Sogndal
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| County | Sogn og Fjordane | |
| Landscape | Sogn | |
| Municipality | NO-1420 | |
| Administrative centre | Sogndal | |
| Mayor (2003) | Karen Marie Hjelmeseter (Sp) | |
| Official language form | Nynorsk | |
| Area - Total - Land - Percentage | Ranked 146 746 km² 736 km² 0.23 % | |
| Population - Total (2004) - Percentage - Change (10 years) - Density | Ranked 148 6,700 0.15 % 4.3 % 9/km² | |
| Coordinates | Template:Coor dm | |
| www.sogndal.kommune.no Data from Statistics Norway (http://www.ssb.no/english/municipalities/1420) | ||
Sogndal is a municipality in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway.
The local football team, Sogndal I.L., plays in the Norwegian Premier League (2003).
In 1917, a Sogndal farmer ploughed up the Eggjum stone, a gravestone with runic inscriptions important for the history of the Norse language.
External links
- NRK Municipality encyclopedia (http://www.nrk.no/sfj/leksikon/1126306.html)
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