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Seljord is a municipality in Telemark in the county of Vestfold og Telemark in Norway. It is part of the traditional regions of Upper Telemark and Vest-Telemark. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Seljord. The parish of Siljord was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt).

Seljord kommune
Municipality
Coat of arms Vestfold og Telemark within Norway
Seljord within Vestfold og Telemark
Coordinates: 59°30′48″N 8°38′56″E
Country	Norway
County	Vestfold og Telemark
District	Vest-Telemark
Administrative centre	Seljord
Government
• Mayor (2015)	Halfdan Haugan (Ap)
Area
• Total	715 km2 (276 sq mi)
• Land	670 km2 (260 sq mi)
• Rank	#155 in Norway
Population  (2013)
• Total	2,944
• Density	4/km2 (10/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Seljording[1]
Official language [2]
• Norwegian form	Nynorsk
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	NO-3820
Website	Official website
Data from Statistics Norway

title

Seljord is famous for its sea serpent, Selma, who allegedly lives in Lake Seljord (Seljordsvatnet).

The yearly Dyrsku'n market, held since 1866, attracts 60–80,000 visitors each year. The large fair started as a show of farm animals. Today it includes a huge market with vendors selling a variety of goods including base layer clothing, Bergans outdoors equipment, crafts, and food. Amusement rides are also featured.

Seljord Folkehøgskule is located in Seljord. The school offers a variety of courses including outdoor adventure, theater, music, and art. Seljord Folk High School

General information

Name

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Seljord farm (Old Norse: Seljugerði), since the first church was built there. The first element is the genitive case of selja which means "sallow-tree" or "willow" and the last element is gerði which means "field". Prior to 1889, the name was written "Silgjord" or "Sillejord".[3]

Coat-of-arms

The coat-of-arms is from modern times. They were granted on 15 September 1989. The arms show the sea serpent Selma in a gold-color on a red background.[4]

Notable residents

• Anne Godlid (1773-1863) 19th century Norwegian storyteller
• Jacob Andreas Wille (1777–1850) priest, teacher and Mayor of Seljord
• Daniel Bremer Juell (1808-1855) Bishop of Tromsø 1849-1855
• Jørund Telnes (1845-1892) farmer, teacher, writer and Mayor of Seljord
• Halvor J. Sandsdalen (1911-1998) a writer and folklore collector
• Ingebjørg Kasin Sandsdalen (1915-2003) a Norwegian poet
• Aslaug Høydal (1916-2007) a Norwegian schoolteacher, novelist, poet and children's writer
• Terje Grøstad (1925–2011) a Norwegian painter and illustrator, lived in Flatdal
• Hallvard Flatland (born 1957) TV personality
• Kim Leine (born 1961) a Danish-Norwegian author
• Helga Flatland (born 1984) novelist and children's writer, brought up in Flatdal

Gallery

• 
  Memorial to Magnus Brostrup Landstad
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  Manndal chapel
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  Åmotsdal church
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  Lake Seljord (Seljordsvatnet)
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  Flooded boathouse in Seljord

References

External links

• Media related to Seljord at Wikimedia Commons
• The dictionary definition of Seljord at Wiktionary
• Municipal fact sheet from Statistics Norway
• Telemark travel guide from Wikivoyage

На других языках

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- [en] Seljord

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[ru] Сельюр

Сельюр (норв. Seljord) — коммуна в губернии Телемарк в Норвегии. Административный центр коммуны — город Сельюр. Официальный язык коммуны — нюнорск. Население коммуны на 2007 год составляло 2930 чел. Площадь коммуны Сельюр — 715,23 км², код-идентификатор — 0828.

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