Vrådal
Vrådal
Wraadahl | |
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Village | |
| Coordinates: 59°19′34″N 8°29′05″E / 59.32601°N 8.4848°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| Region | Eastern Norway |
| County | Telemark |
| District | Vest-Telemark |
| Municipality | Kviteseid Municipality |
| Elevation | 254 m (833 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Post Code | 3853 Vrådal |
Vrådal (historically spelled Wraadahl) is a village area in Kviteseid Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. The village is located along the northern end of the lake Nisser and the eastern end of the lake Vråvatn. The economy is based on tourism (hotels, camping and a ski-centre), light industry, and small-scale logging. The wooden Vrådal Church, built in 1866, is located on the western end of the village. Vrådal is located about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) to the south of the village of Kviteseid.
The 0.84-square-kilometre (210-acre) village had a population (2012) of 215 and a population density of 256 inhabitants per square kilometre (660/sq mi). Since 2012, the population and area data for this village area has not been separately tracked by Statistics Norway. The whole urban area included the village of Eidstod and the village of Strond.