Official Name: | Seljord |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | 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: | Vest-Telemark |
Subdivision Type4: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name4: | Seljord Municipality |
Utc Offset1: | +01:00 |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +02:00 |
Area Total Km2: | 2.21 |
Population As Of: | 2022 |
Population Total: | 1415 |
Population Density Km2: | 641 |
Postal Code Type: | Post Code |
Postal Code: | 3840 Seljord |
Coordinates: | 59.4848°N 8.6302°W |
Elevation M: | 126 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Seljord is the administrative centre of Seljord Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. The village is located along the European route E134 highway, on the north end of the lake Seljordsvatn. It is located about to the northeast of Kviteseidbyen, about south of Flatdal, and about southeast of Åmotsdal.[2]
The 2.21km2 village has a population (2022) of 1,415 and a population density of .[3]
The Mælefjell Tunnel is located just a short distance north of the village. Seljord Church is also located in the village. The village is also the site of the Seljord folk high school, one of three of these schools in Telemark.