Everything about Hornindal totally explained
Hornindal is a municipality in the county of
Sogn og Fjordane, Norway.
Hornindal was separated from
Eid in 1867. (Hornindal was merged with
Stryn in the period 1965-1977.)
Hornindalsvatnet, the deepest lake in Northern-Europe, is located partly here and partly in
Eid municipality.
The name
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the farm Horne (
Norse *Hornvin), since the first church was built there. The first element is
horn 'horn' (here referring to a pointed mountain behind the farm), the last element is
vin f 'meadow, pasture'.
The meaning of the compounded name
Hornindal is 'the valley/dale of Horne'.
Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1987). It shows three blades of
scythes.
Famous people from Hornindal
Further Information
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