Kil, Telemark

Kil
Sannidal
Village
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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
 • Total
0.88 km2 (0.34 sq mi)
Elevation
6 m (20 ft)
Population
 (2025)
 • Total
1,016
 • Density1,155/km2 (2,990/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
3766 Sannidal

Kil or 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.

The 0.88-square-kilometre (220-acre) village has a population (2025) of 1,016 and a population density of 1,155 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,990/sq mi).

History

Historically, the village of Kil was the administrative centre of the old Sannidal Municipality. Kil is an old port where timber and ice was loaded on boats and shipped elsewhere.

References

  1. 1 2 "Informasjon om stadnamn: Kil". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 24 August 2026.
  2. 1 2 "Informasjon om stadnamn: Sannidal". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 24 August 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 Statistisk sentralbyrå (27 October 2025). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
  4. ↑ "Kil, Kragerø". yr.no. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  5. 1 2 Lundbo, Sten, ed. (2 March 2026). "Kil (tettsted i Kragerø)". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 24 August 2026.