Sogndal

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Sogndal kommune

County

Sogn og Fjordane

District

Sogn

Municipality

[[ISO 3166-2:NO>NO-1420]]

Administrative centre

Sogndalsfjøra

Mayor (2003)

Karen Marie Hjelmeseter (Sp)

Official language form

Nynorsk

Area
- Total
- Land
- Percentage

746 Square kilometre>km²
736 km²
0.23 %

Population
- Total (as of 2004>2004)
- Percentage
- Change (10 years)
- Density

Ranked 148
6,700
0.15 %
4.3 %
9/km²

Coordinates

[www.sogndal.kommune.no]
[Data from Statistics Norway]

Coordinates: Sogndal is a municipality in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway.

There are several ways to visit Sogndal. By [AIRPLANE], by [BUSS] and by [BOAT]

Sogn og Fjordane university college is located in Sogndal.

The local football team, Sogndal IL, plays in the Adecco-League (2005), the second tier of Norwegian football.

In 1917, a Sogndal farmer ploughed up the Eggjum stone, a gravestone with runic inscriptions important for the history of the Norse language.

Famous people from Sogndal include footballer Eirik Bakke.

Sogndal has its own ancient dialect of Norwegian called Sognamål.

History

Kaupanger stave church (built 1190) is located in the small township Kaupanger.

Gallery

Image:SogndalSentrum.jpg|Sogndal Center Image:SogndalStation.jpg|Sogndal Stadium Image:Sognahallen.jpg|Sogndal Hall Image:Stedjeberget.jpg|Stedje Mountain

External links

[NRK Municipality encyclopedia]

Municipalities of Sogn og Fjordane
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