Sogndal, Rogaland

Sogndal is a former small seaport ("ladested") and municipality in Rogaland county, Norway, lying in the traditional district of Dalane. It was comprised by the two harbor villages Sogndalsstrand and Rægefjord. The "Sogndalselva" which drains the Sogndal reaches the ocean at Rægefjord.

History

The Kielland family, from which Alexander Kielland descended, left Sogndal in 1751 and established a successful firm in Stavanger. The Kielland farm can still be found there. [cite book|author=Stagg, Frank Noel|title=South Norway |publisher=George Allen & Unwin, Ltd.|year=1958|id=ISBN none] As is typical of older records, this same farm entered the records under a number of phonetically similar names: Kollandt in 1563, Kieldeland in 1567, Kuelandt in 1567, Tielland in 1610, Kielland in 1616, Kiedland in 1668 and finally fixing on Kielland since 1723. [ [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~kielland/sokndal.htm Discussion of the Kielland farm and regional history. no icon] ]

Sogndal got "ladested" rights [Monopoly on import and export of goods and materials in the port and the surrounding district.] in 1798, and became a municipality of its own following a split from Sokndal formannskapsdistrikt in 1845. At that time Sogndal had a population of 348 while Sokndal had a population of 2,819. In 1875 the population of Sogndal had grown to 526, but decreased to 473 in 1885.

On 1 July 1944 Sogndal was reunited with Sokndal municipality, losing its small seaport status. Prior to the merger Sogndal had a population of 311.

Further reading

:*cite paper | author=Dag Jukvam / Statistics Norway | title=Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen | date=1999 | url=http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdfl:*cite book | last = Strøm | first = Boye | title = Topografisk-Statistisk beskrivelse over Stavanger Amt-1888 | url = http://www.slektsdata.com/Boeker/StavAmt/JRammS.htm | year = 1888 | language = Dano-Norwegian | id = | pages = 92-96 | chapter = Sogndal ladested | chapterurl= http://www.slektsdata.com/Boeker/StavAmt/sogndal.htm:*cite book | last = Brandsberg | first = Reidar | year = 1988 | title = Sogndal Ladested, Sokndal og Eigersund - i eldre og nyere tid | publisher = | language = Norwegian | id = ISBN 82-991813-0-5:* [http://museumsnett.no/dalmus//1905_utst_Soknd.htm Postcards from Dalane including a number from Sogndal no icon]

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