Seljord
Seljord Municipality
Seljord kommune | |
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Coordinates: 59°30′48″N 8°38′56″E / 59.51333°N 8.64889°E | |
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[1] |
Official language | |
• Norwegian form | Nynorsk |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | NO-0828[3] |
Website | Official website |
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
- Hans Christian Østergard Skori (1993-Present) WH Famous
Gallery
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Memorial to Magnus Brostrup Landstad
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Manndal chapel
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Åmotsdal church
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Lake Seljord (Seljordsvatnet)
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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.
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- ^ "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