Editing Sokndal

{{short description|Municipality in Rogaland, Norway}}
{{for|places with similar names|Sogndal (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox kommune
|name                   = Sokndal
|native_name            = 
|native_name_lang       = 
|other_name             = 
|former_name            = Sogndal herred
|former_name1           = Soggendal herred
|image_skyline          = Sogndalstrand01.JPG
|image_caption          = View of [[Sogndalsstranda]]
|idnumber               = 1111
|county                 = Rogaland
|district               = Dalane
|capital                = [[Hauge, Rogaland|Hauge i Dalene]]
|established            = 1 Jan 1838
|preceded               = none
|demonym                = [[Sokndøl]]
|language               = Neutral
|coatofarms             = Sokndal komm.svg
|webpage                = www.sokndal.kommune.no
|mayor                  = Bjørn-Inge Mydland
|mayor_party            = [[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]]
|mayor_as_of            = 2023
|area_rank              = 267
|area_total_km2         = 294.98
|area_land_km2          = 267.17
|area_water_km2         = 27.81
|area_water_percent     = 9.4
|population_as_of       = 2023
|population_rank        = 219
|population_total       = 3324
|population_density_km2 = 12.4
|population_increase    = 1.2
|coordinates            = {{coord|58|21|54|N|06|18|37|E|region:NO|display=inline,title}}
|utm_zone = 32V |utm_northing = 6472495 |utm_easting = 0342667 |geo_cat = adm2nd
}}

'''Sokndal''' is the southernmost [[List of municipalities of Norway|municipality]] in [[Rogaland]] county, [[Norway]]. It is located in the [[Traditional districts of Norway|traditional district]] of [[Dalane]]. The [[administrative centre]] of the municipality is the village of [[Hauge, Rogaland|Hauge]]. Other villages in Sokndal include [[Li, Norway|Li]], [[Rekefjord]], [[Sogndalsstranda]], and [[Åna-Sira]].

Sogndalsstranda is a picturesque, old fishing village, which may have inspired the municipality in becoming Norway's first member of [[Cittaslow]]. The [[Jøssingfjorden]], known for the [[Altmark Incident]], is also located in Sokndal.

The {{convert|295|km2|adj=on}} municipality is the 267th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Sokndal is the 219th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 3,324. The municipality's [[population density]] is {{convert|12.4|PD/km2}} and its population has increased by 1.2% over the previous 10-year period.<ref name="ssb pop">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |title=Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/06913/ |language=Norwegian}}</ref><ref name="ssb area">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |title=09280: Area of land and fresh water (km²) (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/09280/ |language=Norwegian}}</ref>

==General information==
[[File:Aana-Sira.jpg|thumb|left|Village of [[Åna-Sira]]]]
[[File:Sogndalstrand - ude i gado.JPG|thumb|left|Village of [[Sogndalsstranda]]]]
[[File:Summer postcard ) (6005538066).jpg|thumb|left|Landscape in Sokndal]]
The [[prestegjeld|parish]] of ''Soggendal'' (later ''Sokndal'') was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see [[formannskapsdistrikt]] law). In 1845, the small [[Market town#Norway|lading place]] of [[Sogndal, Rogaland|Sogndal]] (population: 348) was separated from Sokndal as a municipality of its own. This left Sokndal with 2,819 residents. On 12 December 1868, a small part of Sokndal (population: 41) was transferred to neighboring [[Eigersund]] municipality. On 1 July 1944, the small lading place of Sogndal (population: 311) was reincorporated into Sokndal. In 1947, a small area in Sokndal (population: 7) was transferred to Eigersund. On 1 January 1967, the Tjørn farm (population: 10) was transferred from Eigersund to Sokndal.<ref name="Dag">{{Cite book |last=Jukvam |first=Dag |url=http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdf |title=Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen |publisher=[[Statistics Norway|Statistisk sentralbyrå]] |year=1999 |isbn=9788253746845 |language=no}}</ref>

