Sokndal
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| County | Rogaland | |
| District | Dalane | |
| Municipality | ||
| Administrative centre | Hauge i Dalene | |
| Mayor (2005) | Gudmund Holmen (Ap) | |
| Official language form | Neutral | |
| Area - Total - Land - Percentage | 295 Square kilometre>km² 267 km² 0.09 % | |
| Population - Total (as of 2004>2004) - Percentage - Change (10 years) - Density | Ranked 255 3,320 0.07 % -5.4 % 12/km² | |
| Coordinates | ||
| [www.sokndal.kommune.no] [Data from Statistics Norway] | ||
Sogndalstrand is a picturesque, old fishing village, which may have inspired the municipality in becoming Norway's first member of Cittaslow.
In Hauge i Dalane, there is a titanium mine called Titania, supplying 10% of the world production of ilmenite.
The fjord Jøssingfjord, known for the Altmark Incident, is also located in Sokndal.
External links
- Google map satellite views:
- * [Hauge i Dalane], also clearly visible is the large rock quarry on both sites of the Rekefjord.
- * [The Titania open pit mine (top right) and the Jøssingfjord (bottom left)]
| Municipalities of Rogaland |
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| Bjerkreim | Bokn | Eigersund | Finnøy | Forsand | Gjesdal | Haugesund | Hjelmeland | Hå | Karmøy | Klepp | Kvitsøy | Lund | Randaberg | Rennesøy | Sandnes | Sauda | Sokndal | Sola | Stavanger | Strand | Suldal | Time | Tysvær | Utsira | Vindafjord | |
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