Telemark

Telemark is a county in Norway, bordering Vestfold, Buskerud, Hordaland, Rogaland and Aust-Agder. The county administration is in Skien.

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The county is located in southeastern Norway,extending from Hardangervidda to the Skagerrak coast. The coastline extends from Langesundsfjorden to Gjernestangen at the border to Aust-Agder. Telemark has a very broken and heterogenous landscape, including many hills and valleys.

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The largest population centres are Skien, Porsgrunn, Notodden, Rjukan and Krager?. Other important places are Stathelle, Ulefoss, Brevik, Langesund, B? , Fyresdal and Vinje.

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County: Originally, in continental Europe, a county was the land under the jurisdiction of a count. Counts are called "earls" in post-Celtic Great Britain and Ireland - the term is from Old Norse jarl and was introduced by the Vikings - but there is no correlation between "county" and "earldom." Rather, t...

Norway: The Kingdom of Norway is a Nordic country on the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, bordering Sweden, Finland and Russia, with territorial waters bordering Danish and British waters. It has a very elongated form and has an extensive coastline along the North Atlantic Ocean, where Norway'...

Vestfold: Vestfold is a county in Norway, bordering Buskerud and Telemark. The county administration is in T?nsberg....

Telemark related Images and Photos (experimental)

Telemark South Norway

The Heroes of Telemark 1966