Hallingdal

Hallingdal () is a valley as well as a traditional district located in the traditional and electoral district Buskerud county in Norway. It consists of six municipalities: Flå, Nes, Gol, Hemsedal, Ål and Hol.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Hallingdal
Settlement.settlement_type: District
Settlement.image_skyline: Joachim Frich Fra Hallingdal.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Frå Hallingdal (Joachim Frich)
Settlement.image_map: Hallingdal.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Map of Hallingdal and municipalities within Viken County
Settlement.seat_type: Adm. Center
Settlement.seat: Nesbyen
Settlement.area_total_km2: 5830
Settlement.population_total: 20569
Settlement.population_as_of: 2014
Settlement.population_demonym: HallingHallingdøl is used by many outside the valley.

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Hallingdal is one of the major valleys of eastern Norway, on an area of 5,830 square kilometers. Hallingdal lies in the northern part of the county of Buskerud. The valley stretches from Gulsvik by Lake Krøderen to the border with Hordaland and Sogn og Fjordane. Central to the geography is relatively flat mountain area which lies above sea level. The valley is V-shaped and is drained by the Hallingdal River which originates in the western parts of Hardangervidda and flows eastwards later southwards through Hallingdal.