Editing Seljord (section)

{{short description|Municipality in Telemark, Norway}}
{{about|the municipality in Telemark, Norway|the village within this municipality|Seljord (village)}}
{{Infobox kommune
|name                   = Seljord
|native_name            = 
|native_name_lang       = 
|other_name             = 
|former_name            = Sillejord herred
|former_name1           = Silgjord herred
|image_skyline          = Seljord kirke, Seljord kommune, Teleamrk.jpg
|image_caption          = View of the local [[Seljord Church]]
|idnumber               = 4022
|county                 = Telemark
|district               = Vest-Telemark
|capital                = [[Seljord (village)|Seljord]]
|established            = 1 Jan 1838
|preceded               = none
|demonym                = Seljording
|language               = Nynorsk
|coatofarms             = Seljord_komm.svg
|flag                   = 
|webpage                = www.seljord.kommune.no
|mayor                  = [[Solveig Sundbø Abrahamsen]]
|mayor_party            = [[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]]
|mayor_as_of            = 2023
|area_rank              = 161
|area_total_km2         = 715.09
|area_land_km2          = 669.28
|area_water_km2         = 45.81
|area_water_percent     = 6.4
|population_as_of       = 2023
|population_rank        = 229
|population_total       = 2939
|population_density_km2 = 4.4
|population_increase    = -0.2
|coordinates            = {{coord|59|30|48|N|8|38|56|E|region:NO|display=inline,title}}
|utm_zone = 32V | utm_northing = 6597271 | utm_easting = 0480132 | geo_cat = adm2nd
}}

'''Seljord''' is a [[List of municipalities of Norway|municipality]] in [[Telemark]] county, [[Norway]]. It is located in the [[Traditional districts of Norway|traditional district]]s of [[Upper Telemark]] and [[Vest-Telemark]]. The [[administrative centre]] of the municipality is the village of [[Seljord (village)|Seljord]]. Other villages in the municipality include [[Flatdal]] and [[Åmotsdal]].

The {{convert|715|km2|adj=on}} municipality is the 161st largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Seljord is the 229th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 2,939. The municipality's [[population density]] is {{convert|4.4|PD/km2}} and its population has decreased by 0.2% over the previous 10-year period.<ref name="ssb pop">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |title=Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/06913/ |language=Norwegian}}</ref><ref name="ssb area">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |title=09280: Area of land and fresh water (km²) (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/09280/ |language=Norwegian}}</ref>

Seljord is famous for its [[sea serpent]], [[Selma (sea serpent)|Selma]], who allegedly lives in [[Seljordsvatnet|Lake Seljord]] (''Seljordsvatnet'').

The yearly [[Dyrsku'n]] market, held since 1866, attracts 60,000 to 80,000 visitors each year. The large fair started as a show of farm animals. More recently, it also includes a huge market with vendors selling a variety of goods including [[base layer]] clothing, Bergans outdoors equipment, crafts, and food. Amusement rides are also featured.

Seljord [[folk high school]] is located in Seljord. The school offers a variety of courses including outdoor adventure, theater, music, and art.