Sigdal
Municipality in Buskerud, Norway / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sigdal is a municipality in Buskerud County, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Prestfoss.[4]
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Sigdal Municipality
Sigdal kommune | |
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Coordinates: 60°3′9″N 9°36′4″E | |
Country | Norway |
County | Buskerud |
District | Ringerike |
Administrative centre | Prestfoss |
Government | |
• Mayor (2015) | Anne Kristine (Tine) Norman (Sp) |
Area | |
• Total | 842 km2 (325 sq mi) |
• Land | 811 km2 (313 sq mi) |
• 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 | Sigdøl or Sigdøling[1] |
Official language | |
• Norwegian form | Bokmål |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | NO-3332[3] |
Website | Official website |
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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.