Editing Setesdal (section)

{{Short description|Valley in Agder, Norway}}
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[[File:Åraksbø.JPG|thumb|290px|Åraksbø in Setesdal in September 2008. Byglandsfjorden to the right]]
[[File:Setesdal map.jpg|thumb|200px|Setesdal is north of Kristiansand]]
[[File:Setesdalsbunaden6.jpg|thumb|290px|Traditional Silver Jewelry used in addition to the [[Setesdalsbunad]]]]
'''Setesdal''' ({{IPA|no-NO-03|ˈsêːtəsdɑːɫ|lang}};<ref>{{cite book|last=Berulfsen|first=Bjarne|title=Norsk Uttaleordbok|language=Norwegian|year=1969|publisher=[[Aschehoug|H. Aschehoug & Co (W Nygaard)]]|location=Oslo|page=281}}</ref> older name: '''Sætersdal''') is a [[valley]] and a [[Districts of Norway|traditional district]] in [[Agder]] [[counties of Norway|County]] in [[southern Norway]]. It consists of the municipalities of [[Bykle]], [[Valle, Norway|Valle]], [[Bygland]], [[Iveland]], and [[Evje og Hornnes]].

The [[Otra]] river flows through the valley of Setesdal into the sea near [[Kristiansand]]. It flows southward from the [[Hardangervidda]] plateau in [[Telemark]]. The historic Setesdal starts at Evje and extends as far as the farm Bjåen, at the edge of the traditional region of Telemark. Øvre (Upper) Setesdal is in the municipality of Bykle. The municipalities of Iveland, Evje & Hornes and Bygland comprise the Nedre (Lower) Setesdal. Valle municipality is in the middle of the Setesdal valley. [[Norwegian National Road 9]] runs through Setesdal.