Siljan, Norway
Siljan Municipality
Siljan kommune | |
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| Slemdal herred (historic name) | |
View of the Høisetbakkane area | |
Telemark within Norway | |
Siljan within Telemark | |
| Coordinates: 59°17′51″N 9°42′23″E / 59.29750°N 9.70639°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Telemark |
| District | Grenland |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
| • Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
| Administrative centre | Siljan |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023) | Elisabeth Hammer (KrF) |
| Area | |
• Total | 213.95 km2 (82.61 sq mi) |
| • Land | 202.21 km2 (78.07 sq mi) |
| • Water | 11.74 km2 (4.53 sq mi) 5.5% |
| • Rank | #299 in Norway |
| Population (2023) | |
• Total | 2,375 |
| • Rank | #261 in Norway |
| • Density | 11.7/km2 (30/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | −2.1% |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Neutral |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-4010 |
| Website | Official website |
Siljan is a municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Grenland. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Siljan. Other villages in Siljan include Snurråsen and Øverbø.
The 214-square-kilometre (83 sq mi) municipality is the 299th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Siljan is the 261st most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 2,375. The municipality's population density is 11.7 inhabitants per square kilometre (30/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 2.1% over the previous 10-year period.
The older main road that connects the cities of Skien, Larvik, and Oslo passes through Siljan.