Saltdal () is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...

Nordland Nordland (; , , , ) is one of the three northernmost Counties of Norway, counties in Norway in the Northern Norway region, bordering Troms in the north, Trøndelag in the south, Norrbotten County in Sweden to the east, Västerbotten County to t ...

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. It is part of the traditional district of

Salten Salten is a traditional district in Nordland county, Norway. It includes the municipalities of Gildeskål, Bodø, Beiarn, Saltdal, Fauske, Sørfold, Steigen, and Hamarøy. Salten covers an area of about and has a population (2016) of about ...

. The

administrative centre An administrative centre is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune, is located. In countries with French as the administrative language, such as Belgi ...

of the municipality is the village of

Rognan Rognan is a village and the administrative centre of Saltdal Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village is located at the head of the Saltdal Fjord (the innermost part of the Skjerstad Fjord). It is located about north of the villag ...

. Other villages in Saltdal include

Røkland or is a village in Saltdal Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village is located along the Saltdalselva river about south of the municipal centre of Rognan. European route E06 and the Nordland Line both pass through the village. ...

Lønsdal or is a village in Saltdal Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village is located in the Lønsdal valley, along the Lønselva river. The European route E06 highway and the Nordland Line railway both pass through the village. The villag ...

, 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 Population density (in agriculture: Standing stock (disambiguation), standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geog ...

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 () was the name of a Norwegian self-governing municipality. The name was used from the establishment these municipalities in 1838 until the name fell out of use in 1863. The municipalities had their legal basis from two laws enacted on 14 Jan ...

law). In 1949, a small area of

Skjerstad Municipality Skjerstad () is a former municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 2005. The area is now part of Bodø Municipality in the traditional district of Salten. The administrative centre wa ...

(population: 10) was transferred to Saltdal Municipality. Other than that one change, the borders have never changed.

Name

The municipality (originally the

parish A parish is a territorial entity in many Christianity, Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest#Christianity, priest, often termed a parish pries ...

) is named after the Saltdalen valley (). The river Saltdalselva runs through the Saltdalen valley. The first element of the name is the old name of the river, . The river name is which means "strong stream". The last element is which means "

valley A valley is an elongated low area often running between hills or mountains and typically containing a river or stream running from one end to the other. Most valleys are formed by erosion of the land surface by rivers or streams over ...

" or "dale". Historically, the name of the municipality was spelled ''Saltdalen''. On 3 November 1917, a royal resolution changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to ''Saltdal'', removing the definite form ending ''-en''.

Coat of arms

The

coat of arms A coat of arms is a heraldry, heraldic communication design, visual design on an escutcheon (heraldry), escutcheon (i.e., shield), surcoat, or tabard (the last two being outer garments), originating in Europe. The coat of arms on an escutcheon f ...

was granted on 28 October 1988. The official

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is ''"

Gules In heraldry, gules () is the tincture with the colour red. It is one of the class of five dark tinctures called "colours", the others being azure (blue), sable (black), vert (green) and purpure (purple). Gules is portrayed in heraldic hatch ...

, a

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twig Or"'' (). This means the arms have a red

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(background) and the

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is two

twig A twig is a thin, often short, branch of a tree or Bush (plant), bush. The buds on the twig are an important diagnostic characteristic, as are the abscission scars where the leaves have fallen away. The color, texture, and patterning of the t ...

s. The

has a

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of Or which means it is commonly colored yellow, but if it is made out of metal, then gold is used. This design was chosen to represent nature and the prevalence of

forests in the municipality. They are also

canting arms Canting arms are heraldry, heraldic bearings that represent the bearer's name (or, less often, some attribute or function) in a visual pun or rebus. The expression derives from the latin ''cantare'' (to sing). French heralds used the term (), ...

because the Norwegian word for

is ''rogn'' and the municipal centre is the village of

. The arms were designed by Arvid Sveen.

Churches

The

Church of Norway The Church of Norway (, , , ) is an Lutheranism, evangelical Lutheran denomination of Protestant Christianity and by far the largest Christian church in Norway. Christianity became the state religion of Norway around 1020, and was established a ...

has two parishes () within Saltdal Municipality. It is part of the

Salten prosti Salten is a traditional district in Nordland county, Norway. It includes the municipalities of Gildeskål, Bodø, Beiarn, Saltdal, Fauske, Sørfold, Steigen, and Hamarøy. Salten covers an area of about and has a population (2016) of about 7 ...

