Official Name: | Heddal |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Telemark#Norway |
Pushpin Label Position: | top |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the village |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Norway |
Subdivision Name1: | Eastern Norway |
Subdivision Name2: | Telemark |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Aust-Telemark |
Subdivision Type4: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name4: | Notodden Municipality |
Utc Offset1: | +01:00 |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +02:00 |
Postal Code Type: | Post Code |
Postal Code: | 3676 Notodden |
Coordinates: | 59.5875°N 9.1721°W |
Elevation M: | 34 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Heddal is a village in Notodden Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. The village is located in the Heddalen valley, along the river Heddøla, about to the east of the town of Notodden, about northwest of the village of Yli, and about to the southeast of the village of Sauland (in Hjartdal Municipality). The European route E134 highway runs through the village area.
The village is fairly rural with many farms spread throughout it. The historic Heddal Stave Church and the Heddal Open Air Museum are both located in the village, drawing many tourists to the area each year. The village was the administrative centre of the old Heddal Municipality which existed from 1838 until 1964.[2]