hedal Stave Church was built after 1160 and in 1699 it was rebuilt and changed. An old legend says the valley was abandoned during the Black Death and the church later discovered by a bear hunter. A hide is hanging in the church, although now there is only a small part left as visitors have cut away pieces over

273-557: Is bordered on the north by the municipalities of Nord-Aurdal and Etnedal , on the northeast by Nordre Land , on the east by Søndre Land (all of which are in Innlandet county). It is also bordered on the south by Ringerike and Flå municipalities, and on the west by Nesbyen and Gol municipalities (all of which are in Buskerud ). Sør-Aurdal is part of the traditional district of Valdres in central, southern Norway, situated between

312-611: Is headquartered at Ringsaker Church in the village of Moelv in Ringsaker Municipality . The deanery was established in 2007 when it was separated from the Hamar domprosti . This deanery ( Norwegian : prosti ) covers several municipalities in the Glåmdal river valley in the southeastern part of the diocese. It includes the municipalities of Eidskog , Kongsvinger , Nord-Odal , Sør-Odal , Grue , Våler , and Åsnes . The deanery

351-519: Is headquartered at Vinger Church in the town of Kongsvinger in Kongsvinger Municipality . The deanery was established in 1855 when the old Øvre Romerike prosti was divided. It was originally called Solør and Odal prosti . In 1868, northern part of Solør (Våler and Åsnes parishes) was transferred to the then newly established Sør-Østerdal prosti . In 1922, the southern part of Solør (Hof, Grue, and Brandval parishes) were separated to join

390-512: Is the genitive case of the old river name, Aur , now named Bøaelva . The river name comes from the word aurr which means " gravel ". The last element of the second word is dalr which means " valley " or "dale". Historically, the name of the municipality was spelled Søndre Aurdal . On 3 November 1917, a royal resolution changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to Sør-Aurdal . Both søndre and sør mean "south" (more specifically, "søndre" means "southern"), so

429-725: The Diocese of Hamar in Norway . It includes all of the parishes in Innlandet county plus the parishes in Lunner Municipality in Viken county. The diocese is based at the Hamar Cathedral in the city of Hamar in Hamar Municipality . The list is divided into several sections, one for each deanery ( prosti ; headed by a provost ) in the diocese. Administratively within each deanery,

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468-631: The European Commission Directorate Generals and Services and as support to the United Nations system. Several of the most densely populated territories in the world are city-states , microstates and urban dependencies . In fact, 95% of the world's population is concentrated on just 10% of the world's land. These territories have a relatively small area and a high urbanization level, with an economically specialized city population drawing also on rural resources outside

507-686: The Gudbrandsdal and Hallingdal valleys. Sør-Aurdal includes parts of several smaller valleys including Begnadalen , Hedalen , Vassfaret , and Vidalen . The river Begna is the main river flowing through the municipality. Reinli Stave Church (built 1190-1250) is the third church on the same location in Reinli. A new tower was added in 1685 and the building was reconditioned by the Society for Preservation of Ancient Buildings in 1885. Olaf Haraldsson traveled through Valdres in 1023, and also visited Reinli. It

546-538: The Valdres prosti were joined to form the newly created Hadeland og Land prosti. This deanery ( Norwegian : prosti ) covers several municipalities in the northwestern part of the diocese. It includes churches in the municipalities of Dovre , Lesja , Lom , Nord-Fron , Sel , Skjåk , and Vågå . The deanery is headquartered at Sel Church in the north side of the town of Otta in Sel Municipality . The deanery

585-585: The Midtre Gudbrandsdal prosti was dissolved and the municipalities of Sel and Fron were transferred into this deanery at that time. This deanery ( Norwegian : prosti ) covers several municipalities in the northeastern part of the diocese. It includes the municipalities of Alvdal , Folldal , Os , Rendalen , Tolga , and Tynset . The deanery is headquartered at Tynset Church in the village of Tynset in Tynset Municipality . The deanery

624-480: The arches on a similar medieval chasse from the nearby medieval St. Thomas Church at Filefjell (now in the Bergen Museum ) and representing the five Church of Norway parishes of the municipality (Bagn, Reinli, Hedalen, Bruflat, and Begnadalen). It also has two dragon heads in the design since Sør-Aurdal is one of only two municipalities in Norway that have two stave churches that are still in use. The color blue

