Kil (sometimes called ''Sannidal'') is a village in Kragerø Municipality in

Telemark Telemark () is a Counties of Norway, county and a current electoral district in Norway. Telemark borders the counties of Vestfold, Buskerud, Vestland, Rogaland and Agder. In 2020, Telemark merged with the county of Vestfold to form the county o ...

county,

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. The village is located along the

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highway, at the innermost part of the Kilsfjorden. The village lies about west of the villages of

Vadfoss Vadfoss is a village in Kragerø Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. The village is located along the river Kammerfosselva, about midway betweenthe villages of Helle to the east and Kil to the west. It is also close to the town of Krager ...

and Helle and about to the northwest of the town of Kragerø.

Sannidal Church Sannidal Church () is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Kragerø Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Sannidal. It is the church for the Sannidal parish which is part of the Bamble prosti (deanery) i ...

is located just west of the village. The village has a population (2022) of 997 and a

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of . Historically, the village of Kil was the

administrative centre An administrative centre is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune, is located. In countries with French as the administrative language, such as Belgi ...

of the old municipality of

Sannidal Sannidal is a List of former municipalities of Norway, former municipality in Telemark county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1960. The area is now part of Kragerø Municipality. The administrative centre was ...

. Kil is an old port where timber and ice was loaded on boats and shipped elsewhere.

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Kragerø Villages in Telemark {{Telemark-geo-stub