Sokndal
| Sokndal kommune | |||
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| Municipality | |||
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 Sokndal within Rogaland |
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| Coordinates: 58°21′54″N 06°18′37″E / 58.36500°N 6.31028°ECoordinates: 58°21′54″N 06°18′37″E / 58.36500°N 6.31028°E | |||
| Country | Norway | ||
| County | Rogaland | ||
| District | Dalane | ||
| Administrative centre | Hauge i Dalene | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor (2011) | Trond Arne Pedersen (KrF) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 294.97 km2 (113.89 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 267.15 km2 (103.15 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 27.82 km2 (10.74 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 280 in Norway | ||
| Population (2016) | |||
| • Total | 3,313 | ||
| • Rank | 255 in Norway | ||
| • Density | 12.4/km2 (32/sq mi) | ||
| • Change (10 years) | 0.4 % | ||
| Demonym(s) | Sokndøl | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1111 | ||
| Official language form | Neutral | ||
| Website | www |
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Sokndal is the southernmost municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Dalane. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Hauge. Other villages in Sokndal include 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 parish of Soggendal (later Sokndal) was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). In 1845, the small lading place of 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.
The Old Norse form of the name was Sóknardalr. The first element is the genitive case of the river name Sókn (now Sokno) and the last element is dalr which means "valley" or "dale". The river name is derived from the Old Norse verb sœkja which means "seek" and so the meaning is "the river which seeks (finds/forces) its way". Before 1918, the name was written "Sogndal" or "Soggendahl".
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