Vrådal (historically spelled ''Wraadahl'') is a village area in

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. The village is located along the northern end of the lake Nisser and the eastern end of the lake Vråvatn. The economy is based on tourism (hotels, camping and a ski-centre), light industry, and small-scale logging. The wooden Vrådal Church, built in 1866, is located on the western end of the village. Vrådal is located about to the south of the village of Kviteseid. The village had a population (2012) of 215 and a

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of . Since 2012, the population and area data for this village area has not been separately tracked by

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. The whole urban area included the village of Eidstod and the village of Strond.

Name

The village area is named ''Vrådal'' (). The first element is named after the old ''Vraa'' farm () since the first Vrådal Church was built there. The farm name is derived from the word which means "corner" or "step". The last element is which means "

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" or "dale". The name could be referring to the fact that the valley is angled like a corner.

References

External links

Vrådal Tourist service
Kviteseid Villages in Telemark {{Telemark-geo-stub