(

deanery A deanery (or decanate) is an ecclesiastical entity in the Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Anglican Communion, the Evangelical Church in Germany, and the Church of Norway. A deanery is either the jurisdiction or residence of ...

) in the

Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland Sør-Hålogaland is a diocese in the Church of Norway. The Diocese covers the Lutheran Church of Norway churches located within Nordland county in Norway. The diocese is headquartered in the Bodø (town), town of Bodø at Bodø Cathedral, the sea ...

History

During

World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

, the Germans decided to lengthen the

Nordland Line The Nordland Line (, ) is a railway line between Trondheim and Bodø, Norway. It is the longest in Norway and lacks electrification. The route runs through Trøndelag and Nordland counties, carrying a combination of commuter, long-haul passenge ...

from

Saltfjellet Saltfjellet is a mountain area in Nordland county, Norway that separates the two regions of Helgeland and Salten. It is also a cultural border between the Southern and Central parts of Sápmi. Geography and environment The Saltfjell is one of ...

going northwards. Over a period of three years, the original plan was to first have both the road and the railroad all the way to

Narvik () is the third-largest List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Nordland Counties of Norway, county, Norway, by population. The administrative centre of the municipality is the Narvik (town), town of Narvik. Some of the notable villag ...

and then on to

Kirkenes (Norwegian language, Norwegian; ), (Northern Sami language, Northern Sami; , or is a List of towns and cities in Norway, town in Sør-Varanger Municipality in Finnmark county, in the far northeastern part of Norway. The town lies on a peninsu ...

, but they only managed to build the railroad to Bodø. The Germans continued to lengthen the road to Kirkenes, and it came to be known as ''Blodvegen'' ("the

Blood Road The Blood Road () is a route northeast of Rognan in Saltdal Municipality in Nordland Counties of Norway, county, Norway that was built by prisoners during the German occupation of Norway, Second World War. The route was a new section of Europea ...

") by locals. This project involved

prisoners of war A prisoner of war (POW) is a person held captive by a belligerent power during or immediately after an armed conflict. The earliest recorded usage of the phrase "prisoner of war" dates back to 1610. Belligerents hold prisoners of war for a ...

, mostly from

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and the

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, in building this road under extremely harsh conditions. The workers lived in prison camps where they did not receive enough food for their hard work building the road. This caused many of the workers to collapse and die. A famous sign of this road is the blood cross one of the prisoners drew on the mountainside with his recently killed friend's blood. It has become a tradition to repaint this cross with red paint, so people who pass this will never forget what happened. It's still possible to walk this road, which stretches from Saltnes to Soksenvika. At Saltnes, you will find the Blood Road museum. Saltdal was known for having some of the most horrifying

prisoner-of-war camp A prisoner-of-war camp (often abbreviated as POW camp) is a site for the containment of enemy fighters captured as Prisoner of war, prisoners of war by a belligerent power in time of war. There are significant differences among POW camps, inte ...

s in Norway during World War II. A grand total of 15-18 camps with 9,500

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, and

n prisoners were located in the valley.

Government

Saltdal Municipality is responsible for

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(through 10th grade), outpatient

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senior citizen Old age is the range of ages for people nearing and surpassing life expectancy. People who are of old age are also referred to as: old people, elderly, elders, senior citizens, seniors or older adults. Old age is not a definite biological sta ...

services,

welfare Welfare may refer to: Philosophy *Well-being (happiness, prosperity, or flourishing) of a person or group * Utility in utilitarianism * Value in value theory Economics * Utility, a general term for individual well-being in economics and decision ...

and other

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zoning In urban planning, zoning is a method in which a municipality or other tier of government divides land into land-use "zones", each of which has a set of regulations for new development that differs from other zones. Zones may be defined for ...

economic development In economics, economic development (or economic and social development) is the process by which the economic well-being and quality of life of a nation, region, local community, or an individual are improved according to targeted goals and object ...

