Hornindal is a municipality in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Nordfjord. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Grodås.
Hornindal was separated from Eid in 1867. (Hornindal was part of the municipality of Stryn from 1965-1977.)
Hornindalsvatnet, the deepest lake in Northern Europe, is located partly here and partly in Eid municipality.
About the Municipality
The name Hornindal
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the farm Horne (Old Norse Hornvin), since the first church was built there. The first element is horn which means "horn" (here referring to a pointed mountain behind the farm), the last element is vin which means "meadow" or "pasture". So the meaning of the compounded name Hornindal is "the valley/dale of Horne".Coat-of-Arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1987) and was designed by Petter Eide. It shows three silver blades of scythes on a blue background. Historically, farming and blacksmithing were vital industries in Hornindal. At one point, there were as many as 200 blacksmiths in the area. There was also a rich tradition of making handmade scythes and this was very symbolized by putting scythes on the coat-of-arms.Background
Since ancient times, Hornindal was a sub-parish (sokn) of the Eid parish (prestegjeld). In 1865, Hornindal became a parish of its own and then two years later, on 1 January 1867, Hornindal was established as a separate municipality (see formannskapsdistrikt). At this time, Hornindal had a population of 1,612.In 1964, the municipality was dissolved and it was divided between the neighboring municipalities of Eid and Stryn. The 310 residents living in Navelsaker and Holmøyvik and all of Hornindal west of there went to Eid, and the 1,184 residents to the east of those areas went to Stryn.
On 1 January 1977, the municipality of Hornindal was separated from Stryn. The portions of Hornindal that were moved to Eid in 1964 remained there. The new municipality had a population of 1,202.
Local Churches
The Church of Norway has one church in Hornindal:- Hornindal kyrkje (built in 1856) is located in the village of Grodås
Government
All municipalities in Norway, including Hornindal, are responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services, senior citizen services, unemployment and other social services, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads.Municipal Council
There are 17 representatives that are elected to the municipal council (Kommunestyre) every four years. For 2007–2011, the party breakdown is as follows:Mayor
Bjørn Lødemel of the Conservative Party (Høgre) was elected mayor (ordførar) for the 2007–2011 term.Geography
Location
Hornindal is located on the northern border of Sogn og Fjordane county. Hornindal is bordered to the west by the municipality of Eid, to the south by Stryn, to the east by Stranda (in Møre og Romsdal county), and to the north by Ørsta and Volda (both in Møre og Romsdal county).Mountains
- Hornindalsrokken mountain (1,495 m)
- Gulkoppen mountain (1,304 m)
- Middagsfjellet (903 m)
Attractions
Hornindalsvatnet
The Hornindalsvatnet lake is the deepest lake in Europe, 514 metres deep. None of the glacier streams run out into the lake and this has resulted in one of Europe´s clearest lakes.Anders Svor Museum
Anders Svor was born in 1864 on the Svor Farm in Hornindal. At the age of 21 he left for Denmark where he enrolled at the Copenhagen Academy of Art. He later participated in many art exhibitions in Kristiania, Copenhagen, Paris, and Chicago. The Anders Svor Museum was opened in 1953 and features 450 of his works. His art is characterised by simple, clean lines, and deep authenticity.Famous people from Hornindal
- Brita Lund, (1886 - 1966), artist.
- Anders Svor, (1864 - 1929), sculptor.
- Frode Grodås, (born 1964), footballer.
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