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|mapa_loc = Noruega
|mapa = Norway Hordaland - Vaksdal.svg
|pie_mapa = Localización de Vaksdal en Hordaland
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|dirigentes_títulos = Alcalde
|dirigentes_nombres = Eirik Haga ([[Partido Laborista Noruego|Ap]])
|capital = [[Dalekvam]]
|idiomas = [[Idioma noruego|Noruego]] ''[[Nynorsknynorsk]]''
|superficie = 715.3464
|población = 41404096
|población_año = 20142015
|población_post = <ref name="ssb1">{{cita web|url=http://www.ssb.no/en/befolkning/statistikker/folkemengde/aar/2015-02-19?fane=tabell&sort=nummer&tabell=218738|título=Population 1 January. The whole country, counties and municipalities|fechaacceso=18 de noviembre de 2015|fecha=1 de enero de 2015|obra=|editorial=''[[Statistisk sentralbyrå]]''|idioma=inglés}}</ref>
|gentiliciodensidad = 5,7
|gentilicio = Vaksdaling<br/>Vaksdøling
|horario = [[Hora central europea|CET]] (UTC +1)
|horario_verano = [[Horario de verano europeo|CEST]] (UTC +2)
|página web = http://www.vaksdal.kommune.no/
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'''Vaksdal''' es un [[Municipios de Noruega|municipio]] ende la [[Provincias de Noruega|provincia]] de [[Hordaland]], [[Noruega]]. Se encuentra ubicado en el [[Distritos de Noruga|distrito tradicional] de [[Nordhordland]] y tiene una población de 4096 habitantes según el censo de 2015.<ref name="ssb1"/> ElSu centro administrativo es lael villapueblo de [[Dalekvam]]. Otras villaslocalidades en Vaksdal son Dalegarden, Flatkvål, Helle, Nesheim, Stamneshella, Stanghelle, y Vaksdal.
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==General information==
[[File:Vaksdal map.jpg|thumb|left|Map of Vaksdal]]
[[File:Bergsdalen kyrkje.jpg|thumb|left|Bergsdalen Church]]
The municipality of Vaksdal was created on 1 January 1964 after a major municipal restructuring after the [[Schei Committee]]'s recommendations. Vaksdal was formed from the following places:<ref>{{cite web|first=Dag|last=Jukvam|publisher=[[Statistics Norway|Statistisk sentralbyrå]]|title=Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen|year=1999|url=http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdf|language=Norwegian}}</ref>
* All of [[Bruvik (municipality)|Bruvik]] municipality, except for the [[Bruvik, Hordaland|Bruvikbygda]] area on [[Osterøy (island)|Osterøy]] island (population: 5,264)
* The [[Bergsdalen]] and [[Eksingedalen]] valleys from the municipality of [[Evanger]] (population: 251)
* The rest of the [[Eksingedalen]] valley that was located in the municipality of [[Modalen]] (population: 151)
===Name===
The municipality was named after the village of [[Vaksdal (village)|Vaksdal]], one of the main villages in the municipality. The [[Old Norse]] form of the name was probably ''Vágsdalr''. The first element is the [[genitive case]] of ''vágr'' which means "[[bay]]" and the last element is ''dalr'' which means "[[valley]]" or "dale". Alternately, the first part of the name could be derived from a local river name spelled ''Vaxa'' or ''Veksa'' which would mean the valley of the river Vaxa/Veksa.<ref>{{cite book|title=Norske gaardnavne: Nordre Bergenhus amt|edition=12|authorlink=Oluf Rygh|last=Rygh|first=Oluf|publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri|date=1919|location=Kristiania, Norge|pages=316|url=http://www.dokpro.uio.no/perl/navnegransking/rygh_ng/rygh_bla.prl?enhid=176743&avid=39602&s=n|language=Norwegian}}</ref>
===Coat-of-arms===
The [[Coat of arms|coat-of-arms]] is from modern times; they were granted on 16 November 1990. It shows three black [[shuttle (weaving)|shuttle]]s for [[weaving]] on a yellow background. The shuttles were chosen to represent the [[textile industry]] of the municipality. The [[Dale of Norway]] company is based here and it is an international company renowned for its wool sweaters.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Heraldry of the World|title=Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen|url=http://www.ngw.nl/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Vaksdal|accessdate=7 de mayo de 2014}}</ref>
===Churches===
The [[Church of Norway]] has six parishes ''(sokn)'' within the municipality of Vaksdal. It is part of the [[List of churches in Hordaland#Hardanger og Voss prosti|Hardanger og Voss]] [[deanery]] in the [[Diocese of Bjørgvin]].