===Name===
The municipality (originally the [[prestegjeld|parish]]) is named after the Soknedalen valley ({{langx|non|Sóknardalr}}) since the first [[Sokndal Church]] was built there. The first element is the [[genitive case]] of the river name ''Sókn'' (now [[Sokno]]). That river name is derived from the verb {{wikt-lang|non|sœkja}} which means "to seek" or "to strive for". The last element is {{wikt-lang|non|dalr}} which means "[[valley]]" or "dale". Thus, the meaning is ''"the valley with the river which seeks (finds/forces) its way"''.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rygh |first=Oluf |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=u4pBAAAAIAAJ |title=Norske gaardnavne: Stavanger amt |date=1915 |publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri |edition=10 |location=Kristiania, Norge |page=1 |language=no |authorlink=Oluf Rygh}}</ref> Historically, the name of the municipality was spelled ''Soggendal'' or ''Sogndal''. On 3 November 1917, a [[royal decree|royal resolution]] changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to ''Sokndal''.<ref>{{Cite journal |year=1917 |title=Norsk Lovtidende. 2den Afdeling. 1917. Samling af Love, Resolutioner m.m |url=https://www.nb.no/items/URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2015102381014_001 |journal=[[Norsk Lovtidend]] |language=no |location=Kristiania, Norge |publisher=Grøndahl og Søns Boktrykkeri |pages=1057–1065}}</ref> {{see also-text|Name of [[Sogndal#Name|Sogndal]] municipality}}

===Coat of arms===
The [[coat of arms]] was granted on 8 July 1988. The official [[blazon]] is ''"[[Or (heraldry)|Or]], three pickaxes [[bendwise]] [[Sable (heraldry)|sable]]"'' ({{langx|no|I gull tre svarte hakker, 2-1}}). This means the arms have a [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) has a [[tincture (heraldry)|tincture]] of [[Or (heraldry)|Or]] which means it is commonly colored yellow, but if it is made out of metal, then gold is used. The [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] is a set of three [[pickaxe]]s with two over one. This design was chosen to symbolize the importance of [[mining]] and [[agriculture]] in the municipality. The arms were designed by John Digernes from [[Haugesund]]. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen |url=https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Sokndal |access-date=2023-06-30 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Sokndal, Rogaland (Norway) |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-11-11.html |access-date=2023-06-30 |website=Flags of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1988-07-08 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LF/forskrift/1988-07-08-574 |access-date=2023-06-30 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}}</ref>

===Churches===
The [[Church of Norway]] has one parish ({{lang|no|sokn}}) within the municipality of Sokndal. It is part of the [[Dalane prosti]] ([[deanery]]) in the [[Diocese of Stavanger]].

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ style="font-size:medium"|'''''Churches in Sokndal'''''
!Parish ({{lang|no|sokn}})!!Church name!!Location of the church!!Year built
|-
|rowspan="2"|Sokndal||[[Sokndal Church]]||[[Hauge, Rogaland|Hauge]]||1803
|-
|[[Åna-Sira Church]]||[[Åna-Sira]]||1888
|}

==Geography==
The municipality is the southernmost in [[Rogaland]] county. The [[North Sea]] lies to the south and west, the river Sira and the Åna fjord lie to the southeast (separating it from [[Flekkefjord]] in [[Agder]] county), the municipality of [[Lund, Norway|Lund]] lies to the east and north, and the municipality of [[Eigersund]] lies to the northwest. The lakes [[Grøsfjellvatnet]] and [[Eiavatnet]] both lie on the northern border of the municipality. The coastline of Sokndal is fairly smooth, although there are two larger fjords which cut into the municipality: the [[Rekefjorden]] and [[Jøssingfjorden]]. The [[Lille Presteskjær Lighthouse]] marks the entrance to the Rekefjorden. The southeastern part of the municipality is very rocky and rugged. As part of [[Magma Geopark]], much of the landscape is characteristic and open.<ref>[https://driftingapart.ccght.org/magma-geopark/ Magma UNESCO Global Geopark partners on Drifting Apart]</ref> It is the site of the large [[Tellnes mine]], a large producer of [[titanium]].<ref name="snl">{{Cite web |last=Store norske leksikon |author-link=Store norske leksikon |title=Sokndal |url=https://snl.no/Sokndal |access-date=2016-07-21 |language=Norwegian}}</ref>

===Climate===
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|metric first= yes
|single line = yes
|location = [[Hauge, Rogaland|Hauge]]
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|Jan mean C=-0.3
|Feb mean C=-0.5
|Mar mean C=1.6
|Apr mean C=4.7
|May mean C=9.7
|Jun mean C=13.1
|Jul mean C=14.6
|Aug mean C=14.4
|Sep mean C=11.3
|Oct mean C=8.2
|Nov mean C=3.9
|Dec mean C=0.9
|year mean C=6.8
<!-- Total precipitation, this should include rain and snow. -->
|Jan precipitation mm=150
|Feb precipitation mm=105
|Mar precipitation mm=120
|Apr precipitation mm=85
|May precipitation mm=93
|Jun precipitation mm=98
|Jul precipitation mm=118
|Aug precipitation mm=150
|Sep precipitation mm=190
|Oct precipitation mm=210
|Nov precipitation mm=193
|Dec precipitation mm=163
|year precipitation mm=1675
|precipitation colour=green
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|source 1= Norwegian Meteorological Institute<ref>{{Cite web |title=eKlima Web Portal |url=http://eklima.met.no |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040614073527/http://eklima.met.no/ |archive-date=2004-06-14 |publisher=Norwegian Meteorological Institute}}</ref>
}}

