Årdal, Hjelmeland

Årdal is a village in Hjelmeland municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The village is located at the eastern end of the Årdalsfjorden at the mouth of the river Storåna. The village sits about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) southeast of the village of Fister and about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) south of the municipal centre of Hjelmelandsvågen. From 1859 until 1965, Årdal was the administrative centre of the municipality of Årdal.

Årdal
Village
View of the village
Årdal Location in Rogaland county Show map of Rogaland Årdal Årdal (Norway) Show map of Norway
Coordinates: 59°09′10″N 06°09′39″E
Country	Norway
Region	Western Norway
County	Rogaland
District	Ryfylke
Municipality	Hjelmeland
Elevation [1]	71 m (233 ft)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code	4137 Årdal i Ryfylke

Årdal's main industries are based on the mining of sand, crushed stone, and gravel. About one million tons of those items are shipped each year from the port of Årdal. The village is also home to the historic Old Årdal Church and the newer Årdal Church.^[2]

References

1. "Årdal, Hjelmeland (Rogaland)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2016-01-19.
2. Store norske leksikon. "Årdal – tettbebyggelse i Hjelmeland" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2016-01-20.