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| Country | Norway | ||
| County | Nordland | ||
| District | Salten | ||
| Municipality ID | NO-1840 | ||
| Administrative centre | Rognan | ||
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| - Mayor (2005) | Kjell Magne Johansen | ||
| Area (Nr. ||} Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions called counties ( fylker, singular fylke) and 430 municipalities ( kommuner, cf Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional ||-||} Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties ( Norwegian: singular fylke, plural fylker ( Bokmål is a county in Norway, bordering Troms in the north Nord-Trøndelag in the south Norrbottens län in Sweden to the east Västerbottens Norway is divided into a number of traditional Districts Many districts have deep historical roots and only partially coincide with today's administrative units of counties Salten is a district in Nordland in North Norway, consisting of the municipalities Meløy, Gildeskål, Bodø, Beiarn ISO 3166-2NO is an ISO standard which defines Geocodes it is the subset of ISO 3166-2 which applies to Norway. Rognan is the centre of the municipality of Saltdal in Norway, with 2492 inhabitants ( 2004) Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 23 in Norway) | |||
| - Total | 2,215 km² (855. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 2 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 2,085 km² (805 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2004) | |||
| - Total | 4,823 | ||
| - Density | 2/km² (5. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 2/sq mi) | ||
| - Change (10 years) | -6. 5 % | ||
| - Rank in Norway | 197 | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Official language form | Bokmål | ||
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| Website: www.saltdal.kommune.no | |||
Saltdal is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. Central European Time ( CET) is one of the names of the Time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+1 is used in the following locations Central European Time West Africa Time Western European Summer Time Daylight saving time ( DST Central European Summer Time ( CEST) is one of the names of UTC+2 Time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+2 corresponds to the following Time zones Eastern European Time Egypt Standard Time Central Africa Time Norwegian ( norsk) is a North Germanic Language spoken primarily in Norway, where it is an official language Bokmål (lit "book language" or Dano-Norwegian is the most commonly used of the two official Norwegian written Standard languages the other is a county in Norway, bordering Troms in the north Nord-Trøndelag in the south Norrbottens län in Sweden to the east Västerbottens Saltdal was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). Formannskaps-distrikt was the name for a Norwegian local self-government districts put into force in 1838.
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Geography and climate
The main centre in the municipality is Rognan, on the southern shore of Saltdalsfjord, where the valley floor meet the fjord. Rognan is the centre of the municipality of Saltdal in Norway, with 2492 inhabitants ( 2004)
The municipality lies on the northeastern side of the mountains of Saltfjellet, in the rain shadow of the mountains, and with mountains in almost all directions, Saltdal is one of the driest areas in Norway. Saltfjellet (lit The Salt Mountain) is a Mountain area in Nordland, Norway that separates the two regions of Helgeland and Salten For the Australian television series see Rain Shadow (TV series. For five years in a row, 2001 to 2005, and then again in 2007, Saltdal (upper part of valley) was the weather station with the least precipitation in Norway, with only 74 mm in 2005. In Meteorology, precipitation (also known as one class of hydrometeors, which are atmospheric water phenomena is any product of the condensation of atmospheric Saltdal is also known for its warm summer days, frequently being one of Norway's warmest locations if the right weather situation occurs (east or southeasterlies). Monthly 24-hr averages range from -6°C in January to 14°C in July (1961-90 base period, source Norges Meteorologiske Institutt), and the annual average is 3. Norwegian Meteorological Institute ( Norwegian Meteorologisk Institutt) is the Norwegian national institute for Weather forecasts The three main 3°C. Average temperatures are below freezing from early November to the last days of March. Summer starts at the beginning of June, which averages 12°C, and lasts for about three months. October averages 4°C. April and May are the driest months, with less than 10 mm precipitation, and October is the wettest month. This data is from the driest, upper part of the valley, and most other parts of the municipality averages about twice as much precipitaiton; Junkerdal (210 m above sea level) averages 600 mm annually.
Two national parks are in, or partly in, the municipality: Saltfjellet-Svartisen National Park in the southwest, and Junkerdal National Park in the eastern part. Saltfjellet-Svartisen National Park is a national park in the county of Nordland in Norway. Junkerdal National Park lies in Saltdal and Fauske municipalities in Nordland county Norway. This makes Saltdal one of the municipalites in Norway with the largest percentage of protected areas within its borders. The Saltdal river (known as "Saltdalselva" by locals) runs through the valley. The river bed appears very bright in some places due to the minerals in the sand. The valley is covered with pine forest and birch and other trees are common as well. The Scots Pine ( Pinus sylvestris L family Pinaceae) is a species of Pine native to Europe and Asia, ranging from Birch is the name of any Tree of the genus Betula ( Bé-tu-la) in the family Betulaceae, closely related to the
Communications
The European route E6 passes through the entire length of Saltdal, and the Nordlandsbanen railway runs alongside it. E6 is the designation for the main north-south road in Norway, and the west coast of Sweden, running from the southern tip of Sweden, at Trelleborg A road running east through the Junkerdalen valley leads to Sweden. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. The nearest main airport is in Bodø, a nearly two hour drive from Rognan. Bodø is a city and municipality in the county of Nordland, Norway
Economy
Saltdal has a great history in building boats out of local timber. Especially before World War II, the boatbuilding industry employed a large percentage of Saltdal's population. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Nowadays, the largest employer in Saltdal is Nexans. Nexans SA is a French company As of 2006 it has an industrial presence in 30 countries 21000 employees and sales of 7 The company's Rognan factory specializes in telecommunication and copper cables. There is also some agriculture in Saltdal, and many people work within public service.
History
During World War II, the Germans decided to lengthen the Nordlandsbanen from Lønsdal in Saltfjellet. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Lønsdal is a village in Saltdal municipality Norway. The village has a train station on Nordlandsbanen, between Dunderland and Røkland Saltfjellet (lit The Salt Mountain) is a Mountain area in Nordland, Norway that separates the two regions of Helgeland and Salten Over a period of three years, the original plan was to first have both the road and the railroad all the way to Narvik and then on to Kirkenes, but they only managed to build the railroad to Bodø. Narvik ( Northern Sami: Narviika) is a town and municipality in the county of Nordland, Norway ( Finnish: Kirkkoniemi, Sámi: Girkonjárga) is the centre of the municipality of Sør-Varanger in Finnmark county Norway Bodø is a city and municipality in the county of Nordland, Norway The Germans continued to lengthen the road to Kirkenes, and it came to be known as Blodvegen (the Bloodroad) by locals. This project involved prisoners of war, mostly from the former Jugoslavia and Soviet Union, in building this road under extremely harsh conditions. See also Kingdom of Yugoslavia, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia ( Serbo-Croatian The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 The workers lived in prisoner camps where they did not receive enough food for the hard work with 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 Saksenvika. At Saltnes, you will find the Bloodroad museum. Saltdal was known for having some of the most horrifying prisoner camps in Norway during World War II. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including A grand total of 15-18 camps with 9500 Russian, Polish and Serbian prisoners was located in the valley.
The name
The Norse form of the name must have been *Salptardalr. Old Norse is the North Germanic language that was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and inhabitants of their overseas settlements during the Viking Age The first element is the genitive case of the rivername *Salpt (now Saltelva), the last element is dalr m 'valley, dale'. The meaning of the rivername is unknown.
Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1988). It shows two twigs of rowan. The rowans or mountain-ashes are Plants in the family Rosaceae, in the Genus Sorbus, subgenus Sorbus
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