==Economy==
[[File:Tellnes.jpg|thumb|right|Tellnes opencast [[Ilmenite]] mine]]
At Tellnes, just east of [[Hauge, Rogaland|Hauge i Dalane]], there is an [[ilmenite]] mine run by Titania AS, supplying 10% of the world production of ilmenite (a type of [[titanium]]). It's also the world's largest [[Open cast mining|opencast]] ilmenite mine.

==Government==
Sokndal Municipality is responsible for [[primary education]] (through 10th grade), outpatient [[Health care|health services]], [[old age|senior citizen]] services, [[welfare spending|welfare]] and other [[Social work|social services]], [[zoning]], [[economic development]], and municipal [[road]]s and utilities. The municipality is governed by a [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] of [[Direct election|directly elected]] representatives. The [[mayor]] is [[Indirect election|indirectly elected]] by a vote of the municipal council.<ref name="ks">{{Cite encyclopedia |title=kommunestyre |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |publisher=[[Kunnskapsforlaget]] |url=https://snl.no/kommunestyre |date=2022-09-20 |editor-last=Hansen |editor-first=Tore |language=Norwegian |editor2-last=Vabo |editor2-first=Signy Irene |accessdate=2022-10-14}}</ref> The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the [[Sør-Rogaland District Court]] and the [[Gulating Court of Appeal]].

