Midt-Telemark (municipality)
Midt-Telemark is a municipality in the traditional and electoral district Telemark in Vestfold og Telemark county, Norway. The municipality was established on 1 January 2020 when the former municipalities of Bø and Sauherad combined.[3]
Midt-Telemark kommune | |
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 Coat of arms  Vestfold og Telemark within Norway | |
 Midt-Telemark within Vestfold og Telemark | |
| Coordinates: 59°27′00″N 9°06′00″E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Vestfold og Telemark |
| Established | 1 January 2020 |
| Administrative centre | Bø |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020) | Siri Blichfeldt Dyrland (Sp) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 518.51 km2 (200.20 sq mi) |
| • Land | 487.07 km2 (188.06 sq mi) |
| • Water | 31.44 km2 (12.14 sq mi) 6.1% |
| • Rank | #204 in Norway |
| Population (2019) | |
| • Total | 10,923 |
| • Rank | #105 in Norway |
| • Density | 22.4/km2 (58/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) |  +11.6% |
| Demonym | Midt-telemarking or Midt-teledøl.[1] |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Nynorsk |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-3817 |
| Website | Official website |
There are two valleys: Sauherad including the basin Heddalsvassdraget to the East, and Seljordsvassdraget including the villages Nes and Bø to the west.[4]
Notable people
References
- "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
- "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
- Mæhlum, Lars, ed. (5 February 2020). "Midt-Telemark". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
- "Notodden". 6 September 2021.
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