Prestestranda is the

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Drangedal Municipality Drangedal is a municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Grenland. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Prestestranda. Other villages in Drangedal include Bø i Tørdal, B ...

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 at the northwestern end of the lake Øvre Toke, about to the southeast of the village of

Bostrak Bostrak or Bustrak is a village in Drangedal Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. The village is located near the western shore of the lake Bjorvann in the Tørdal area of northern Drangedal. The village of Bø i Tørdal lies about to the n ...

and about to the northwest of the village of Henseid. Drangedal Church is located in the village. The village has a population (2022) of 1,293 and a

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of . A railway station along the Sørlandsbanen railway line was built in the village in 1927.

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Drangedal Villages in Telemark {{Telemark-geo-stub