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Kviteseid
Kviteseid is a municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is located in the traditional districts of Vest-Telemark and Upper Telemark. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Kviteseidbyen. Other villages in Kviteseid include Åsgrend, Brunkeberg, Eidstod, Fjågesund, Kilen, Morgedal, and Vrådal. The municipality is the 163rd largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Kviteseid is the 258th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 2,427. The municipality's population density is and its population has decreased by 3.2% over the previous 10-year period. ''Kviteseid Seminar'' was the first public teacher training school in Norway which started in 1819 and was in operation until 1889. Kviteseid Library (''Kviteseid Folkebibliotek'') was founded in 1895. The library was first based on a book collection from Kviteseid Seminar. The main industries of the municipality are forestry, agriculture, tourism, and hydroelectr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kviteseidbyen
Kviteseid or Kviteseidbyen is the administrative centre of Kviteseid Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. The village is located at the north end of the Sundkilen lake, an extension off of the main Kviteseidvatnet lake. The village of Brunkeberg lies about to the north, the village of Vrådal lies about to the south, and the village of Fjågesund lies about to the southeast. The village has a population (2022) of 791 and a population density of . The Norwegian National Road 41 runs along the east side of the village. The village is also a boat stop along the Telemark Canal. History Kviteseidbyen began as a village in 1890 when the Telemark Canal opened and this site became a stopping point for the boat traffic on the canal. Prior to that, there were no urban settlements in Kviteseid. The small village grew up around the harbour due to the increased traffic in people and goods moving along the waterway. The village served as a traffic hub for a large part of the Vest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brunkeberg (Telemark)
Brunkeberg is a village in Kviteseid Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. The village is located at the intersection of the European route E134 highway and the Norwegian National Road 41. Brunkeberg Church is a white cruciform church from 1790 that is located in the village centre. The village is located in a narrow valley about to the north of the Kviteseid (village), village of Kviteseid, about to the west of the village of Ã…sgrenda, and about to the southeast of the village of Morgedal. References {{Authority control Kviteseid Villages in Telemark ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 of Vestfold og Telemark. On 1 January 2024, the county of Telemark was re-established after Vestfold og Telemark was divided again. The name ''Telemark'' means the "March (territorial entity), mark of the Thelir", the ancient North Germanic peoples, North Germanic tribe that inhabited what is now known as Upper Telemark in the Migration Period and the Viking Age. In the Middle Ages, the agricultural society of Upper Telemark was considered the most violent region of Norway. Today, half of the buildings from medieval times in Norway are located here. The dialects spoken in Upper Telemark also retain more elements of Old Norse than those spoken elsewhere in the country. Upper Telemark is also known as the birthplace of skiing. The southern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eidstod
Eidstod is a village in Kviteseid Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. The village is located at the northern end of the lake Nisser and it is the main population centre in the Vrådal area. The Norwegian National Road 41 runs along the eastern side of the village. The village of Kviteseid is located about to the north and the village of Fjågesund Fjågesund is a village in Kviteseid Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. The village is located at the west end of the lake Flåvatn and the southeastern end of the lake Kviteseidvatnet, about mid-way along the Telemark Canal. It is located ... lies about to the east. References Kviteseid Villages in Telemark {{Telemark-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morgedal
Morgedal is a village in Kviteseid Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. The village is located in the mountains along the European route E134 highway, about to the northwest of the village of Brunkeberg (Telemark), Brunkeberg and about to the northwest of the Kviteseid (village), village of Kviteseid. Skiing The village is notable because it is considered to be the birthplace of the sport of downhill skiing. Morgedal was home to Sondre Norheim who is often called the father of modern skiing. It was also home to Torjus Hemmestveit and Mikkjel Hemmestveit, two brothers who created the world's first skiing school in Oslo, Christiania, Norway in 1881 before emigrating to the United States in the late 19th century. Olav Bjaaland, another skier from Morgedal, journeyed to the South Pole as a member of Amundsen's South Pole expedition. Bjaaland skied at the front of the expedition party so that the sled dogs had something to run after. The Olympic Flames for the 1952 Winter Olymp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fjågesund
Fjågesund is a village in Kviteseid Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. The village is located at the west end of the lake Flåvatn and the southeastern end of the lake Kviteseidvatnet, about mid-way along the Telemark Canal. It is located about to the southwest of the village of Kilen and about to the southeast of the village of Kviteseidbyen Kviteseid or Kviteseidbyen is the administrative centre of Kviteseid Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. The village is located at the north end of the Sundkilen lake, an extension off of the main Kviteseidvatnet lake. The village of Brunk .... The tall cliff on the mountain Ånås is located just to the west of the village. Fjågesund Church is located in the village and the village had its own school from 1911 until 2010 when it was closed. References External links Fjaagesund.no Kviteseid Villages in Telemark {{Telemark-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vrådal
Vrådal (historically spelled ''Wraadahl'') is a village area in Kviteseid Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. The village is located along the northern end of the lake Nisser and the eastern end of the lake Vråvatn. The economy is based on tourism (hotels, camping and a ski-centre), light industry, and small-scale logging. The wooden Vrådal Church, built in 1866, is located on the western end of the village. Vrådal is located about to the south of the village of Kviteseid. The village had a population (2012) of 215 and a population density of . Since 2012, the population and area data for this village area has not been separately tracked by Statistics Norway. The whole urban area included the village of Eidstod and the village of Strond. Name The village area is named ''Vrådal'' (). The first element is named after the old ''Vraa'' farm () since the first Vrådal Church was built there. The farm name is derived from the word which means "corner" or "step". Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ã…sgrend
Åsgrend is a rural village in Kviteseid Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. The village is located in the northeastern part of the municipality, about east of the village of Brunkeberg. The European route E134 European route E134 () is a International E-road network, European highway that crosses Norway starting at Haugesund Airport, Karmøy near the city of Haugesund on the west coast, heading over Haukeli, passing the city of Drammen, and ending in V ... highway passes just to the northwest of the village. Åsgrend is a hilly and heavily forested area. There are several farms located in Åsgrend, including Heggtveit, Kolltveit, and Jelstad. As of 2017, there were 73 people living in Åsgrend. In the summer, tourists come to the Åsgrend area particularly for hiking and fishing. References Villages in Telemark Kviteseid {{Telemark-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kilen, Telemark
Kilen is a village in Kviteseid Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. The village is located on a small bay on the north side of the large lake Flåvatn. It is located about to the southeast of Kviteseidbyen Kviteseid or Kviteseidbyen is the administrative centre of Kviteseid Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. The village is located at the north end of the Sundkilen lake, an extension off of the main Kviteseidvatnet lake. The village of Brunk ... and about to the south of the village of Seljord. References Kviteseid Villages in Telemark {{Telemark-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Municipalities Of Norway
Municipalities in Norway are the basic unit of local government. Norway is divided into 15 administrative regions, called Counties of Norway, counties. These counties are subdivided into 357 municipality, municipalities (as of 2024). The capital city Oslo is both a county and a municipality. Municipalities are responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient Health care, health services, old age, senior citizen services, welfare spending, welfare and other Social work, social services, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads and utilities. The municipality is governed by a Municipal council (Norway), municipal council of Direct election, directly elected representatives. The mayor is Indirect election, indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council. Law enforcement and Church of Norway, church services are provided at a national level in Norway. Municipalities are undergoing continuous change by dividing, consolidating, and adjusting boundaries. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vest-Telemark
Vest-Telemark () is a traditional district in Norway. The area comprises the western areas of the larger region known as Upper Telemark () in Vestfold og Telemark county. The region consists of six municipalities: Fyresdal, Tokke, Vinje, Nissedal, Kviteseid, and Seljord. In 2020, there were 13,903 residents in the region. The area of Vest-Telemark was historically called . The region is known for its folk traditions within music, clothing, handcrafts, food, and architecture. The region is also distinctly marked by its dialects of Norwegian. This form of Norwegian is among those containing the most traces of the Old Norse language and grammar. This area uses the Nynorsk written form of Norwegian. Vest-Telemark is also the home of slalom (slalåm) skiing, Telemark skiing, and ski jumping (with its characteristic Telemark landing). "The Cradle of Modern Skiing" is found in Morgedal. Municipalities Notable people from Vest-Telemark * Aslaug Vaa, author from Rauland in V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Telemark Canal
The Telemark Canal connects the towns Skien and Dalen, Telemark, Dalen in southern Norway by linking several long lakes in the Skiensvassdraget, Skien watershed through a series of 18 lock (water transport), locks. It originally consisted of two canals. The Norsjø–Skien Canal, with locks in Skien and Løveid, was built in 1854–1861 and linked Skien with Norsjø lake. The longer Bandak–Norsjø Canal was opened in 1892 by the Minister of Transport and Communications (Norway), Minister of Labour Hans Hein Theodor Nysom. It extended the canal from Norsjø lake through Flåvatn and Kviteseidvatn (Kviteseidvatnet) lakes to Bandak lake. In Europe, this canal was seen as "the eighth wonder" at the time it was finished. The Bandak–Nordsjø Canal was mainly built for transport of goods and passengers, log floating and to prevent flooding. Log floating is no longer practiced, due to the closing of Norske Skog Union, Union, a local paper factory. An eastern section gives access from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
