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19-598: Sogndalsstranda is a picturesque, old fishing village, which may have inspired the municipality in becoming Norway's first member of Cittaslow . The Jøssingfjorden , known for the Altmark Incident , is also located in Sokndal. The 295-square-kilometre (114 sq mi) municipality is the 267th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Sokndal is the 219th most populous municipality in Norway with

38-468: A municipality of its own. This left Sokndal with 2,819 residents. On 12 December 1868, a small part of Sokndal (population: 41) was transferred to neighboring Eigersund municipality. On 1 July 1944, the small lading place of Sogndal (population: 311) was reincorporated into Sokndal. In 1947, a small area in Sokndal (population: 7) was transferred to Eigersund. On 1 January 1967, the Tjørn farm (population: 10)

57-423: A population of 3,324. The municipality's population density is 12.4 inhabitants per square kilometre (32/sq mi) and its population has increased by 1.2% over the previous 10-year period. The parish of Soggendal (later Sokndal ) was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). In 1845, the small lading place of Sogndal (population: 348) was separated from Sokndal as

76-775: A self-assessment process against the set of Cittaslow goals, and then apply for admission to the appropriate Cittaslow national network. An annual membership fee is payable by towns. The first town in England to become a Cittaslow city (and the first in the English-speaking world) was Ludlow in November 2003; the first in Wales was Mold . There are currently three towns in the UK that are members. By 2007, several slow cities had been introduced across South Korea . Pijao ,

95-520: A small town in Colombia , is to become the first Cittaslow city in Latin America . There are 50 goals and principles that each Cittaslow town commits to work to achieve. They serve as benchmarks to improve the quality of life in each city. The main aims of the movement are: Lille Presteskj%C3%A6r Lighthouse Lille Presteskjær Lighthouse ( Norwegian : Lille Presteskjær fyr )

114-656: Is indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council. The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the Sør-Rogaland District Court and the Gulating Court of Appeal . The municipal council ( Kommunestyre ) of Sokndal is made up of 21 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by political party . The mayors ( Norwegian : ordfører ) of Sokndal (incomplete list): Cittaslow Cittaslow

133-698: Is a coastal lighthouse in Rekefjord in the municipality of Sokndal in Rogaland , Norway. The lighthouse is owned by the Norwegian Coastal Administration . It was established in 1895, and was automated and depopulated in 1973. The lighthouse is located on the west side of the entrance to the Rekefjorden , about 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) south of the village of Rekefjord and about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) southwest of

152-578: Is an organisation founded in Italy and inspired by the slow food movement. Cittaslow's goals include improving the quality of life in towns by slowing down its overall pace, especially in a city's use of spaces and the flow of life and traffic through them. Cittaslow was founded in Italy in October 1999, following a meeting organised by the mayor of Greve in Chianti , Tuscany . A 54-point charter

171-687: The United Kingdom. By mid-2009, fourteen countries had at least one officially accredited Cittaslow community. In July 2009, the small seaside village of Cowichan Bay in Canada became the North American continent's first Cittaslow town. In June 2011, Gökçeada in Turkey became the first and only Cittaslow island. Nearly a decade later in October 2020, Izmir , Turkey 's 3rd metropolitan municipality, has become The First Cittaslow Metropolis of

190-477: The World. There are three categories of membership: Cittaslow town (population less than 50,000); Cittaslow Supporter (population more than 50,000); and Cittaslow Friend (individual or family). Like Slow Food, Cittaslow is a membership organisation. Full membership of Cittaslow is only open to towns with a population under 50,000. To become eligible for membership, a town must normally score at least 50 percent in

209-399: The arms have a field (background) has a tincture of Or which means it is commonly colored yellow, but if it is made out of metal, then gold is used. The charge is a set of three pickaxes with two over one. This design was chosen to symbolize the importance of mining and agriculture in the municipality. The arms were designed by John Digernes from Haugesund . The municipal flag has

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228-490: The entrance to the Rekefjorden. The southeastern part of the municipality is very rocky and rugged. As part of Magma Geopark , much of the landscape is characteristic and open. It is the site of the large Tellnes mine , a large producer of titanium . At Tellnes, just east of Hauge i Dalane , there is an ilmenite mine run by Titania AS, supplying 10% of the world production of ilmenite (a type of titanium ). It's also

247-451: The meaning is "the valley with the river which seeks (finds/forces) its way" . Historically, the name of the municipality was spelled Soggendal or Sogndal . On 3 November 1917, a royal resolution changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to Sokndal . The coat of arms was granted on 8 July 1988. The official blazon is " Or , three pickaxes bendwise sable " ( Norwegian : I gull tre svarte hakker, 2-1 ). This means

266-408: The municipal centre of Hauge . The 20.8-metre (68 ft) tall round cast iron tower sits on a stone base. The light is at an elevation of 23.5 metres (77 ft) and it shows three flashes every 12 seconds. The light can be seen for up to 10.6 nautical miles (19.6 km; 12.2 mi). The original lantern on top of the tower was removed and discarded when the lighthouse was automated in 1973;

285-404: The municipality of Lund lies to the east and north, and the municipality of Eigersund lies to the northwest. The lakes Grøsfjellvatnet and Eiavatnet both lie on the northern border of the municipality. The coastline of Sokndal is fairly smooth, although there are two larger fjords which cut into the municipality: the Rekefjorden and Jøssingfjorden . The Lille Presteskjær Lighthouse marks

304-571: The same design as the coat of arms. The Church of Norway has one parish ( sokn ) within the municipality of Sokndal. It is part of the Dalane prosti ( deanery ) in the Diocese of Stavanger . The municipality is the southernmost in Rogaland county. The North Sea lies to the south and west, the river Sira and the Åna fjord lie to the southeast (separating it from Flekkefjord in Agder county),

323-400: The world's largest opencast ilmenite mine. Sokndal 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

342-490: Was developed, encouraging high quality local food and drink, general conviviality and the opposition to cultural standardisation. In 2001, 28 Italian towns were signed up to the pledge, certified by trained operatives of Cittaslow. The first Slow City in the English-speaking world was Ludlow , England , in 2003. The movement expanded broadly beyond Italy and, by 2006, national Cittaslow networks existed in Germany, Norway and

361-511: Was transferred from Eigersund to Sokndal. The municipality (originally the parish ) is named after the Soknedalen valley ( Old Norse : Sóknardalr ) since the first Sokndal Church was built there. The first element is the genitive case of the river name Sókn (now Sokno ). That river name is derived from the verb sœkja which means "to seek" or "to strive for". The last element is dalr which means " valley " or "dale". Thus,

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