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ style="font-size:medium"|'''''Churches in Vaksdal'''''
!Parish ''(Sokn)''!!Church Name!!Location of the Church!!Year Built
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|Bergsdalen||[[Bergsdalen Church]]||[[Bergsdalen]]||1955
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|Dale||[[Dale Church (Vaksdal)|Dale Church]]||[[Dalekvam]]||1956
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|Eksingedal||[[Eksingedal Church]]||[[Flatkvål]]||1883
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|Nesheim||[[Nesheim Church]]||[[Nesheim, Vaksdal|Nesheim]]||1908
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|Stamnes||[[Stamnes Church]]||[[Stamneshella]]||1861
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|Vaksdal||[[Vaksdal Church]]||[[Vaksdal (village)|Vaksdal]]||1933
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==Geography==
[[File:Stanghelle 2.JPG|thumb|left|View of Stanghelle and the surrounding mountains and valleys]]
The municipality is mountainous, and stretches along both sides of the [[Veafjorden]] with adjacent valleys. It includes part of the island [[Osterøy (island)|Osterøy]]. The [[Kallestadsundet Bridge]] connects the mainland of Vaksdal to the island of Osterøy. In the north, it includes the valleys of [[Eksingedalen]] and [[Bergsdalen]], with its borders extending into the mountains, bordering [[Sogn og Fjordane]] county in the north. Major lakes in the municipality include [[Askjelldalsvatnet]] and [[Skjerjavatnet]].
The main centers of population are [[Dale, Hordaland|Dale]] (pop. 1174), [[Vaksdal (village)|Vaksdal]] (pop. 957), and [[Stanghelle]] (pop. 767).<ref name="ssb">{{cite web|title=Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality.|url=https://www.ssb.no/a/english/kortnavn/beftett_en/tab-2012-09-06-01-en.html|date=1 de enero de 2012|authorlink=Statistics Norway|author=Statistisk sentralbyrå}}</ref> Dale and Vaksdal are industrial villages that arose around factories utilising the [[Hydroelectricity|hydro-electric]] power resources provided by the mountainous terrain and rainy climate. The [[Bergen Line|Bergensbanen]] [[railway line]] between Norway's two largest cities [[Oslo]] and [[Bergen]], and the main road between the same two cities, [[European route E16]], run through Vaksdal municipality. The Bergensbanen railway line has the following stations in Vaksdal: [[Bogegrend Station]], [[Dale Station]], [[Stanghelle Station]], and [[Vaksdal Station]]
==History==
[[File:Bergovatnet Eksingedalen.jpg|thumb|left|View of the Eksingedalen valley]]
[[File:Vaksdal.jpg|thumb|left|View of the village of Vaksdal]]
Vaksdal was created as a new municipality on 1 January 1964 after the merger of parts of [[Bruvik (municipality)|Bruvik]], [[Evanger]], and [[Modalen]] municipalities.
During [[Norwegian Campaign|the German invasion of Norway]] during [[World War II]], from 19 April to 24 April, there was heavy fighting within the borders of the present municipality, with German forces advancing along the railway line from Bergen towards [[Voss]]. The heaviest fighting was for the village of Vaksdal itself, from 19 to 23 April. Further fighting took place at Stanghelle and Dalseid on 23 and 24 April. Three Norwegian soldiers and one civilian, and a larger, but unknown, number of German soldiers fell in Vaksdal.<ref>{{cite book|first=Wilhelm|last=Hansteen|title=Operasjonene til lands på Vestlandet og i Hallingdal og Numedal|location=Oslo|year=1971|publisher=Gyldendal|language=Norwegian|isbn=8205001219}}</ref>
==Government==
All municipalities in Norway, including Vaksdal, are responsible for [[primary education]] (through 10th grade), outpatient [[Health care|health services]], [[old age|senior citizen]] services, [[unemployment]] and other [[Social work|social services]], [[zoning]], [[economic development]], and municipal [[road]]s. The municipality is governed by a [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] of elected representatives, which in turn elect a [[mayor]].
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