{{Infobox kommune | name = Sigdal | native_name = | native_name_lang = | other_name = | official_name = | idnumber = 3332 | image_skyline = Sigdal, Norway - panoramio (2).jpg | county = Buskerud | district = Ringerike | capital = Prestfoss | language = Bokmål | demonym = Sigdøl or Sigdøling | coatofarms = Sigdal_komm.svg | munwebpage = www.sigdal.kommune.no | mayor = Anne Kristine (Tine) Norman | mayor_party = Sp | mayor_as_of = 2015 | area_rank = 130 | area_total_km2 = 842 | area_land_km2 = 811 | area_water_percent = 0.26 | population_as_of = 2004 | population_rank = 244 | population_total = 3530 | populationpercent = 0.08 | population_density_km2= 4 | population_increase= -3.9 | coordinates = {{coord|60|3|9|N|9|36|4|E|region:NO|display=inline,title}} | utm_zone = 32V | utm_northing = 6657435 | utm_easting = 0533485 | geo_cat = adm2nd }}
'''Sigdal''' is a municipality in Buskerud County, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Prestfoss.<ref>[http://www.snl.no/Sigdal ''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 Municipality. The meaning of the river name is unknown, but is maybe derived from ''síga'' which means to "ooze" or "slide".
{| style="float: center;" class="wikitable" |+ '''Number of minorities (1st and 2nd generation) in Sigdal by country of origin in 2017'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ssb.no/statistikkbanken/selectvarval/Define.asp?subjectcode=&ProductId=&MainTable=FolkInnvkatLand&nvl=&PLanguage=1&nyTmpVar=true&CMSSubjectArea=befolkning&KortNavnWeb=innvbef&StatVariant=&checked=true |title=Immigrants and Norwegian-born to immigrant parents, by immigration category, country background and percentages of the population |language=en |publisher=ssb.no |access-date=29 July 2017 |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150702101705/https://www.ssb.no/statistikkbanken/selectvarval/Define.asp?subjectcode=&ProductId=&MainTable=FolkInnvkatLand&nvl=&PLanguage=1&nyTmpVar=true&CMSSubjectArea=befolkning&KortNavnWeb=innvbef&StatVariant=&checked=true |archive-date=2 July 2015 }}</ref> |- ! Ancestry ! Number |- | {{flag|Poland}}||83 |- | {{flag|Syria}}||50 |- | {{flag|Lithuania}}||47 |- | {{flag|Germany}}||22 |- | {{flag|Latvia}}||17 |}
==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>{{cite web|author=Norske Kommunevåpen|date=1990|title=Nye kommunevåbener i Norden|url=http://www.ngw.nl/int/nor/s/sigdal.htm|access-date=2009-01-10}}</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>{{Cite web |title=MSN |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/ |access-date=2023-10-27 |website=www.msn.com}}</ref>thumb|250 px|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>{{cite web|url= http://www.norgeskirker.no/wiki/Vatn%C3%A5s_kirke |title= Vatnås kirke|publisher= Norges Kirker|author= Sigrid Marie Christie, Håkon Christie|access-date= December 1, 2017}}</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. right|thumb| 250 px|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== 150px|thumb|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>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0077179/ 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>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6196797/ IMDb Database] retrieved 25 November 2020</ref>
==Sister cities== The following cities are twinned with Sigdal: * {{flagicon|FIN}} '''Äänekoski''', Central Finland, Finland * {{flagicon|ISL}} '''Hveragerði''', Iceland<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hveragerdi.is/pages/mannlif/vinabaeir/|title=Norrænt samstarf|publisher=Hveragerði|access-date=2009-01-10|language=is|url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090212190402/http://hveragerdi.is/pages/mannlif/vinabaeir/|archive-date=2009-02-12}}</ref> * {{flagicon|SWE}} '''Örnsköldsvik''', Västernorrland County, Sweden<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ornskoldsvik.se/kommunen/omornskoldsvik/vanorter.4.1169fb2fff4f12f8a800026059.html|title=Vänorter|publisher=Örnsköldsvik kommun|access-date=2009-01-10|language=sv|url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120219021048/http://www.ornskoldsvik.se/kommunen/omornskoldsvik/vanorter.4.1169fb2fff4f12f8a800026059.html|archive-date=2012-02-19}}</ref>
==Gallery== <gallery mode=packed> Image:Holmen kirke Sigdal.jpg|Holmen Church File:Haglebunatten 1.gif|Haglebunatten File:Solumsmoen kapell.jpg|Solumsmoen Chapel File:Haglebuvatna.jpg| Haglebuvatna </gallery>
==See also== *Sigdal House
==References== {{reflist}}
==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== {{Commons category|Sigdal}} {{wiktionary|Sigdal}} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20070930180529/http://www.ssb.no/english/municipalities/0621 Municipal fact sheet] from Statistics Norway *{{Wikivoyage inline|Buskerud}} *[http://www.gonorway.com/go/kunstnerdalen.html Kunstnerdalen, Valley of Artists] *[http://www.visitnorefjell.no/index.php?id=1&season=s&lang=en Sigdal & Eggedal Tourist Service] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20011221104748/http://www.sigdalslag.org/lbrrylst.asp Sigdalslag] *[http://www.sigdal.kommune.no Sigdal Kommune official webpage] {{in lang|no}} *[http://www.kunstnerdalen.no/?vitem=1&S=76 Krødsherad, Sigdal and Modum] {{in lang|no}} *[http://www.sigdal.no Information and news from Sigdal and Eggedal] {{in lang|no}}
{{Geographic location |Centre = Sigdal |North = |Northeast = Flå |East = Krødsherad |Southeast = Modum |South = Øvre Eiker |Southwest = Flesberg |West = Nore og Uvdal<br/>Rollag |Northwest = }} {{Buskerud}}
Category:Sigdal Category:Municipalities of Buskerud Category:Ringerike (traditional district)