, and municipal

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s and utilities. The municipality is governed by a

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of directly elected representatives. The

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by a vote of the municipal council. The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the

Salten og Lofoten District Court Salten is a traditional district in Nordland county, Norway. It includes the municipalities of Gildeskål, Bodø, Beiarn, Saltdal, Fauske, Sørfold, Steigen, and Hamarøy. Salten covers an area of about and has a population (2016) of about 73 ...

and the

Hålogaland Court of Appeal The Hålogaland Court of Appeal () is one of six courts of appeal in the Kingdom of Norway. The Court is located in the city of Tromsø. The court has jurisdiction over the counties of Nordland, Troms, and Finnmark as well as the island territor ...

Municipal council

The

() of Saltdal is made up of 21 representatives that are elected to four-year terms. The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by political

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Mayors

The

() of Saltdal is the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. Here is a list of people who have held this position (incomplete list): *1935-1939: O. Støre *1941-1942: Peder K. Hagen *1943-1944: Julius Wilson *1945-1945: Kristian J. Næstby *1971-1975: Hilmar Hansen ( Ap) *1975-1979: Johan Solberg ( Ap) *1979-1983: Odd Storteig ( H) *1983-1987: Terje Torkildsen ( Ap) *1987-1991: Odd Storteig ( H) *1991-1995: Terje Torkildsen ( Ap) *1995-1999: Tove Engan ( Sp) *1999-2011: Kjell Magne Johansen ( Ap) *2011-2015: Finn-Obert Bentsen ( Ap) *2015–2023: Rune Berg ( Sp) *2023–present: Runar Løvdal Jensen ( Ap)

Geography

The main population centre in the municipality is

, on the southern shore of the

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 t ...

, where the valley floor meets the

fjord In physical geography, a fjord (also spelled fiord in New Zealand English; ) is a long, narrow sea inlet with steep sides or cliffs, created by a glacier. Fjords exist on the coasts of Antarctica, the Arctic, and surrounding landmasses of the n ...

. When the

Ice age An ice age is a long period of reduction in the temperature of Earth's surface and atmosphere, resulting in the presence or expansion of continental and polar ice sheets and alpine glaciers. Earth's climate alternates between ice ages, and g ...

ended and the ice had melted 9,000 years ago, the valley was a fjord as the sea reached what is today an elevation of due to

isostatic depression Isostatic depression is the sinking of large parts of the Earth's crust into the asthenosphere caused by a heavy weight placed on the Earth's surface, often glacial ice during continental glaciation. Isostatic depression and isostatic rebound o ...

. The valley is situated north of the

Arctic Circle The Arctic Circle is one of the two polar circles, and the northernmost of the five major circle of latitude, circles of latitude as shown on maps of Earth at about 66° 34' N. Its southern counterpart is the Antarctic Circle. The Arctic Circl ...

. The highest point in the municipality is the tall mountain ''Nordre Saulo'', located within

Junkerdal National Park Junkerdal National Park () is a national park in Saltdal Municipality and Fauske Municipality in Nordland county, Norway, along its border with Sweden. The park opened in 2004. It borders the Junkerdalsura nature reserve. Nature The park is kn ...

. Two national parks are partially in the municipality:

Saltfjellet–Svartisen National Park Saltfjellet–Svartisen National Park () is a national park in Nordland county in Norway. It is located within the municipalities of Beiarn, Meløy, Rana, Rødøy, Saltdal, and Bodø. The park forms the centrepiece of a larger protected area ...

in the southwest, and

in the eastern part. This makes Saltdal one of the municipalities in Norway with the largest percentage of protected areas within its borders. The river Saltdalselva runs through the valley. The

riverbed A streambed or stream bed is the bottom of a stream or river and is confined within a Stream channel, channel or the Bank (geography), banks of the waterway. Usually, the bed does not contain terrestrial (land) vegetation and instead supports d ...

appears very bright in some places due to the minerals in the sand. The valley is covered with

pine A pine is any conifer tree or shrub in the genus ''Pinus'' () of the family Pinaceae. ''Pinus'' is the sole genus in the subfamily Pinoideae. ''World Flora Online'' accepts 134 species-rank taxa (119 species and 15 nothospecies) of pines as cu ...

forest A forest is an ecosystem characterized by a dense ecological community, community of trees. Hundreds of definitions of forest are used throughout the world, incorporating factors such as tree density, tree height, land use, legal standing, ...

and

birch A birch is a thin-leaved deciduous hardwood tree of the genus ''Betula'' (), in the family Betulaceae, which also includes alders, hazels, and hornbeams. It is closely related to the beech- oak family Fagaceae. The genus ''Betula'' contains 3 ...

and other trees are common as well. Lakes in the region include

Balvatnet or is a lake that lies in Saltdal Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The lake is located on the border of Junkerdal National Park, about west of the border with Sweden. The lake is regulated for hydroelectric power at the Daja Hydroelec ...

