Kil, Telemark Explained

Official Name:Kil
Other Name:Sannidal
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Norway Telemark#Norway
Pushpin Label Position:top
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Norway
Subdivision Name1:Eastern Norway
Subdivision Name2:Telemark
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Vestmar
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Kragerø Municipality
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Area Total Km2:0.87
Population As Of:2022
Population Total:997
Population Density Km2:1140
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:3766 Sannidal
Coordinates:58.8905°N 9.3017°W
Elevation M:6
Elevation Footnotes:[1]

Kil (sometimes called Sannidal) is a village in Kragerø Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. The village is located along the European route E18 highway, at the innermost part of the Kilsfjorden. The village lies about west of the villages of Vadfoss and Helle and about to the northwest of the town of Kragerø. Sannidal Church is located just west of the village.[2]

The 0.87km2 village has a population (2022) of 997 and a population density of .[3]

Historically, the village of Kil was the administrative centre of the old municipality of Sannidal. Kil is an old port where timber and ice was loaded on boats and shipped elsewhere.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kil, Kragerø . 2023-09-09 . yr.no.
  2. Encyclopedia: Kil (tettsted) . . . 2022-12-28 . Lundbo . Sten . no . 2023-09-09.
  3. Web site: Statistisk sentralbyrå . Statistics Norway . 2022-01-01 . Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality .