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Bardu is a municipality
Municipalities of Norway

||}Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called county , and 430 municipality . The capital city Oslo is considered both a county and a municipality....
 in Troms
Troms

or Romsa is a Counties of Norway in North Norway, bordering Finnmark to the northeast and Nordland in the southwest. To the south is Norrbotten L?n in Sweden and further southeast is a shorter border with Lapland Province in Finland....
 county
Counties of Norway

||-||}Norway is divided into 19 subnational, called county . The counties form the primary first-level subdivisions of Norway and are further divided into 431 Municipalities of Norway ....
, Norway
Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a constitutional monarchy in Northern Europe that occupies the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula....
. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Setermoen
Setermoen

Setermoen is the administrative centre of Bardu municipality, Norway. Its population is 2,284. The local administration declared city status for Setermoen in 1999, but this was rejected as the municipality has less than 5,000 inhabitants....
, the largest urban area in the municipality. Bardu was separated from the municipality of Ibestad
Ibestad

Ibestad is a Municipalities of Norway in Troms Counties of Norway, Norway. It is part of the H?logaland Districts of Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Hamnvik....
 in 1854.

Norway's largest military garrison
Garrison

Garrison is the collective term for a body of troops stationed in a particular location, originally to guard it, of more than 50 men, but now often simply using it as a home base....
 is located at Setermoen. The military is the municipality's largest employer and more than 1,000 young soldiers perform their duty service here each year.


ardu is a Norwegianized form of the Sámi name Beardu.






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Bardu is a municipality
Municipalities of Norway

||}Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called county , and 430 municipality . The capital city Oslo is considered both a county and a municipality....
 in Troms
Troms

or Romsa is a Counties of Norway in North Norway, bordering Finnmark to the northeast and Nordland in the southwest. To the south is Norrbotten L?n in Sweden and further southeast is a shorter border with Lapland Province in Finland....
 county
Counties of Norway

||-||}Norway is divided into 19 subnational, called county . The counties form the primary first-level subdivisions of Norway and are further divided into 431 Municipalities of Norway ....
, Norway
Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a constitutional monarchy in Northern Europe that occupies the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula....
. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Setermoen
Setermoen

Setermoen is the administrative centre of Bardu municipality, Norway. Its population is 2,284. The local administration declared city status for Setermoen in 1999, but this was rejected as the municipality has less than 5,000 inhabitants....
, the largest urban area in the municipality. Bardu was separated from the municipality of Ibestad
Ibestad

Ibestad is a Municipalities of Norway in Troms Counties of Norway, Norway. It is part of the H?logaland Districts of Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Hamnvik....
 in 1854.

Norway's largest military garrison
Garrison

Garrison is the collective term for a body of troops stationed in a particular location, originally to guard it, of more than 50 men, but now often simply using it as a home base....
 is located at Setermoen. The military is the municipality's largest employer and more than 1,000 young soldiers perform their duty service here each year.

Bardu

General information


Name

Bardu is a Norwegianized form of the Sámi name Beardu. The meaning of the Sámi name is probably "long and steep mountain side".

Prior to 1889, the municipality was called "Bardodalen" which meant "the valley
Valley

In geology, a valley is a Depression with predominant extent in one direction. A very deep river valley may be called a canyon or gorge....
/dale of Bardo". From 1889 until 1908, the name was written "Bardo". Since 1909, it has been spelled "Bardu".

Coat-of-arms

The coat-of-arms
Coat of arms

A coat of arms, more properly called an armorial achievement, armorial bearings or often just arms for short, in European tradition, is a design belonging to a particular person and used by them in a wide variety of ways....
 is from modern times. They were granted on 6 June 1980. The arms show a black wolverine
Wolverine

The wolverine is the largest land-dwelling species of the Mustelidae or weasel family in the genus Gulo . It is also called the Glutton or Carcajou....
 on a gold background. It was chosen as a symbol for the large forest
Forest

File:Stara planina suma.jpgA forest is an area with a high density of trees. There are many definitions of a forest, based on various criteria....
s and the rich wildlife
Wildlife

Wildlife includes all non-domesticated plants, animals, and other organisms. Domesticating wild plant and animal species for human benefit has occurred many times all over the planet, and has a major impact on the environment, both positive and negative....
 in the municipality.

Geography

Bardu borders the municipalities of Lavangen
Lavangen

Lavangen is a Municipalities of Norway in Troms Counties of Norway, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Tennevoll....
 and Salangen
Salangen

Salangen is a Municipalities of Norway in Troms Counties of Norway, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Sj?vegan, where most of the people in the municipality live....
 to the west, Målselv
Målselv

M?lselv is a Municipalities of Norway in Troms Counties of Norway, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Moen, Troms....
 to the north, Narvik
Narvik

is a List of cities in Norway and Municipalities of Norway in Nordland Counties of Norway, Norway. Narvik is located on the shores of the Ofotfjord ....
 (in Nordland
Nordland

is a Counties of Norway in Norway, bordering Troms in the north, Nord-Tr?ndelag in the south, Norrbottens l?n in Sweden to the east, V?sterbottens l?n to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west....
 county) to the south, and Sweden
Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic countries on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden has land borders with Norway to the west and Finland to the northeast, and it is connected to Denmark by the ?resund Bridge in the south....
 to the east.

Bardu, although not far from the coast, is known for its cold winters compared to the coastal areas. This is caused by mountains usually blocking the milder, coastal air from reaching the Bardu valley. In summer, however, it is usually warmer than the coastal areas. The largest lake in the county, Altevatnet
Altevatnet

Altevatnet is Norway?s List of lakes in Norway, with a surface of up to 80 km?. The lake is approximately 35 km long and on average some 2 km wide....
, is located in the municipality.

Attractions

The world's most northern zoo, is located in the municipality.

Notable residents

Over the years, Bardu has produced several internationally renowned Nordic combined
Nordic combined

The Nordic combined is a winter sport in which athletes compete in both cross-country skiing and ski jumping....
 performers. The most honoured is Fred Børre Lundberg
Fred Børre Lundberg

Fred B?rre Lundberg is a former Nordic combined skier from Bardu, Norway. He dominated the sport in the 1990s, winning both at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships and at the Winter Olympics....
.

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