Valle, Norway

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Valle Municipality
Valle kommune
Municipality
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View of the Rygnestadloftet at the Rygnestadtunet museum
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Flag
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Coat of arms
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Agder within Norway
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Valle within Agder
Coordinates: 59°12′45″N7°32′09″E / 59.2125°N 07.5358°E / 59.2125; 07.5358
Country Norway
County Agder
District Setesdal
Established1 Jan 1838
 • Created as Formannskapsdistrikt
Administrative centre Valle
Government
 • Mayor (2023)Lars Tarald Myrum (Sp)
Area
 • Total
1,265.26 km2 (488.52 sq mi)
 • Land1,129.82 km2 (436.23 sq mi)
 • Water135.44 km2 (52.29 sq mi)  10.7%
 • Rank#82 in Norway
Population
 (2023)
 • Total
1,180
 • Rank#321 in Norway
 • Density1/km2 (3/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
Decrease2.svg −7.6%
Demonym Valldøl [1]
Official language
[2]
 •  Norwegian form Nynorsk
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code NO-4221 [3]
Website Official website
Data from Statistics Norway

Valle (Urban East Norwegian: [ˈvɑ̂ɫːə] ⓘ ) [4] is a municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Setesdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Valle. Other villages in Valle include Besteland, Brokke, Homme, Hovet, Rygnestad, Rysstad, and Uppstad.

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The 1,265-square-kilometre (488 sq mi) municipality is the 82nd largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Valle is the 321st most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 1,180. The municipality's population density is 1 inhabitant per square kilometre (2.6/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 7.6% over the previous 10-year period. [5] [6]

General information

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Valle Church

Valle was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). On 1 January 1902, the northern part of Valle (population: 476) was separated to become the separate municipality of Bykle. This left Valle with 1,720 inhabitants. On 1 July 1915, the southern district of Valle (population: 658) was separated to form the new municipality of Hylestad. This left Valle with a population of 1,051. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1962, the municipalities of Hylestad (population: 662) and Valle (population: 902) were merged into one municipality named Valle. [7]

Name

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Valle farm (Old Norse : Vallar) since the first Valle Church was built there. The name is the genitive case of the word vǫllr which means "meadow" or "field". [8]

Coat of arms

The coat of arms was granted on 11 May 1984. The official blazon is "Gules, five saltires couped Or in saltire (Norwegian : På raud grunn fem gull Andreas-krossar, 2-1-2). This means the arms have a red field (background) and the charge is a group of five saltire (St. Andrew's cross). The crosses are couped which means they are cut off or separate and they are laid out in saltire which means they are in the form of an X, in the pattern 2-1-2, together forming a larger cross. The crosses have a tincture of Or which means it is commonly colored yellow, but if it is made out of metal, then gold is used. The design was based on the diagonal beams forming construction and decoration in old Norwegian wooden churches, especially decorating the railings of the second floor balconies. This design was part of the medieval Hylestad Stave Church, located in Rysstad. This pattern is also used in traditional Setesdal sweaters that have long been made and worn in the municipality. The arms were designed by Daniel Rike. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms. [9] [10] [11]

Churches

The Church of Norway has one parish (sokn) within the municipality of Valle. It is part of the Otredal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark.

Churches in Valle
Parish (sokn)Church nameLocation of the churchYear built
Valle og Hylestad Hylestad Church Rysstad 1838
Valle Church Valle 1844

Geography

The municipality of Valle is bordered to the north by the municipalities of Bykle (in Agder county) and Tokke (in Telemark county). To the east, it is bordered by Fyresdal municipality in Telemark, to the south it is bordered by Bygland municipality in Agder, and to the west it is bordered by Sirdal municipality, also in Agder county.

Valle lies in the middle of Setesdal, a valley and a traditional district in Aust-Agder that included the municipalities of Bykle, Valle, Bygland, Iveland, and Evje og Hornnes. The Otra river flows from the Hardangervidda plateau in Telemark to the north, through the Setesdal valley (and through Valle), into the sea near the city of Kristiansand.

Valle is separated from the neighbouring valleys in the east and west by the large Setesdalsheiene mountain plateaus. Before the valley was linked by road to Kristiansand in the 1840s, people routinely traveled east and west across these moorlands. The highest point is the 1,418-metre (4,652 ft) tall Skammevarden. Other high mountains in Valle include Bergeheii, Skjerkenuten, Svarvarnuten, and Urddalsknuten.

The high mountains are the starting points for several large rivers including the Kvina and Tovdalselva. Several large lakes are also located in Valle including Botnsvatnet, Kolsvatnet, Rosskreppfjorden, Store Bjørnevatn, Straumsfjorden, and Øyarvatnet. The Hallandsfossen and the Gloppefossen are two larger waterfalls in Valle.

There are two central population centres in the municipality: Valle and Rysstad. The village of Valle is the site of the municipal administration and Rysstad was the site of the municipal administration in the old municipality of Hylestad.

Climate

Situated in a long valley at some altitude, Valle has a humid continental climate (Dfb), close to a boreal climate. The driest season is spring, while the wettest is autumn and early winter.

Climate data for Valle 1991-2020 (308 m, recording since 1872)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Daily mean °C (°F)−3
(27)		−3.1
(26.4)		0
(32)		4.1
(39.4)		8.7
(47.7)		12.7
(54.9)		14.9
(58.8)		13.5
(56.3)		10
(50)		4.8
(40.6)		0.6
(33.1)		−2.8
(27.0)		5.0
(41.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches)115
(4.5)		73
(2.9)		58
(2.3)		49
(1.9)		68
(2.7)		74
(2.9)		89
(3.5)		117
(4.6)		108
(4.3)		132
(5.2)		122
(4.8)		117
(4.6)		1,122
(44.2)
Source: Yr.no statistics [12]

History

Sigurd Favnesbane featured on the portal plank from Hylestad Stave Church Sigurd Favnesbane.jpg
Sigurd Fåvnesbane featured on the portal plank from Hylestad Stave Church

The Hylestad stave church, constructed in the 12th century in Setesdal was demolished in the 19th century. Its portal, with several carved scenes illustrating the legend of Sigurd Fåvnesbane (Sigurd the Dragon-slayer), is on display at University Museum of Antiquities in Oslo (Universitetets Oldsaksamling, Historisk Museum, Oslo). Sigurd's slaying of Fafnir with his sword Gram is described in the Prose Edda of Snorri Sturluson and the Volsunga saga as well as alluded to in Beowulf and Njáls saga. [13]

Rygnestadtunet is a historical family farm in Rygnestad, built by Vonde-Åsmund (Åsmund the Evil) in the mid-1500s. Today, it is an open-air museum that is part of the Setesdal Museum. The farm was sold to museum by Gyro Rygnestad and her family in the 1920s. Today, it is represented to visitors exactly as it was in 1919. Grave findings around the farm indicate that the site was settled as early as 900 AD. Another farm museum in Valle is Tveitetunet. There are also several old silver smithies and barns that can be seen in Rysstad.

Historically, Valle was very isolated from other parts of Setesdal. To get from Valle to the Bykle area to the north, residents had to traverse the Byklestigen pass along the river Otra. The pass was a torturous trail up a steep cliff face. Until the 1870s, it was the only route to travel from Valle in the middle Setesdal valley to Bykle in the north. It runs above the river Otra and was the site of numerous accidents on the hazardous route. Today, the Norwegian National Road 9 passes through the mountain in a tunnel providing a fast, easy route north.

Between Valle in Setesdal on the western side of the mountains and Fyresdal on the eastern side, one finds a medieval trail over the high plateau that priests and bishops used in order to get between the counties of Agder and Telemark. This track is named Bispevegen ("Bishop's Road") and every year a march called "Bispevegmarsjen" ("The Bishop's Road March") starts at Kleivgrend in Fyresdal.

Traditional music is popular in this region. There is a Jew's harp monument in Valle. (Photo)

Government

Valle Municipality is responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services, senior citizen services, welfare and other social services, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads and utilities. The municipality is governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor is indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council. [14] The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the Agder District Court and the Agder Court of Appeal.

Municipal council

The municipal council (Kommunestyre) of Valle is made up of 15 representatives that are elected to four-year terms. The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by political party.

