Kodal

Kodal is a forested and rural village located in parts of Sandefjord and Andebu
Kodal Church

Kodal is a village and parish in Andebu municipality that stretches into Sandefjord municipality in Vestfold county, Norway.[1] Its border between Sandefjord and Andebu municipalities is made up by Goksjø, a lake popular for fishing. Kodal is mostly a rural area, with a population of 971 as of 2014.[2] It is located ten kilometers north of Sandefjord city center and eleven miles south of the town center in Andebu. Kodal has one gas station, an elementary school, a kindergarten, grocery store, sports center, church, and two traffic schools. Several burial mounds dating back to the Viking Age have been found in the area.[3]

Kodal Church (Kodal kirke) is located in Prestbøen. Its chancel dates from the 12th century. The nave from 1691 is made of round timbers. The altarpiece dates from 1781 and the painting Jesus and the disciples on the walk to Emmaus by Otto Valstad in the style of Dorph from 1899.[4] [5]


References

  1. ↑ Andebu municipality Go Norway
  2. ↑ Kodal i alt Statistisk sentralbyrå
  3. ↑ Gallis, Arne (1975). Andebu bygdebok, bind I – Kulturbind, Andebu kommune. Pages 13–14.
  4. ↑ Kodal Church
  5. ↑ "Otto Valstad". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved October 1, 2016.

Coordinates: 59°12′49″N 10°8′26″E / 59.21361°N 10.14056°E / 59.21361; 10.14056

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