'Hallingdal' is a
valley and
traditional district in
Buskerud county in
Norway. It consists of the municipalities of
Flå,
Nes,
Gol,
Hemsedal,
Ål and
Hol.
Ancient routes went to
Vestlandet through
Valdres and Hallingdal and down
Røldal to
Odda. Reflecting this route, Hallingdal and its neighboring valley of Valdres were originally populated by migrants from Vestlandet and spoke a western
dialect. In recognition of this, Cardinal
Nicholas Breakespear, who was in Scandinavia as
papal legate in 1153, included these two valleys in the
Diocese of
Stavanger.
[1]
References
1. East Norway and its Frontier, Stagg, Frank Noel, , , George Allen & Unwin, Ltd., 1956, ISBN none
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