===Municipal council===
The [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] ({{lang|no|Kommunestyre}}) of Sokndal is made up of 21 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by political [[Political party|party]].
{{div col}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sokndal
|start                     = 2023
|end                       = 2027
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2023 - Rogaland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2023/ko/rogaland/sokndal#seats |access-date=2024-01-25 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = 
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 3
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 6
|Rødt                      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sokndal
|start                     = 2019
|end                       = 2023
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2019 – Rogaland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2019/ko/rogaland/sokndal#seats |access-date=2020-06-29 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 2
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 5
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Venstre                   = 1
|otherparty                = Sokndal List
|otherparty_no             = Sokndal Listo
|otherparty_number         = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sokndal
|start                     = 2015
|end                       = 2019
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg">{{Cite web |title=Table: 04813: Members of the local councils, by party/electoral list at the Municipal Council election (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/04813/ |publisher=Statistics Norway |language=Norwegian}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 2
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 6
|Senterpartiet             = 1
|Venstre                   = 2 
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sokndal
|start                     = 2011
|end                       = 2015
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2011 – Rogaland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2011/ko/rogaland/sokndal#seats |access-date=2020-06-29 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 4
|Høyre                     = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|Senterpartiet             = 1
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sokndal
|start                     = 2007
|end                       = 2011
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Senterpartiet             = 1
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Venstre                   = 2
|Høyre                     = 2
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 6
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sokndal
|start                     = 2003
|end                       = 2007
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 6
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sokndal
|start                     = 1999
|end                       = 2003
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 4
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sokndal
|start                     = 1995
|end                       = 1999
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1996 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1995 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c342.pdf |access-date=2020-06-30 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 3
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Venstre                   = 1
|otherparty                = Retirees' and disabled people's non-party list<br />
|otherparty_no             = Pensjonister og uføretrygdedes upolitiske liste
|otherparty_number         = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sokndal
|start                     = 1991
|end                       = 1995
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1993 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1991 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c057.pdf |access-date=2020-06-30 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 2
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 5
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Venstre                   = 1
|otherparty                = Retirees' and disabled people's non-party list<br />
|otherparty_no             = Pensjonister og uføretrygdedes upolitiske liste
|otherparty_number         = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sokndal
|start                     = 1987
|end                       = 1991
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1988 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1987 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b765.pdf |access-date=2020-06-30 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 2
|Høyre                     = 5
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 5
|Senterpartiet             = 1
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sokndal
|start                     = 1983
|end                       = 1987
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1984 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1983 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b450.pdf |access-date=2020-06-30 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 2
|Høyre                     = 5
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sokndal
|start                     = 1979
|end                       = 1983
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1979 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1979 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b093.pdf |access-date=2020-06-30 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|DLF                       = 1
|Høyre                     = 5
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 6
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sokndal
|start                     = 1975
|end                       = 1979
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1977 |title=Kommunevalgene 1975 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a769.pdf |access-date=2020-06-30 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|DLF                       = 2
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 6
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sokndal
|start                     = 1971
|end                       = 1975
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1973 |title=Kommunevalgene 1972 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a457.pdf |access-date=2020-06-30 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|Venstre                   = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sokndal
|start                     = 1967
|end                       = 1971
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1967 |title=Kommunevalgene 1967 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a214.pdf |access-date=2020-06-30 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo |volume=I}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Venstre                   = 5
|Local_Lists               = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sokndal
|start                     = 1963
|end                       = 1967
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1964 |title=Kommunevalgene 1963 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xii_138.pdf |access-date=2020-06-30 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Venstre                   = 5
|Local_Lists               = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sokndal
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1959
|end                       = 1963
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1960 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xii_022.pdf |access-date=2020-06-30 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Venstre                   = 5
|Local_Lists               = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sokndal
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1955
|end                       = 1959
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1957 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xi_252.pdf |access-date=2020-06-30 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Venstre                   = 5
|Local_Lists               = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sokndal
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1951
|end                       = 1955
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1952 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xi_120.pdf |access-date=2020-06-30 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 20
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Venstre                   = 7
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 5
|Local_Lists               = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sokndal
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1947
|end                       = 1951
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1948 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_x_165.pdf |access-date=2020-06-30 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 20
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|AFS                       = 1
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Venstre                   = 8
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sokndal
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1945
|end                       = 1947
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1947 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_x_133.pdf |access-date=2020-06-30 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 22
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 12
|Local_Lists               = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sokndal
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1937
|end                       = 1941* 
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1938 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_ix_133.pdf |access-date=2020-06-30 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 20
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 11
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Local_Lists               = 5
|}}
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===Mayors===
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The [[Mayor#Scandinavia|mayors]] ({{langx|no|ordfører}}) of Sokndal (incomplete list):
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*1972–1975: [[Claus Egil Feyling]] ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
*1999–2007: Gudmund Holmen ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*2007–2011: Dag Sørensen ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*2011–2019: Trond Arne Pedersen ([[Christian Democratic Party (Norway)|KrF]])
*2019–2023: Jonas Andersen Sayed ([[Christian Democratic Party (Norway)|KrF]])
*2023-present: Bjørn-Inge Mydland ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-09-13 |title=Andersen Sayed blir ikke Sokndal-ordfører |url=https://www.nrk.no/rogaland/andersen-sayed-blir-ikke-sokndal-ordforer-1.16556913 |access-date=2024-01-25 |work=[[NRK]] |language=no}}</ref>
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== Notable people ==
* [[Carl Adolph Dahl]] (1769 at Aave in Rekefjord – 1819), a Norwegian jurist and politician 
* [[Hans Reidar Holtermann]] (1895 in Sokndal - 1966), a military officer who commanded of [[Hegra Fortress]] in WWII
* [[Rolf Johan Lenschow]] (1928 in Hauge i Dalane – 2014), a Norwegian civil engineer and professor in concrete construction
* Frank Tønnesen (born 1972 in Sokndal), a Norwegian singer-songwriter and guitarist who goes by the stage name ''[[Tønes]]''
* [[Vibeke Stene]] (born 1978 in Sokndal), a Norwegian [[gothic metal]] soprano and actress<ref>{{IMDb name|9415868|Vibeke Stene}}. Retrieved 01 April 2021.</ref>
* [[Siri Seglem]] (born 1983 in Sokndal), a handball player with 23 caps with [[Norway women's national handball team|Norway women]]

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Sokndal}}
{{wiktionary|Sokndal}}
{{Wikivoyage|Rogaland}}
*[http://ssb.no/kommunefakta/sokndal Municipal fact sheet] from [[Statistics Norway]] {{in lang|no}}
*[https://archive.today/20020212145008/http://home.c2i.net/camaro/sokndal/sokndal.html Sokndal] {{in lang|no}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20030502043234/http://www.norwaypost.no/NP/counties/sokndal.html A presentation of Sokndal Municipality]
*[http://www.cittaslow.no/ cittaslow.no]
*''Google map satellite views:''
** [https://maps.google.com/maps?ll=58.339506,6.285896&spn=0.046394,0.137964&t=k&hl=en Hauge i Dalane], also clearly visible is the large rock [[quarry]] on both sites of the ''Rekefjord''.
** [https://maps.google.com/maps?ll=58.326078,6.381168&spn=0.046411,0.137964&t=k&hl=en The Titania open pit mine (top right) and the ''Jøssingfjord'' (bottom left)]

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