Heddal

Heddal herred
Heddal herred
	Former Municipality
Adm. Center	Heddal
Created from	N/A
Incorporated into	Notodden in 1964

Heddal is a village and parish in Notodden municipality in Telemark County, Norway.

History

The parish of Hitterdal was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). Notodden was separated from Heddal both as a city and a municipality of its own, in 1913. Heddal was subsequently merged with Notodden January 1, 1964. The Heddal clerical district consists of two parishes: Hitterdal and Lisleherad.

Etymology

The Old Norse form of the name was Heitrardalr. The first element is the genitive case of a former name of the River Heitr, now known as Heddøla, a tributary of the Skien River. The last element is dalr meaning dale or valley. The original meaning of the river name is unknown. Until 1918 the name was written Hitterdal or Hiterdal. From 1918 on, the name has been Heddal.

Geography

Nearby rivers include the River Hjartdøla.

Notable people from Heddal

Egil Bergsland (1924–2007), Norwegian politician for the Labour Party
Thorolf Bugge (1879–1935), Norwegian trade unionist and politician
Olea Crøger (1801–1855), Folklore collector, who published old folk tunes
Sigmund Groven (born 1946), Norwegian classical harmonica player
Hans Herbjørnsrud (1938-), Author of short stories.

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External links

Church at Hitterdal, Norway

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