Tokke is a municipality in Telemark county, Norway . It is located in the traditional district of Vest-Telemark . The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Dalen . Other villages in Tokke include Åmdals Verk , Eidsborg , Høydalsmo , Lårdal , and Øvre Byrte . The Eidsborg Stave Church is one of Norway's old stave churches and it is located in Eidsborg, just north of Dalen.
12-572: Eidsborg is a village in Tokke Municipality in Telemark county, Norway . The village is located about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) north of the village of Dalen and the lake Bandak . The village lies in a bowl-shaped valley, surrounded by forests. The 13th-century Eidsborg Stave Church is located in the village. The village is also the site of the Vest-Telemark Museum . Vindlausloftet
24-403: A bear passant sable " ( Norwegian : På gulll grunn ein gåande svart bjørn ). This means the arms have a field (background) with a tincture of Or which means it is commonly colored yellow, but if it is made out of metal, then gold is used. The charge is a bear which is displayed with a tincture of sable which means it is black. The bear symbolizes the rich nature in the forests in
36-494: A population of 2,198. The municipality's population density is 2.4 inhabitants per square kilometre (6.2/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 3.8% over the previous 10-year period. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee . On 1 January 1964, the neighboring municipalities of Lårdal (population: 1,929) and Mo (population: 1,658) were merged to form
48-638: Is indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council. The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the Telemark District Court and the Agder Court of Appeal . The municipal council (Kommunestyre) of Tokke is made up of 21 representatives that are elected to four-year terms. The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by political party . The mayors ( Nynorsk : ordførar ) of Tokke: St%C3%B8lsdalsnutane Stølsdalsnutane or Støylsdalsnutene
60-533: Is a mountain on the border of Agder and Telemark counties in southern Norway . The 1,438-metre (4,718 ft) tall mountain actually has 3 peaks, all three are just slightly over the border inside Bykle municipality in Agder, but much of the mountain lies in neighboring Tokke municipality in Telemark county. The highest peak, known as Nordvestre Stølsdalsnuten , is the 7th highest peak in Agder. The second highest of
72-563: The Vest-Telemark region. It borders the municipalities of Vinje , Kviteseid , Seljord , Fyresdal (in Telemark ) and the municipalities of Valle and Bykle (in Agder ). The highest peak is Urdenosi which is 1,520 metres (4,990 ft) above sea level. Other mountains in Tokke including Brandsnutene , Gråsteinsnosi , Sæbyggjenuten , Stølsdalsnutane , and Svolhusgreini . The river Tokke and
84-450: The lakes Bandak , Botnedalsvatn , and Byrtevatn are all located in the municipality as well. Tokke Municipality is responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services , senior citizen services, welfare and other social services , zoning , economic development , and municipal roads and utilities. The municipality is governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor
96-507: The municipality. The bear also plays a major role in many local legends and stories. The arms were designed by Stein Davidsen. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms. The Church of Norway has two parishes ( sokn ) within the municipality of Tokke. It is part of the Øvre Telemark prosti ( deanery ) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark . Tokke Municipality is located in
108-451: The new municipality of Tokke. The municipality is named after the local river Tokke ( Old Norse : Þotka ). The name is related to the name of the lake Totak (from which the river originates). The river name is probably derived from the Old Norse word þot meaning "roaring", "rushing", or "howling". The coat of arms was granted on 6 February 1987. The official blazon is " Or
120-640: The three peaks, called Nordre Stølsdalsknuten is the 9th highest peak in the county at 1,424 metres (4,672 ft), and the third peak, known as Sørvestre Stølsdalsknuten , is the 10th highest peak in the county at 1,420 metres (4,660 ft). The mountain sits in the Setesdalsheiene range, on the east side of the Setesdalen valley in a line of large mountains marking the county border. The mountain Sæbyggjenuten lies about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) to
132-450: The visionary poem Draumkvedet was written down by folklorist Jørgen Moe during a visit to Eidsborg in 1847. Lillegaard also contributed a large number of traditional songs. Tokke Municipality The 985-square-kilometre (380 sq mi) municipality is the 117th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Tokke is the 268th most populous municipality in Norway with
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#1732913884108144-458: Was built around 1167 and it was originally located on the Vindlaus farm. It is now located the museum and it is the oldest secular wooden building in Norway. For hundreds of years, there was a quarry at Eidsborg. Stones were turned into whetstones and then they were transported to Skien on the ice during the winter and then loaded on ships to send to other markets. Anne Lillegaard's version of
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