Sigdal

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Sigdal is a municipality in Buskerud County, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Prestfoss.<ref>Sigdal (Store norske leksikon)</ref>

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".

**Number of minorities (1st and 2nd generation) in Sigdal by country of origin in 2017**<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Ancestry	Number
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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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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.

Climate

Sigdal has a humid continental (Dfb), near subarctic climate (Dfc), Dsb, and Dsc (the dry-summer versions, respectively) at once. The average summer high is 69 F, and the average winter low is 20 F. Snowfall in winter is fairly reliable, at 68 days per year on average, and rainfall peaks in summer and early fall. The highest and lowest temperatures ever recorded in Sigdal are 93 F (34 C) in July and-11 F (-24 C) in February, respectively.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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Vatnås Church

Local Attractions

Folk Music Center (Folkemusikksenteret) is a cultural heritage museum offering a good image of the building style and traditions of the district. The Folk Music Center is principally responsible for collecting, storing and promoting local folk music and dance.
Sigdal-Eggedal Museum is a regional museum for Krødsherad, Modum and Sigdal. This museum dedicated to the region's culture and history is arranged particularly authentically.
Vatnås Church (Vatnås kirke) is a historic church dating from 1660.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Lauvlia is the former home of Theodor Kittelsen, one of the most popular artists in Norway, who settled near Prestfoss during 1899. Today Lauvlia is a private museum featuring an exhibition of Kittelsen’s original work
Andersnatten is a well-known mountain and landmark. The mountain has inspired painters visiting or living in Sigdal, notably Theodor Kittelsen and Christian Skredsvig. It is recognized by mountain climbers as a tough challenge.

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Trillemarka nature reserve

Protected areas in Sigdal Municipality

Heimseteråsen nature reserve, established on 13 December 2002, 2,515 acres
Solevatn nature reserve, established 20 June 1986, 538 acres
Trillemarka nature reserve, established on 13 December 2002, 43,285 acres

Notable residents

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Christian Skredsvig

Christian Skredsvig (1854 - 1924) Norwegian artist and painter
Theodor Kittelsen (1857 - 1914) Norwegian artist and painter
Erik Ramstad (1860 - 1951) Norwegian-American founder of Minot, North Dakota
Eileif Kolsrud (1873 – 1953) a Norwegian educator and politician, Mayor of Kristiansund
Gulbrand Hagen (1864 - 1919) Norwegian-American newspaper editor and writer
Olaf Solumsmoen (1896 - 1972) a Norwegian newspaper editor and politician
Olaf Knudson (1915 – 1996) politician, deputy mayor of Sigdal in the 1950s
Erling Kroken (1928-2007) a Norwegian ski jumper
Dag Aabye (born 1941) an endurance runner in British Columbia, "Father of Freeride Skiing"
Anne-Lise Berntsen (1943-2012) a Norwegian soprano <ref>IMDb Database retrieved 25 November 2020</ref>
Grete Kummen (born 1952) a cross-country skier, competed at the 1976 Winter Olympics
Josefine Frida Pettersen (born 1996) actress, played Noora Amalie Sætre in NRK drama series Skam<ref>IMDb Database retrieved 25 November 2020</ref>

Sister cities

The following cities are twinned with Sigdal:

Template:Flagicon Äänekoski, Central Finland, Finland
Template:Flagicon Hveragerði, Iceland<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Flagicon Örnsköldsvik, Västernorrland County, Sweden<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Gallery

Holmen Church

Holmen Church
Haglebunatten

Haglebunatten
Solumsmoen Chapel

Solumsmoen Chapel
Haglebuvatna

Haglebuvatna

References

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Other sources

Mørch, Andreas & Thormod Skatvedt Sigdal og Eggedal (Sigdal og Eggedal, 1914)
Mørch, Andreas Frå gamle dagar. Folkeminne frå Sigdal og Eggedal (Norsk Folkeminnelag: 1932)

External links

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