Sannidal
Sannidal Municipality
Sannidal herred | |
|---|---|
| Sandøkedal herred (historic name) Sannikedal herred (historic name) | |
View of Sannidal Church | |
Telemark within Norway | |
Sannidal within Telemark | |
| Coordinates: 58°53′45″N 9°17′06″E / 58.89597°N 9.28508°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Telemark |
| District | Vestmar |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
| • Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1964 |
| • Succeeded by | Kragerø Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Kil |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 196.83 km2 (76.00 sq mi) |
| Population (1960) | |
• Total | 2,604 |
| • Density | 13/km2 (34/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Sannidøl |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Bokmål |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-0816 |
Sannidal is a former municipality in Telemark county, Norway. The 197-square-kilometre (76 sq mi) municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1960. The area is now part of Kragerø Municipality. The administrative centre was the village of Kil where the Sannidal Church is located.
Sannidal Municipality was located just inland from the town of Kragerø. The main population centre of Sannidal was the village of Kil, which is situated at the end of the Kilsfjord. For this reason it was one of the earliest settlements in the area, being an important link between the sea and the land. The village was important for both exports and imports since the boat was the main means of transport at the time. Exports of timber dating from 1600s-1700s gave the area a good income and made Kil the first commercial center for Sannidal and surrounding country.