, Fiskeløysvatnet,

Kjemåvatnet or is a lake that lies in Saltdal Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The lake lies about west of the village of Lønsdal. See also * List of lakes in Norway * Geography of Norway Norway is a country located in Northern Europe in t ...

, and

Nordre Bjøllåvatnet or is a lake that lies in Saltdal Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The lake is located inside Saltfjellet–Svartisen National Park, about east of the border with Beiarn Municipality and north of the border with Rana Municipality. The ...

. The mountain

Ørfjellet or is the highest mountain in the Saltfjellet mountain range in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in Saltdal Municipality roughly halfway between the lakes Nordre Bjøllåvatnet and Kjemåvatnet. The village of Lønsdal lies about so ...

is also located in the municipality.

Climate

The municipality lies on the northeastern side of the

mountains, in the

rain shadow A rain shadow is an area of significantly reduced rainfall behind a mountainous region, on the side facing away from prevailing winds, known as its leeward side. Evaporated moisture from body of water, bodies of water (such as oceans and larg ...

of the mountains. With mountains surrounding it in almost all directions, Saltdal is one of the driest areas in Norway, especially the upper part of the valley. For five years in a row, 2001 to 2005, and then again in 2007 and 2008, the weather station in the upper part of the Saltdal valley recorded the least

precipitation In meteorology, precipitation is any product of the condensation of atmospheric water vapor that falls from clouds due to gravitational pull. The main forms of precipitation include drizzle, rain, rain and snow mixed ("sleet" in Commonwe ...

in all of continental Norway, with only in 2005. The weather station (81 m ASL) was situated in the upper part of the valley (''Storjord'') at a farm from 1982 to 2012. From 2013 onwards, the weather station (39 m) is situated about down the valley at a camping site (''Nordnes''), but still in the upper part of the valley (''Øvre Saltdal''). Data from the first station (81 m) shows this to be the driest place in Norway (excluding Svalbard), with on average just over precipitation annually. In spite of the low precipitation, Saltdal has lush vegetation with meadows and forests on the side of the mountains due to the low temperatures reducing

evapotranspiration Evapotranspiration (ET) refers to the combined processes which move water from the Earth's surface (open water and ice surfaces, bare soil and vegetation) into the Atmosphere of Earth, atmosphere. It covers both water evaporation (movement of w ...

. Due to the rarity of extreme cold snaps, the environment and plant hardiness resemble latitudes further south in the Nordic interior. Located in an inland valley, Saltdal is also known for its warm summer days, frequently being one of Norway's warmest locations if the right weather situation occurs (with easterly or southeasterly winds blowing). It is not uncommon with daytime temperatures approaching and sometimes exceeding in the summer months. Similarly, winter temperatures can be quite cold, often dropping below on a clear day. During a heatwave in June 2011, Saltdal recorded four days in a row with daytime temperatures exceeding . On 11 June 2011, Saltdal recorded a daytime high of , which was a new heat record for Nordland county in the month of June. During the July 2019 European heat wave the temperature reached at in Saltdal, the highest temperature ever measured north of the Arctic Circle in Norway. The all-time low was recorded January 2010.

Transportation

The

European route E6 European route E6 (, , or simply E6) is the main north–south thoroughfare through Norway as well as the west coast of Sweden. It is long and runs from the southern tip of Sweden at Trelleborg, into Norway and through almost all of the countr ...

highway passes through the entire length of Saltdal, with the

running alongside it. A road running east through the Junkerdalen valley ( National Road 77) leads to Sweden. The nearest main airport is in Bodø, about 90 minutes from Rognan by road. There is a general aviation airport—

Rognan Airport Rognan Airfield (, ) is a private aerodrome situated in the village of Rognan in Saltdal Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The municipal airfield features a grass runway aligned 01/19. It is used for recreational flying and is operated by ...

