Lardal
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For the municipality in Telemark, see Lårdal.
Lardal (Urban East Norwegian: [ˈlɑ̂rdɑːɫ][4]) is a former municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The 278-square-kilometre (107 sq mi) municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 2018. The area is now part of Larvik Municipality. The administrative centre was the village of Svarstad. The village of Steinsholt was also part of Lardal.[5]
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Lardal Municipality
Lardal kommune | |
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Lardal herred (historic name) | |
Coordinates: 59°22′56″N 9°54′19″E | |
Country | Norway |
County | Vestfold |
District | Larvik |
Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
• Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
Disestablished | 1 Jan 2018 |
• Succeeded by | Larvik Municipality |
Administrative centre | Svarstad |
Government | |
• Mayor (2015-2017) | Knut Olav Omholt (Sp) |
Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 278 km2 (107 sq mi) |
• Land | 271 km2 (105 sq mi) |
Population (2015) | |
• Total | 2,463 |
• Density | 8.9/km2 (23/sq mi) |
Demonym | Lardøling[1] |
Official language | |
• Norwegian form | Bokmål |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | NO-0728[3] |
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Pikstein, the highest point in Lardal, is located in western Lardal along the Buskerud county border.[6]