Årdalstangen

Årdalstangen is the administrative centre of Årdal Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is one of the two main population centers in the municipality, along with the village of Øvre Årdal. The 1.12-square-kilometre (280-acre) village has a population (2019) of 1,375 and a population density of 1,228 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,180/sq mi).^[1]

Aerial view on Årdalstangen, situated between two bodies of water. The larger one is the fjord Årdalsfjord, while the smaller is the lake Årdalsvatnet, reaching Øvre Årdal

Looking upstream from the bridge over Hæreidselvi river in Årdalstangen

Årdalstangen
Village
Årdalstangen seen from the west entrance (June 2015)
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Coordinates: 61.2358°N 7.7037°E / 61.2358; 7.7037
Country	Norway
Region	Western Norway
County	Vestland
District	Sogn
Municipality	Årdal Municipality
Area [1]
• Total	1.12 km2 (0.43 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	6 m (20 ft)
Population  (2019)[1]
• Total	1,375
• Density	1,228/km2 (3,180/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code	6885 Årdalstangen

The village is situated along the end of the Årdalsfjord [no], an inner branch off of the great Sognefjord. Årdalstangen is located about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) northeast of the old municipal center of Indre Offerdal, and about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) east of the Seimsdalen valley. The lake Årdalsvatnet [no] lies to the north of the village, and 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) to the north at the other end of the lake, lies the large village of Øvre Årdal. One road and two pedestrian bridges cross Hæreidselvi river which runs through the village, flowing from lake Årdalsvatnet into the Årdalsfjord.

Årdalstangen serves as an important transportation hub for the aluminium industry. Norsk Hydro's site for production of coal for anodes and small port at the end of the Årdalsfjord are located here. The village also has a hotel and other tourist accommodations. Årdal Church is located in the village.^[3]