Seljord
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| County | Telemark | |
| District | Vest-Telemark | |
| Municipality | NO-0828 | |
| Administrative centre | Seljord | |
| Mayor (2003) | John Kleivstaul (Sp) | |
| Official language form | Nynorsk | |
| Area - Total - Land - Percentage |
Ranked 155 715 km² 670 km² 0.22 % |
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| Population - Total (2004) - Percentage - Change (10 years) - Density |
Ranked 279 2,899 0.06 % -6.1 % 4/km² |
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| www.seljord.kommune.no |
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Seljord is a municipality in the county of Telemark, Norway. 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.
The population of Seljord is currently in decline.
[edit] The name
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old farm Seljord (Norse Seljugerði), since the first church was built there. The first element is the genitive case of selja f 'sallow-tree, willow', the last element is gerði n 'field'.
[edit] Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1989). It shows the sea serpent Selma.
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Bamble | Bø | Drangedal | Fyresdal | Hjartdal | Kragerø | Kviteseid | Nissedal | Nome | Notodden | Porsgrunn | Sauherad | Seljord | Siljan | Skien | Tinn | Tokke | Vinje |
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