Sokndal
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| Commune number : | 1111 | ||
| Province (county) : | Rogaland | ||
| Administrative headquarters: | Hauge i Dalane | ||
| Coordinates : | 58 ° 29 ′ N , 6 ° 19 ′ E | ||
| Surface: | 294.98 km² | ||
| Residents: | 3,280 (Feb 27, 2020) | ||
| Population density : | 11 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Language form : | neutral | ||
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| Mayor : | Jonas Andersen Sayed ( KrF ) (2019) | ||
| Location in the province of Rogaland | |||
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Sokndal is a municipality in the south of the Norwegian Fylke Rogaland . The geographic area in which the municipality is located is called Dalane . The administrative center of the municipality is in Hauge i Dalane. The rune stone Eikstein was found there in 1973 .
Sogndalstrand is a picturesque old fishing village, which perhaps explains why Sokndal became the first Norwegian municipality to become a member of Cittàslow , a movement founded in Italy in 1999 to slow down and improve the quality of life in cities.
history
Mining
In Hauge i Dalane Titania A / S operates the mine since 1960 Titania . The mine works the Tellnes deposit, the most important iron - titanium deposit in Europe. The reserves of the mineral ilmenite stored here amounted to 37 million tons in 2005 (7% of the global reserves). In 2005 production amounted to 860,000 tons of ilmenite concentrate with an average content of 44.5% TiO 2 . That corresponded to 14% of world production. The extracted ilmenite is primarily used in the paint, plastic, paper and cosmetics industries.
In addition to ilmenite, 24 other minerals and varieties have been detected in the Tellnes mine so far (as of 2011) such as zirconium oxide baddeleyite , iron oxide magnetite , nickel sulfide millerite , zinc sulfide sphalerite and the iron sulfides chalcopyrite , pyrite and pyrrhotite .
