Sigdal

Sigdal Municipality
Sigdal kommune
Buskerud within Norway
Buskerud within Norway
Sigdal within Buskerud
Sigdal within Buskerud
Coordinates: 60°3′9″N 9°36′4″E / 60.05250°N 9.60111°E / 60.05250; 9.60111
CountryNorway
CountyBuskerud
DistrictRingerike
Administrative centrePrestfoss
Government
 • Mayor (2015)Anne Kristine (Tine) Norman (Sp)
Area
 • Total
842 km2 (325 sq mi)
 • Land811 km2 (313 sq mi)
 • Rank#130 in Norway
Population
 (2004)
 • Total
3,530
 • Rank#244 in Norway
 • Density4/km2 (10/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
Decrease −3.9%
DemonymSigdøl or Sigdøling[1]
Official language
 • Norwegian formBokmål
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-3332[3]
WebsiteOfficial website

Sigdal is a municipality in Buskerud County, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Prestfoss.[4]

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.

  1. ^ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
  2. ^ "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
  3. ^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (2023-01-26). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.
  4. ^ Sigdal (Store norske leksikon)