Kil, Telemark

Kil
Sannidal
Village
View of the village
View of the village
Kil is located in Telemark
Kil
Kil
Location of the village
Kil is located in Norway
Kil
Kil
Kil (Norway)
Coordinates: 58°53′26″N 9°18′06″E / 58.8905°N 9.30169°E / 58.8905; 9.30169
CountryNorway
RegionEastern Norway
CountyTelemark
DistrictVestmar
MunicipalityKragerø Municipality
Area
[1]
 • Total
0.87 km2 (0.34 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
6 m (20 ft)
Population
 (2022)[1]
 • Total
997
 • Density1,140/km2 (3,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
3766 Sannidal

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 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) west of the villages of Vadfoss and Helle and about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) to the northwest of the town of Kragerø. Sannidal Church is located just west of the village.[3]

The 0.87-square-kilometre (210-acre) village has a population (2022) of 997 and a population density of 1,140 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,000/sq mi).[1]

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.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2022). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
  2. ^ "Kil, Kragerø". yr.no. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  3. ^ a b Lundbo, Sten, ed. (28 December 2022). "Kil (tettsted)". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 9 September 2023.



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