Årdal, Rogaland
Årdal Municipality
Årdal herred | |
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| Aardal herred (historic name) | |
View of the Old Årdal Church | |
Rogaland within Norway | |
Årdal within Rogaland | |
| Coordinates: 59°09′10″N 06°09′39″E / 59.15278°N 6.16083°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Rogaland |
| District | Ryfylke |
| Established | 1 Jan 1859 |
| • Preceded by | Hjelmeland Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1965 |
| • Succeeded by | Hjelmeland Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Årdal |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 558 km2 (215 sq mi) |
| Population (1965) | |
• Total | 864 |
| • Density | 1.5/km2 (4.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1131 |
Årdal is a former municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The 558-square-kilometre (215 sq mi) municipality existed from 1859 until 1965. It stretched from the head of the Årdalsfjorden in the west to the county border in the east. It encompassed the southern half of the present-day Hjelmeland Municipality. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Årdal where the Old Årdal Church is located.