663-988: The area, illustrating the difference between high population density and overpopulation . Deserts have very limited potential for growing crops as there is not enough rain to support them. Thus, their population density is generally low. However, some cities in the Middle East, such as Dubai , have been increasing in population and infrastructure growth at a fast pace. Cities with high population densities are, by some, considered to be overpopulated, though this will depend on factors like quality of housing and infrastructure and access to resources. Very densely populated cities are mostly in Asia (particularly Southeast Asia ); Africa's Lagos , Kinshasa , and Cairo ; South America's Bogotá , Lima , and São Paulo ; and Mexico City and Saint Petersburg also fall into this category. City population and especially area are, however, heavily dependent on

702-483: The arms have a blue field (background) and the charge is a reliquary . The charge has a tincture of Or which means it is commonly colored yellow, but if it is made out of metal, then gold is used. The arms show the silhouette of a gilt-copper medieval reliquary ( chasse ). It was designed to look like the one found in the Hedal Stave Church , except that this one has five blue arches which are inspired by

741-414: The churches within each municipality elects their own church council ( fellesråd ). Each municipality may have one or more parishes ( sokn ) within the municipality. Each parish elects their own councils ( soknerådet ). Each parish has one or more local church . The number and size of the deaneries and parishes has changed over time. The Diocese of Hamar was first established in 1153 when Norway

780-452: The deanery name from "Søndre Gudbrandsdal prosti" to "Sør-Gudbrandsdal prosti", both meaning "southern Gudbrandsdalen". Also in 1922, Ringebu municipality was transferred out of this deanery to the new Midtre Gudbrandsdal prosti ("middle Gudbrandsdal"). In 1972, the Midtre Gudbrandsdal prosti was dissolved and the municipality of Ringebu was transferred into this deanery. This deanery ( Norwegian : prosti ) covers several municipalities in

819-468: The deanery name from "Søndre Østerdalen prosti" to "Sør-Østerdal prosti", both meaning "southern Østerdalen". This deanery ( Norwegian : prosti ) covers three municipalities in the southern part of the diocese. It includes the municipalities of Gjøvik , Vestre Toten , and Østre Toten . The deanery is headquartered at Gjøvik Church in the town of Gjøvik in Gjøvik Municipality . The deanery

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858-547: The definition of "urban area" used: densities are almost invariably higher for the center only than when suburban settlements and intervening rural areas are included, as in the agglomeration or metropolitan area (the latter sometimes including neighboring cities). In comparison, based on a world population of 8 billion, the world's inhabitants, if conceptualized as a loose crowd occupying just under 1 m (10 sq ft) per person (cf. Jacobs Method ), would occupy an area of 8,000 square kilometres (3,100 sq mi)

897-488: The diocese. It includes the municipalities of Gausdal , Lillehammer , Ringebu , Sør-Fron , and Øyer . The deanery is headquartered at Lillehammer Church in the town of Lillehammer in Lillehammer Municipality . The deanery was established in 1871 when the old Gudbrandsdalen prosti was divided into Nordre Gudbrandsdalen prosti and Søndre Gudbrandsdalen prosti . A royal resolution on 19 May 1922 changed

936-628: The diocese. It is the only deanery in the diocese to span parts of two counties. It includes the municipalities of Gran , Nordre Land , and Søndre Land in Innlandet county and Jevnaker and Lunner in Viken county. The deanery is headquartered at Ål Church in the village of Jaren in Gran Municipality . The deanery was established in 1864 when Jevnaker and Lunner from the Hadeland, Ringerike og Hallingdal prosti and Nordre Land and Søndre Land from

975-480: The east-central part of the diocese. It includes the municipalities of Elverum , Engerdal , Stor-Elvdal , Trysil , Åmot . The deanery is headquartered at Elverum Church in the town of Elverum in Elverum Municipality . The deanery was established in 1868 when the old Østerdalen prosti was divided into Søndre Østerdalen prosti and Nordre Østerdalen prosti . A royal resolution on 19 May 1922 changed

1014-678: 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 Sør-Aurdal is made up of 19 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 ( Norwegian : ordfører ) of Sør-Aurdal: Population density Population density (in agriculture : standing stock or plant density )

1053-472: The name Sør-Aurdal means "(the) southern (part of) Aurdal". (The Church of Norway parish of Aurdal that had existed for centuries was divided into two in 1805, just over 30 years before the parish borders were used to defin the new municipality that was established in 1838.) The coat of arms was granted by royal decree on 9 February 1990. The official blazon is " Azure , a box reliquary Or " ( Norwegian : I blått et gull relikvieskrin ). This means

