Sigdal
Sigdal Municipality
Sigdal kommune | |
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Buskerud within Norway | |
Sigdal within Buskerud | |
| Coordinates: 60°3′9″N 9°36′4″E / 60.05250°N 9.60111°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Buskerud |
| District | Ringerike |
| Administrative centre | Prestfoss |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2015) | Anne Kristine (Tine) Norman (Sp) |
| Area | |
• Total | 842 km2 (325 sq mi) |
| • Land | 811 km2 (313 sq mi) |
| • Rank | #130 in Norway |
| Population (2004) | |
• Total | 3,530 |
| • Rank | #244 in Norway |
| • Density | 4/km2 (10/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | −3.9% |
| Demonym | Sigdøl or Sigdøling |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Bokmål |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-3332 |
| Website | Official website |
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Sigdal is a municipality in Buskerud County, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Prestfoss.
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.