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Selje Municipality

Selje kommune
Municipality
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Coat of arms of Selje kommune
Coat of arms
Official logo of Selje kommune
Sogn og Fjordane within
Norway
Selje within Sogn og Fjordane
Selje within Sogn og Fjordane
Coordinates: 62°08′14″N 05°13′23″E / 62.13722°N 5.22306°E / 62.13722; 5.22306Coordinates: 62°08′14″N 05°13′23″E / 62.13722°N 5.22306°E / 62.13722; 5.22306
Country Norway
County Sogn og Fjordane
District Nordfjord
Administrative centre Selje
Government
 • Mayor (2011) Ottar Nygård (Local list)
Area
 • Total 226.10 km2 (87.30 sq mi)
 • Land 219.86 km2 (84.89 sq mi)
 • Water 6.24 km2 (2.41 sq mi)
Area rank 315 in Norway
Population (2013)
 • Total 2,789
 • Rank 282 in Norway
 • Density 12.7/km2 (33/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years) -8.4 %
Demonym(s) Seljeværing
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
ISO 3166 code NO-1441
Official language form Nynorsk
Website www.selje.kommune.no
Data from Statistics Norway

Selje is a municipality in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Nordfjord. The village of Selje is the administrative center of Selje municipality.

Selje is located at the northwesternmost part of Sogn og Fjordane county. Most of the municipality is located on and around the Stadlandet peninsula as well as some small surrounding islands such as Selja and Barmøya. The Stad Ship Tunnel is a proposed tunnel/canal through a small isthmus connecting the Moldefjorden to the Vanylvsfjorden, and it would prevent the need for boats to travel around the Stad peninsula—a particularly dangerous sea route.

Selje was one of the first three Episcopal sees in Norway (Oslo, Nidaros, and Selje). After the diocese was moved to Bergen, monks took over the church in Selje, which was later destroyed by pirates in 1536. The municipality of Selje is also home to the Selje Abbey, a former Benedictine monastery located on the island of Selja. There are ruins of the abbey and church can still be seen on the island.

In 2016 the chief of police formally suggested that the police station be closed down.


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