1092-473: The newly created Solør prosti . The remaining parts of this deanery then changed its name to Vinger og Odal prosti . In 1990, the parish of Brandval was transferred from Solør prosti to Vinger og Odal prosti. In 2013, the deanery regained its original boundaries when the old Solør prosti was merged back. The deanery's name was then changed to Solør, Vinger og Odal prosti . This deanery ( Norwegian : prosti ) covers several municipalities in central part of

1131-401: The population). This arch-deanery ( Norwegian : domprosti ) covers several municipalities in the central part of the diocese. It includes the municipalities of Hamar , Løten , and Stange . The arch-deanery is headquartered at the Hamar Cathedral in the city of Hamar in Hamar Municipality . This deanery ( Norwegian : prosti ) covers several municipalities in the southern part of

1170-443: The scientist who identified it. Examples of the causes of reduced fertility in low population densities are: Population density is the number of people per unit of area, usually transcribed as "per square kilometer" or square mile, and which may include or exclude, for example, areas of water or glaciers. Commonly this is calculated for a county , city , country , another territory or the entire world . The world's population

1209-544: The unpopulated northern side of the Makalaus mountain was transferred from Sør-Aurdal to Nord-Aurdal . The municipality (originally the parish ) is named after the Aurdalen valley ( Old Norse : Aurardalr ) since it was a central geographic feature of the area. The first word in the name is sør which is essentially a prefix that means "south". The second word comes from the local valley name. The first element of that word

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1248-455: The years, the various deaneries have been subdivided and changed. Currently, there are 10 deaneries. On 1 January 2020, the two counties were merged into Innlandet county except for the municipalities of Lunner and Jevnaker which were merged into Viken county, so the diocese includes all of Innlandet plus the two municipalities in Viken. As of 2018, the 52,589-square-kilometre (20,305 sq mi) diocese had 308,697 members (about 82% of

1287-406: The years. Sør-Aurdal 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 is indirectly elected by a vote of

1326-501: Was chosen to represent the two river systems in the municipality that were historically important for the logging industry and sawmills in Sør-Aurdal. The arms were designed by Arvid Sveen. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms. The Church of Norway has five parishes ( sokn ) within the municipality of Sør-Aurdal. It is part of the Valdres prosti ( deanery ) in the Diocese of Hamar . Sør-Aurdal municipality

1365-456: Was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). On 1 January 1894, the new Etnedal Municipality was established by merging the eastern valley area of Nordre Etnedal (population: 362) from the neighboring Nordre Aurdal municipality and the Søndre Etnedal area (population: 1,331) from the neighboring municipality of Søndre Aurdal. Then on 1 January 1984,

1404-411: Was established in 1853 when the old Toten og Valdres prosti was divided into Valdres prosti and Toten prosti . This deanery ( Norwegian : prosti ) covers several municipalities in Valdres in the southwestern part of the diocese. It includes the municipalities of Etnedal , Nord-Aurdal , Sør-Aurdal , Vang , Vestre Slidre , and Øystre Slidre . The deanery is headquartered at Aurdal Church in

1443-416: Was established in 1868 when the old Østerdalen prosti was divided into Søndre Østerdalen prosti and Nordre Østerdalen prosti . A royal resolution on 19 May 1922 changed the deanery name from "Nordre Østerdalen prosti" to "Nord-Østerdal prosti", both meaning "northern Østerdalen". This deanery ( Norwegian : prosti ) covers the municipality of Ringsaker in the central part of the diocese. The deanery

1482-448: Was established in 1871 when the old Gudbrandsdalen prosti was divided into Søndre Gudbrandsdalen prosti and Nordre Gudbrandsdalen prosti . A royal resolution on 19 May 1922 changed the deanery name from "Nordre Gudbrandsdal prosti" to "Nord-Gudbrandsdal prosti", both meaning "northern Gudbrandsdalen". Also in 1922, Sel municipality was transferred out of this deanery to the new Midtre Gudbrandsdal prosti ("middle Gudbrandsdal"). In 1972,

1521-607: Was part of the Catholic Church . During the Reformation in Norway , in 1537, the diocese was incorporated into the Diocese of Christiania . In 1864, the Diocese of Hamar was re-established and at that time, it included all of Hedmark and Oppland counties. Originally, the diocese was divided into Hedemarken prosti (later Hamar domprosti ), Gudbrandsdalen prosti , Valdres prosti , and Hadeland, Ringerike og Hallingdal prosti . Over

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