Siljan, Norway

Infobox_Kommune
name=Siljan
idnumber=0811
county=Telemark
landscape=Grenland
capital=Siljan
governor=Finn Tallakstad (Ap)
governor_as_of=2003
arearank=324
area=214
arealand=202
areapercent=0.07
population_as_of=2004
populationrank=314
population=2,349
populationpercent=0.05
populationdensity=12
populationincrease=3.1
language=Neutral
lat_deg=59| lat_min=17| lat_sec=51| lon_deg=9| lon_min=42| lon_sec=23
utm_zone=32V| utm_northing=6573399 |utm_easting=0540239| geo_cat=adm2nd

munwebpage=www.siljan.kommune.no

Siljan is a municipality in the county of Telemark, Norway.

The parish of "Slemdal" was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt).

The municipality is located northeast of Skien and borders in the north to Buskerud county and in the east to Vestfold county. There is a forest district on both sides of Skiensvassdraget (Skien river). The older main road to Skien, Larvik and Oslo, passes through Siljan.

The name

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old farm Siljan (Norse "*Seljur"), since the first church was built there. The name is (probably) the plural form of "selja" f 'sallow-tree, willow'.

Until 1918 the name of the municipality was "Slemdal".

Coat-of-arms

The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1989). It shows three blades of saw. (To represent the timber industry of the municipality.)