Valle kommunestyre 2023–2027 [15]   
Party name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)3
  Conservative Party (Høgre)3
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet)5
  Local list Valle (Bygdelista Valle)4
Total number of members:15
Valle kommunestyre 2019–2023 [16]   
Party name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)6
  Conservative Party (Høgre)2
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet)6
  Liberal Party (Venstre)1
Total number of members:15
Valle kommunestyre 2015–2019 [17]   
Party name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)7
  Conservative Party (Høgre)2
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet)4
  Liberal Party (Venstre)2
Total number of members:15
Valle kommunestyre 2011–2015 [18]   
Party name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)4
  Conservative Party (Høgre)3
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti)1
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet)6
  Liberal Party (Venstre)1
Total number of members:15
Valle kommunestyre 2007–2011 [17]   
Party name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)3
  Conservative Party (Høgre)10
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti)3
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet)5
Total number of members:21
Note: In the 2007 municipal elections, 48.9% of voters in Valle voted for the Conservative Party, the highest percentage in all of Norway.
Valle kommunestyre 2003–2007 [17]   
Party name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)5
  Conservative Party (Høgre)6
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti)3
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet)7
Total number of members:21
Valle kommunestyre 1999–2003 [17]   
Party name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)6
  Conservative Party (Høgre)2
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti)5
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet)8
Total number of members:21
Valle kommunestyre 1995–1999 [19]   
Party name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)6
  Conservative Party (Høgre)1
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti)2
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet)10
  Local list (Bygdelista)2
Total number of members:21
Valle kommunestyre 1991–1995 [20]   
Party name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)6
  Progress Party (Framstegspartiet)1
  Conservative Party (Høgre)1
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti)3
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet)8
  Local list (Bygdelista)2
Total number of members:21
Valle kommunestyre 1987–1991 [21]   
Party name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)8
  Conservative Party (Høgre)2
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti)2
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet)9
Total number of members:21
Valle kommunestyre 1983–1987 [22]   
Party name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)7
  Conservative Party (Høgre)3
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti)3
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet)7
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti)1
Total number of members:21
Valle kommunestyre 1979–1983 [23]   
Party name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)7
  Conservative Party (Høgre)3
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti)2
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet)8
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti)1
Total number of members:21
Valle kommunestyre 1975–1979 [24]   
Party name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)6
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti)3
  New People's Party (Nye Folkepartiet)2
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet)9
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti)1
Total number of members:21
Valle kommunestyre 1971–1975 [25]   
Party name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)7
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti)2
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet)9
  Liberal Party (Venstre)3
Total number of members:21
Valle kommunestyre 1967–1971 [26]   
Party name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)8
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti)2
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet)9
  Liberal Party (Venstre)2
Total number of members:21
Valle kommunestyre 1963–1967 [27]   
Party name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)7
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti)2
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet)9
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister)3
Total number of members:21
Valle heradsstyre 1959–1963 [28]   
Party name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)5
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti)3
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet)9
Total number of members:17
Valle heradsstyre 1955–1959 [29]   
Party name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)5
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti)3
  Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet)9
Total number of members:17
Valle heradsstyre 1951–1955 [30]   
Party name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)5
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti)2
  Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet)8
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister)1
Total number of members:16
Valle heradsstyre 1947–1951 [31]   
Party name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)5
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti)2
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgarlege Felleslister)9
Total number of members:16
Valle heradsstyre 1945–1947 [32]   
Party name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)7
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti)2
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgarlege Felleslister)7
Total number of members:16
Valle heradsstyre 1937–1941* [33]   
Party name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)5
 Joint list of the Farmers' Party  (Bondepartiet) and the Liberal Party  (Venstre)10
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgarlege Felleslister)1
Total number of members:16
Note: Due to the German occupation of Norway during World War II, no elections were held for new municipal councils until after the war ended in 1945.

Mayors

The mayors (Nynorsk : ordførar) of Valle: [34]

  • 1838–1844: Johan Koren Dahl
  • 1844–1856: Olav H. Kyrvestad
  • 1856–1857: Tor B. Homme
  • 1857–1863: Torleiv Bjugson Aakre
  • 1863–1865: Olav Olsson Aamli
  • 1865–1880: Peder Blom
  • 1880–1885: Knut Olsson Løyland
  • 1889–1895: Olav Pålsson Kjelleberg
  • 1895-1907: Hallvard K. Kvassaker
  • 1908-1916: Olav M. Harstad
  • 1917–1922: Knut K. Løyland
  • 1923–1931: Tarald Å. Åmli
  • 1932–1945: Knut O. Løyland
  • 1945-1945: Aasulv K. Austad
  • 1945-1945: Olav D. Rike
  • 1945-1945: Tarald Å. Åmli
  • 1946–1947: Knut O. Rike
  • 1948–1951: Torgeir Sagneskar
  • 1952–1957: Knut O. Løyland
  • 1958–1961: Daniel A. Homme
  • 1962–1963: Torjus Nomeland
  • 1964–1975: Dreng Brokka (Sp)
  • 1976–1987: Gudmund Åkre (Sp)
  • 1988–1991: Pål Åmlid (Ap)
  • 1992–1999: Tarald Myrum (Sp)
  • 1999–2007: Steinar Kyrvestad (Sp)
  • 2007–2011: Bjørgulv S. Lund (H)
  • 2011-2015: Tarald Myrum (Sp)
  • 2015-2023: Steinar Kyrvestad (Ap)
  • 2023-present: Lars Tarald Myrum (Sp) [35]

Notable people

Bjug Harstad, 1897 Bjug Harstad.jpg
Bjug Harstad, 1897

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