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Saltdal
Saltdal may refer to: Places * Saltdal Municipality, a municipality in Nordland county, Norway * Saltdal Fjord, a fjord in Saltdal Municipality in Nordland county, Norway * Saltdal Church, a church in Saltdal Municipality in Nordland county, Norway * Saltdal Valley (or ''Saltdalen''), a valley in Saltdal Municipality in Nordland county, Norway See also * Saltdale, California {{dab, geo ...
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Saltdal Municipality
Saltdal () is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Nordland Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Districts of Norway, traditional district of Salten. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Rognan. Other villages in Saltdal include Røkland, Lønsdal, Langset (Saltdal), Langset, and Saksenvika. The municipality is the 26th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Saltdal is the 186th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 4,880. The municipality's population density is and its population has increased by 4.1% over the previous 10-year period. General information The municipality of Saltdal was established on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). In 1949, a small area of Skjerstad Municipality (population: 10) was transferred to Saltdal Municipality. Other than that one change, the borders have never changed. Name The municipality (originally the prestegjeld, parish) is named af ...
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Saltdal Church
Saltdal Church () is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Saltdal Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Rognan. It is one of the churches for the Saltdal parish which is part of the Salten prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1864 using plans drawn up by the architect Peter Høier Holtermann. The church seats about 380 people. History The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1612, but the church was likely founded in the Late Middle Ages. The church was located at the Saltnes farm, about to the southeast of the present location of the church. The parish priest in 1612 was Morten Olsen and he served the Saltdal parish until his death in 1647. In 1656, the old church was torn down and a new church was built on the same site. On 8 June 1770, Saltdal became its own prestegjeld. In 1774-1778 the church was thoroughly renovated and ...
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Saltdal Valley
Saltdal may refer to: Places *Saltdal Municipality, a municipality in Nordland county, Norway * Saltdal Fjord, a fjord in Saltdal Municipality in Nordland county, Norway *Saltdal Church, a church in Saltdal Municipality in Nordland county, Norway * Saltdal Valley (or ''Saltdalen''), a valley in Saltdal Municipality Saltdal () is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Nordland Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Districts of Norway, traditional district of Salten. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of ... in Nordland county, Norway See also * Saltdale, California {{dab, geo ...
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Saltdal Fjord
Saltdal Fjord (; ) is a fjord arm of Skjerstadfjorden in Saltdal Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The fjord extends south to the village of Rognan at the bottom of the fjord. The inlet of the fjord lies between Hjelbunes, a headland to the west, and Langruodden, a promontory to the east. The village of Setså lies on the east side of the fjord, slightly inland from the shore. On the west lies the hamlet of Vik inside the bay formed by Tangodden, a peninsula jutting north into the fjord.''Norges land og folk: Nordlands amt''. 1908. Oslo: H. Aschehoug & Company, p. 250. Rognan lies at the foot of the fjord,Philpott, Don. 1991. ''Visitor's Guide: Norway''. Ashbourne: Moorland, p. 200. and this is also where the Saltdal River flows into the fjord. West of the river's mouth lie the hamlets of Saksenvik and Botn. The Nordland Line railway and the European route E6 European route E6 (, , or simply E6) is the main north–south thoroughfare through Norway as well as the ...
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