Economy

One of the largest employers in Saltdal Municipality is

Nexans Nexans S.A. is a global company in the cable and optical fibre industry headquartered in Paris, France. The group is active in four main business areas: buildings and territories (construction, local infrastructure, smart cities / grids, e-mobi ...

. The company's Rognan factory specializes in

telecommunications Telecommunication, often used in its plural form or abbreviated as telecom, is the transmission of information over a distance using electronic means, typically through cables, radio waves, or other communication technologies. These means of ...

fibre optics An optical fiber, or optical fibre, is a flexible glass or plastic fiber that can transmit light from one end to the other. Such fibers find wide usage in fiber-optic communications, where they permit transmission over longer distances and at ...

and

copper Copper is a chemical element; it has symbol Cu (from Latin ) and atomic number 29. It is a soft, malleable, and ductile metal with very high thermal and electrical conductivity. A freshly exposed surface of pure copper has a pinkish-orang ...

cables. There is also some

agriculture Agriculture encompasses crop and livestock production, aquaculture, and forestry for food and non-food products. Agriculture was a key factor in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created ...

in Saltdal, and many people work within

public services A public service or service of general (economic) interest is any service (economics), service intended to address the needs of aggregate members of a community, whether provided directly by a public sector agency, via public financing availab ...

. In September 2023, a local manufacturer of cabins laid off many workers during a time where demand was slowing. Saltdal has a history in

boat building Boat building is the design and construction of boats (instead of the larger ships) — and their on-board systems. This includes at minimum the construction of a hull, with any necessary propulsion, mechanical, navigation, safety and other ser ...

out of local timber. Especially before

, the boatbuilding industry employed a large percentage of Saltdal's population.

Notable people

Ludvig Kristensen Daa Ludvig Kristensen Daa (19 August 1809 – 12 June 1877) was a Norwegian historian, ethnologist, auditor, editor of magazines and newspapers, educator and politician. Background He was born as Ludvig Christensen Daae in Saltdal Municipality to v ...

(1809 in Saltdal – 1877), a historian, ethnologist, auditor, editor of magazines and newspapers, educator and politician * Arne Hjersing (1860 in Saltdal – 1926), a painter *

Bernhoff Hansen Bernhoff Otelius Hansen (August 17, 1877 – December 22, 1950) was a Norwegian-American wrestler who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics for the United States. He was born in Rognan in Saltdal Municipality in Norway. Originally, he was a ...

(1877 in Rognan – 1950), a wrestler, gold medallist in the

1904 Summer Olympics The 1904 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the III Olympiad and also known as St. Louis 1904) were an international multi-sport event held in St. Louis, Missouri, United States, from 1 July to 23 November 1904. Many events were conducted ...

Erling Engan Erling Engan (14 June 1910 – 9 May 1982) was a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party. He was born in Saltdal Municipality. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Nordland in 1954, and was re-elected on four occasions. Engan ...

(1910 in Saltdal – 1982), a Norwegian politician *

Trygve Henrik Hoff Trygve Henrik Hoff (7 July 1938 – 2 December 1987) was a Norwegian singer, composer, songwriter, and writer. He was a teacher at Buskerud folkehøgskole (Heimtun) for many years when he lived in Darbu in Øvre Eiker Municipality. For som ...

(1938 in Rognan – 1987), a singer, composer, songwriter and writer * Hans-Erik Husby (1972 – 2021), a rock singer (

Turbonegro Turbonegro (Turboneger in Norway) is a Norwegian rock band, active from 1989 to 1998 and from 2002 to the present. The band combines glam rock, punk rock, and hard rock into a self-described "deathpunk" musical style. History Early years (19 ...

); lived about five years in Rognan in his childhood and early teens *

Ragnhild Furebotten Ragnhild Furebotten (born 10 March 1979 in Saltdal, Norway) is a Norwegian fiddler, folk musician and composer, and former member of the traditional folk band Majorstuen and present member and founder of Hekla Stålstrenga. Career Furebotten ...

(born 1979 in Saltdal), a

fiddle A fiddle is a Bow (music), bowed String instrument, string musical instrument, most often a violin or a bass. It is a colloquial term for the violin, used by players in all genres, including European classical music, classical music. Althou ...

r, folk musician and composer * Lena Kristin Ellingsen (born 1980 in Saltdal), an actress. Retrieved 27 August 2020.

References

External links

Municipal fact sheet
from

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