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'Stordal' is a municipality in the county of Møre og Romsdal, Norway.
Stordal was separated from Stranda January 1, 1892. Stordal was merged with Ørskog January 1, 1965 - but again separated January 1, 1977.

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The name

Coat-of-arms

The name

The Old Norse form of the name was ''Stóladalr''. The first element is the plural genitive case of ''stóll'' m 'chair', the last element is ''dalr'' m 'valley, dale'. Two mountains around the valley have the name ''Stolen'' ('the chair').
Until 1918 the name was written ''Stordalen''.

Coat-of-arms

The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1991). The broken lines represent the use of dovetail joint in the production of furniture (which have been important for the economy of the municipality).