For other uses, see Telemark (disambiguation)

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

Telemark fylke

County	NO-08
Region	Østlandet
Administrative centre	Skien
County mayor	Gunn Marit Helgesen (H)
Area  - Total  - Percentage	Ranked 10 15,299 km² 4.55 %
Population  - Total (2004)  - Percentage  - Change (10 years)  - Density	Ranked 13 166,124 3.63 % 1.8 % 12/km²
Gross Regional Product  - Total (2001)  - Percentage  - GRP/capita	Ranked 12 36,345 million NOK 2.38 % 219,404 NOK

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 and Fyresdal.

Notable people from Telemark

• Henrik Ibsen, born in Skien.
• Vidkun Quisling, born in Fyresdal.
• Sondre Norheim, father of skiing.
• Aasmund Olavsson Vinje, author.

History

In the early Viking Age, before Harald Fairhair, Telemark was a petty kingdom.

Municipalities

• Bamble
• Bø
• Drangedal
• Fyresdal
• Hjartdal
• Kragerø
• Kviteseid
• Nissedal
• Nome
• Notodden
• Porsgrunn
• Sauherad
• Seljord
• Siljan
• Skien
• Tinn
• Tokke
• Vinje

External links

• Homepage of Telemark County (http://www.telemark-fk.no)
• County map (http://www.telemark-fk.no/C1256A1000361FD7/0/C941AC78A23972CFC1256BE60037028F?OpenDocument)