is a

town A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a city. The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...

Notodden Municipality is a municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Aust-Telemark. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Notodden. Other population centres include the villages of Bolkesjø, Gra ...

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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. It is also the

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of the municipality. The town is located at the north end of the lake

Heddalsvatnet Heddalsvatnet () is a lake in Notodden Municipality and Midt-Telemark Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. The lake is located just south of the Notodden (town), town of Notodden. The village of Heddal (village), Heddal and the Heddalen val ...

, at the mouth of the river

Tinnelva Tinnelva (also known as Tinne or Tinnåa) is a river in Notodden Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. The long river flows between two lakes: Tinnsjå and Heddalsvatnet. The river begins at the village of Tinnoset draining from the lake Tin ...

. The villages of

Heddal Heddal is a former municipality in Telemark county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1964. The area is now part of Notodden Municipality. The administrative centre was the village of Heddal where the Heddal ...

and Yli lie about to the west of the town. The villages of

Hjuksebø Hjuksebø is a village in Notodden Municipality in V Telemark county, Norway. The village is located just south of Hjuksevelta, roughly half-way between the town of Notodden and the village of Nordagutu (in Midt-Telemark Municipality. This vill ...

and

Hjuksevelta Hjuksevelta or simply Hjukse is a village in Notodden Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. The village is located about half-way between the town of Notodden and the village of Nordagutu (in Midt-Telemark Municipality. The village is located ...

both lie about to the south of the town. The town of Kongsberg is located about to the east of the town. The village of

Bolkesjø Bolkesjø is a village in Notodden Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. The village is located along the Norwegian county road A Norwegian county road ( or ) is a highway in Norway owned and maintained by the local county municipality. S ...

is located about to the north of the town. The town has a population (2022) of 9,041 and a

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of . The Notodden Church is located in the town centre. The

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highway passes through the town from east to west. The town's old industrial base is located near the lake shore. This is where

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's facilities were built.

History

The village of Notodden was established as a

kjøpstad A (historically ''kjøbstad'', ''kjöbstad'', or ''kaupstad'', from ) is an old Scandinavian term for a "market town" in Denmark–Norway for several hundred years. Kjøpstads were places of trade and exporting materials (e.g. timber, flour, iron ...

on 1 January 1913. This essentially granted town status and special economic rights for the growing urban area. Under the law, this meant that the village was removed from Heddal Municipality and the new town was given self-governing authority, essentially making it a municipality of its own. Initially, the new town had a population of 4,821 people. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the

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. On 1 January 1964, the town (population: 7,523) was merged with the following areas to create the new

: *most of the municipality of

Gransherad Gransherad is a List of former municipalities of Norway, former municipality in Telemark county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1860 until its dissolution in 1964. The area is now part of Notodden Municipality (in Telemark) and Kongsberg ...

(population: 1,115) - except for the upper Jondalen valley which became part of

Kongsberg Municipality Kongsberg () is a historical mining town and municipality in Buskerud county, Norway. The city is located on the river Numedalslågen at the entrance to the valley of Numedal. Kongsberg has been a centre of silver mining, arms production and fore ...

*the

Rudsgrendi Rudsgrendi or Rugsgrend is a village in Notodden Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. The village is located on the western shore of the large lake Tinnsjå, halfway between the village of Gransherad and the town of Rjukan. On the opposite si ...

area of

Hovin Municipality Hovin is a former municipality in Telemark county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1886 until its dissolution in 1964. The area is now divided between Tinn Municipality and Notodden Municipality. The administrative centre was the village ...

(population: 21) *the entire municipality of

(population: 4,844)

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Notodden Storgata.jpg Notodden, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnsons gate 1.jpg File:Heddalsvatnet from Notodden.jpg File:Notodden dark.jpg

References

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