Seljord

Seljord Municipality

*Seljord kommune*
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Municipality
	Flag Coat of arms
	Telemark within Norway
	Seljord within Telemark
Country	Norway
County	Telemark
District	Vest-Telemark
Administrative centre	Seljord
Government
• Mayor (2015)	Halfdan Haugan (Ap)
Area
• Total	715 km2 (276 sq mi)
• Land	670 km2 (260 sq mi)
• Rank	#155 in Norway
Population (2013)
• Total	2,944
• Density	4/km2 (10/sq mi)
Demonym	Seljording
Official language
• Norwegian form	Nynorsk
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	NO-0828
Website	Official website
	Data from Statistics Norway

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Seljord is a municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Vest-Telemark. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Seljord. The parish of Siljord was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt).

Seljord is famous for its sea serpent, Selma, who allegedly lives in Lake Seljord (Seljordsvatnet).

The yearly Dyrsku'n market, held since 1866, attracts 60–80,000 visitors each year. The large fair started as a show of farm animals. Today it includes a huge market with vendors selling a variety of goods including base layer clothing, Bergans outdoors equipment, crafts, and food. Amusement rides are also featured.

Seljord Folkehøgskule is located in Seljord. The school offers a variety of courses including outdoor adventure, theater, music, and art. Seljord Folk High School

General information

Name

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Seljord farm (Old Norse: Seljugerði), since the first church was built there. The first element is the genitive case of selja which means "sallow-tree" or "willow" and the last element is gerði which means "field". Prior to 1889, the name was written "Silgjord" or "Sillejord".^[4]

Coat-of-arms

The coat-of-arms is from modern times. They were granted on 15 September 1989. The arms show the sea serpent Selma in a gold-color on a red background.^[5]

Notable residents

Hallvard Flatland (1957-) TV personality
Anne Godlid (1773-1863)19th century Norwegian storyteller
Terje Grøstad (1925–2011) painter
Aslaug Høydal (1916-2007) author and teacher
Daniel Bremer Juell (1808-1855) bishop of Tromsø staple 1849-1855
Kim Leine (1961-) Danish-Norwegian author
Halvor J. Sandsdalen (1911-1998) writer and folklore collector
Ingebjørg Kasin Sandsdalen (1915-2003) Norwegian poet
Jorund Telnes (1845-1892) writer and mayor

Gallery

Memorial to Magnus Brostrup Landstad
Manndal chapel
Åmotsdal church
Lake Seljord (Seljordsvatnet)
Flooded boathouse in Seljord

References

^ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
^ "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (2023-01-26). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.
^ Rygh, Oluf (1914). Norske gaardnavne: Bratsbergs amt (dokpro.uio.no) (in Norwegian) (7 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius bogtrikkeri. pp. 321–322. {{cite book}}: External link in |format= (help)
^ "Kommunevåpenet" (in Norwegian). Seljord kommune. Retrieved 2009-01-17.

External links

Media related to Seljord at Wikimedia Commons
The dictionary definition of Seljord at Wiktionary
Municipal fact sheet from Statistics Norway
Telemark travel guide from Wikivoyage

[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] Rygh, Oluf (1914). Norske gaardnavne: Bratsbergs amt (dokpro.uio.no) (in Norwegian) (7 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius bogtrikkeri. pp. 321–322. {{cite book}}: External link in |format= (help)

[5] "Kommunevåpenet" (in Norwegian). Seljord kommune. Retrieved 2009-01-17.

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