Lårdal (municipality)

Lårdal Municipality
Lårdal herad
Laardal herred  (historic name)
Laurdal herred  (historic name)
View of the Lårdal landscape (c. 1885)
Telemark within Norway
Lårdal within Telemark
Coordinates: 59°25′27″N 8°11′10″E / 59.42412°N 8.18619°E / 59.42412; 8.18619
CountryNorway
CountyTelemark
DistrictVest-Telemark
Established1 Jan 1838
  Created asFormannskapsdistrikt
Disestablished1 Jan 1964
  Succeeded byTokke Municipality
Administrative centreLårdal
Area
 (upon dissolution)
  Total
288 km2 (111 sq mi)
Population
 (1964)
  Total
1,929
  Density6.7/km2 (17/sq mi)
DemonymLårdøl
Official language
  Norwegian formNynorsk
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-0833

Lårdal is a former municipality in Telemark county, Norway. The 288-square-kilometre (111 sq mi) municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1964. The area centered around the Lårdalen valley and it is now part of Tokke Municipality. The administrative centre was the village of Lårdal.