Lauvdal | |
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Village | |
 View of the village | |
  Lauvdal Location of the village  Lauvdal Lauvdal (Norway) | |
| Coordinates: 58°47′40″N 7°49′08″E / 58.7944°N 07.8189°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| Region | Southern Norway |
| County | Agder |
| District | Setesdal |
| Municipality | Bygland |
| Elevation | 214 m (702 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Post Code | 4745 Bygland |
Lauvdal is a village in the municipality of Bygland in Agder county, Norway. It's located along the Norwegian National Road 9 on the east side of Byglandsfjorden. The village lies about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) south of the village of Bygland and about the same distance north of the village of Longerak. The population (2001) was 41 residents.[2] The lake Longerakvatnet is located about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) southeast of the village.
The area has yielded numerous historical artifacts, including a silver-tipped spear now exhibited at a museum in Oslo. Lauvdal was once known for substantial cow and pig farming, but today features only two farms.
- ^ "Lauvdal, Bygland (Aust-Agder)". yr.no. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
- ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå (2001). "Folke- og boligtellingen 2001, kommune- og bydelshefter 0938 Bygland" (PDF) (in Norwegian).