Sigdal is is a kommune, which is a political entity
that is often likened to a township in the US.
Sigdal Kommune features a broad valley, extending northwest to southeast. A river, the
Simoa, has its source in the Eggedal area and it flows southeastward through
the valley. In the southeastern part of the Kommune, the river widens into
a lake, called Soneren. A major landmark in the Kommune is Andersnatten,
a distinctive, round-topped mountain that rises
out of the valley floor
near the center of the Kommune.
The name 'Sigdal' is often used in a more restricted sense to refer to the
southeastern part of the kommune, that part that is served by the Sigdal
church.
On the west shore of Lake Soneren is a farm called Lauvlia, which was the
home for several years of the artist Theodore Kittelsen. The farm buildings
now house a museum commemorating Kittelsen's work.
To see a map of Sigdal, click
HERE.
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