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Telemark is a County in Norway , bordering Vestfold , Buskerud , Hordaland , Rogaland and Aust-Agder . The county administration is in Skien .
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. The largest population centres are Skien , Porsgrunn , Notodden , Rjukan and Kragerø . Other important places are Stathelle , Ulefoss , Brevik , Langesund , Bø , Fyresdal and Vinje . DISTRICTS The county is conventionally divided into traditional districts. These are Grenland , Vest-Telemark , Midt Telemark , Øst Telemark and Vestmar . NOTABLE PEOPLE FROM TELEMARK
HISTORY Some old historians used to believe that in the early Viking Age , before Harald Fairhair , Telemark was a Petty Kingdom . This is, however, unfounded. The film The Heroes Of Telemark is loosely based on the raid on a heavy water plant at Rjukan during World War II . Ray Mears made a documentary The Real Heroes Of Telemark as a response to the inaccuracies of the film, giving an account more focused on the outdoor skills that were required for the operation (spending months in remote cabins). The graceful ski technique the Telemark Turn and style of sking based on it is named after the area. Until 1919 the county was known as '' Bratsberg Amt ''. MUNICIPALITIES Telemark County has a total of 18 municipalities: # Bamble # Bø # Drangedal # Fyresdal # Hjartdal # Kragerø # Kviteseid # Nissedal # Nome # Notodden # Porsgrunn # Sauherad # Seljord # Siljan # Skien # Tinn # Tokke # Vinje EXTERNAL LINKS |
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