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Ogndal is a former municipality in what was the old Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. The 418-square-kilometre (161 sq mi) municipality existed from 1885 until its dissolution in 1964.
Ogndal er en tidligere kommune i Nord-Trøndelag, etablert i 1885 – da under navnet Skei. Ogndal er siden 1964 en del av Steinkjer kommune. Ogndal ble utskilt fra Sparbu kommune 1. januar 1885. Innbyggertallet var da 1 441. Ved resolusjon 13. desember 1900 ble navnet endret fra Skei til Ogndal.
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Sogndal was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). The original municipality was identical to the Sogndal parish (prestegjeld) with the sub-parishes (sokn) of Stedje, Norane, and Kaupanger. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January ...
Sogndal Municipality is responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services, senior citizen services, welfare and other social services, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads and utilities. The municipality is governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor is indirectly elec...
Subsistence farming
Sogndal is an old dwelling place. Archaeological excavations indicate that people have been living there as far back as 700 BC. The first farms in Sogndal date back to the 1st century AD and findings indicate that these were rich farms.Since ancient time, agriculture has been the most important trade in Sogndal. Traditionally grain cultivation and animal husbandry were the most important, but forestry and fruit growing were also common. Fruit, especially apples, have been grown as far back as...
Industrial revolution
The largest settlement of Sogndal, Sogndalsfjøra, has a long and remarkable history as a seaside settlement. It probably served as the center of the parishfor centuries, with general stores and bakeries testifying to its early importance as a center of commerce and trade. This was a community characterized by vigorous activity. There were boat landings for farmers living alongside the fjord, military functions were established here, and later on, house owners would rent rooms to the first stu...
Sogndal is located on the northern shore of the large Sognefjorden, surrounding the Sogndalsfjorden which branches off the main fjord. Northern Sogndal surrounds the inner part of the Fjærlandsfjorden. The municipality is cut in half by mountains and the Frudal Tunnel connects the southern (more populous) part of Sogndal to the Fjærland area in the...
Due to vast topographical differences, the climate of Sogndal varies from temperate oceanic (Cfb) at sea level along the Sognefjord to subarctic (Dfc) at higher elevations to alpine tundraat the high elevations in the mountains above the treeline (above 900 m ASL). Njøs is closest weather station to Sogndal town (about 16-kilometre (9.9 mi) away as...
Agriculture has always played a major role in the municipality of Sogndal. Traditionally, the industries in Sogndal have been centered around the processing of agricultural and forestry products.
Sogndal football
Sogndal has excellent sports accommodations for both indoor and outdoor sports and can offer a great variety of activities. On the national level, Sogndal Fotball (soccer), which plays at Fosshaugane stadium is well known. Sogndal Fotball (formerly Sogndal IL), plays in the Norwegian Second Division (1. Divisjon), which is the second tier of Norwegian football. In spite of the small size of Sogndalsfjøra and the low population of the municipality, Sogndal has managed to spend several seasons...
Sognahallen
There is room for both competitive and recreational sports, and Sognahallen is the main sports arena in Sogndal. This is a modern sports hall, which has a full-sized football field, including team handball fields, a 100 metres (330 ft) athletics track, and an 18-metre (59 ft) high climbing wall. In cooperation with the Norwegian State College for Physical Education and Sport, Sognahallen has established a great scientific sports centre. This sports centre consists of a strength training studi...
De Heibergske Samlinger – Sogn Folkemuseum and Sogn Fjordmuseum at Kaupanger. It demonstrate life along the Sognefjordin the 18th century to present.Kaupanger stavkyrkje - the biggest Stave churchin the Sognefjord region, built around 1190.Norsk Bremuseum in Fjærland– a museum with “hands on” activities which has won many awards and where you can learn about snow, ice and glaciers.Den norske bokbyenin Fjærland - various second hand bookshops, antique stores, and book cafes.Public thinking & public service
1. Melchior Falch(1720 in Sogndal – 1791), a jurist, magistrate, and fisheries promoter 2. Niels Johannesen Loftesnæs (1789 in Sogndal – 1848), a farmer, soldier, and representative at the Norwegian Constitutional Assembly 3. Hans Paludan Smith Schreuder (1817 in Sogndal - 1882), a missionary with the Zulu Kingdom 4. Jens Andreas Friis(1821 in Sogndal – 1896), a philologist, lexicographer, university professor, and prominent linguist in the languages spoken by the Sami people 5. Andreas Leigh...
The Arts
1. Gjest Baardsen(1791 in Sogndalsfjøra - 1849), an outlaw, jail-breaker, non-fiction writer, songwriter, and memoirist 2. Minda Ramm(1859 in Sogndal – 1924), a Norwegian novelist, translator, and literary critic 3. Olav Stedje(born 1953) (born 1953 in Sogndal), a Norwegian soft rock singer-songwriter 4. Tone Damli Aaberge(born 1988 in Sogndal), a Norwegian singer-songwriter and actress 5. Windir (1994–2004), a Norwegian sognametalband whose members originated in Sogndal 6. Eva & The Heartmak...
Sport
1. Eirik Bakke (born 1977 in Sogndal), a retired footballer with 386 club caps and 27 for Norway 2. Thea Bjelde (born 2000 in Sogndal), a footballer with over 100 club caps and over 50 for Norway 3. Terje Skjeldestad (born 1978 in Sogndal), a retired goalkeeper with 244 caps with Sogndal Fotball 4. Anders Stadheim(born 1980 in Sogndal), a former footballer with over 200 club caps 5. Oddbjørn Skartun(born 1989 in Sogndal), a Norwegian footballer with over 200 club caps 6. Kristian Opseth(born...
Media related to Sogndalat Wikimedia Commons 1. Municipal fact sheet from Statistics Norway (in Norwegian) 2. NRK Municipality encyclopedia 3. Official Website of Sogndal 4. A detailed panoramic view of Sogndal
Ogndal er eit tidlegare herad i Nord-Trøndelag fylke. Heradet dekte ei flatevidd på 256,7 km². Heradet vart under namnet Skei eigen kommunal skipnad frå 1. januar 1885. Tidlegare låg bygda under Sparbu herad. Namnet på heradet vart endra til Ogndal frå 1901.
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