Sigdal

Sigdal kommune
Municipality

Coat of arms
Buskerud within
Norway

Sigdal within Buskerud
Coordinates: 60°3′9″N 9°36′4″E / 60.05250°N 9.60111°E / 60.05250; 9.60111Coordinates: 60°3′9″N 9°36′4″E / 60.05250°N 9.60111°E / 60.05250; 9.60111
Country Norway
County Buskerud
District Ringerike
Administrative centre Prestfoss
Government
 • Mayor (2007) Kari Kolbræk Ask (Sp)
Area
 • Total 842 km2 (325 sq mi)
 • Land 811 km2 (313 sq mi)
Area rank 130 in Norway
Population (2004)
 • Total 3,530
 • Rank 244 in Norway
 • Density 4/km2 (10/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years) -3.9 %
Demonym(s) Sigdøl or Sigdøling[1]
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
ISO 3166 code NO-0621
Official language form Bokmål
Website www.sigdal.kommune.no
Data from Statistics Norway

Sigdal is a municipality in Buskerud county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Prestfoss.[2]

The municipality of Sigdal was established on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). The area of Krødsherad was separated from Sigdal on 1 January 1901. The municipality has common borders with the municipalities of Flå, Krødsherad, Modum, Øvre Eiker, Flesberg, Rollag, and Nore og Uvdal.

Name

The Old Norse form of the name was Sigmardalr or Sigmudalr. The first element is the genitive case of a river name Sigm(a) (now called the Simoa) and the last element is dalr which means "valley" or "dale". The Simoa river runs through Sigdal, flowing in a south-easterly course until it flows into Drammenselva at Åmot in Modum. The meaning of the river name is unknown, but is maybe derived from síga which means to "ooze" or "slide".

Coat-of-arms

The coat-of-arms is from modern times. They were granted on 18 November 1983. The arms show a heraldic image of the mountain that dominates the view around the village, the Andersnatten. The profile of the mountain is yellow with a blue-colored sky above.[3]

Geography and population

Most of the citizens live in the village of Eggedal or the administrative centre of Prestfoss. Sigdal is densely populated, dominated by mountains and valleys.

About 72% of the area is covered with forest, 20% is mountain areas, and 4% of the area is cultivated. Agriculture, forestry, and the kitchen-producing enterprise of Sigdal Kjøkken are still important industries.

Holmen Church in Sigdal

Local Attractions

Trillemarka nature reserve

Protected areas in Sigdal Municipality

Map of Sigdal

Notable residents

Sister cities

The following cities are twinned with Sigdal:

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet. Retrieved 2015-12-01.
  2. ↑ Sigdal (Store norske leksikon)
  3. ↑ Norske Kommunevåpen (1990). "Nye kommunevåbener i Norden". Retrieved 2009-01-10.
  4. ↑ "Norrænt samstarf" (in Icelandic). Hveragerði. Retrieved 2009-01-10.
  5. ↑ "Vänorter" (in Swedish). Örnsköldsvik kommun. Retrieved 2009-01-10.

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