Sigdal
Sigdal is a municipality in Buskerud County, Norway. The administrative center is Prestfoss, and the area was established in 1838. In 1901, Krødsherad separated from Sigdal. Sigdal borders Flå, Krødsherad, Modum, Øvre Eiker, Flesberg, Rollag, and Nore og Uvdal.
The old Norse names were Sigmardalr or Sigmudalr. The name comes from a river once called Sigm(a) and the word for valley, dal. The river Simoa runs through Sigdal and joins Drammenselva in Modum.
The coat of arms, granted in 1983, shows the Andersnatten mountain in yellow with a blue sky.
Most residents live in the villages of Eggedal or Prestfoss. Sigdal is mostly mountains and forests: about 72% forest, 20% mountains, and 4% cultivated land. Important industries include farming, forestry, and Sigdal Kjøkken, a kitchen producer.
Sigdal has a humid continental climate with cold winters and warm summers. Average summer highs are about 21 C, and winter lows are about -7 C. Snow falls on about 68 days per year, and rainfall peaks in summer and early fall. The highest temperature recorded is around 34 C in July, and the lowest around -24 C in February.
The municipality covers about 842 square kilometers, of which 811 square kilometers are land. In 2004, about 3,530 people lived there, giving a low population density of roughly 4 people per square kilometer.
This page was last edited on 3 February 2026, at 03:01 (CET).