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{{Audio|Notodden.ogg| | '''Notodden''' ({{Audio|Notodden.ogg|pronunciation}}) is a [[List of municipalities of Norway|municipality]] in [[Telemark]] county, [[Norway]]. It is located in the [[Traditional districts of Norway|traditional district]] of [[Aust-Telemark]]. The [[administrative centre]] of the municipality is the [[Notodden (town)|town of Notodden]]. Other population centres include the villages of [[Bolkesjø]], [[Gransherad (village)|Gransherad]], [[Heddal (village)|Heddal]], [[Hjuksebø]], [[Hjuksevelta]], [[Rudsgrendi]], [[Tinnoset]], and [[Yli]].<ref name="snl" /> | ||
The {{convert|984|km2|adj=on}} municipality is the 118th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Notodden is the 94th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 13,025. The municipality's [[population density]] is {{convert|14.3|PD/km2}} and its population has increased by 4.2% over the previous 10-year period.<ref name="ssb pop">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |title=Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/06913/ |language=Norwegian}}</ref><ref name="ssb area">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |title=09280: Area of land and fresh water (km²) (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/09280/ |language=Norwegian}}</ref> | The {{convert|984|km2|adj=on}} municipality is the 118th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Notodden is the 94th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 13,025. The municipality's [[population density]] is {{convert|14.3|PD/km2}} and its population has increased by 4.2% over the previous 10-year period.<ref name="ssb pop">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |title=Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/06913/ |language=Norwegian}}</ref><ref name="ssb area">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |title=09280: Area of land and fresh water (km²) (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/09280/ |language=Norwegian}}</ref> | ||
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==Climate== | ==Climate== | ||
Notodden has a [[humid continental climate]] (Dfb). Situated inland at low altitude in the Telemark region, is one of the warmer towns in Norway | Notodden has a [[humid continental climate]] (Dfb), with cold winters and mild summers. Situated inland at low altitude in the Telemark region, it is one of the warmer towns in Norway during summer. The weather station at [[Notodden Airport]] has been recording since March 1970 (temperature and wind speed). Precipitation data is from a different station in Notodden. The all-time high temperature {{convert|33.3|°C}} was recorded on 27 July 2018. | ||
{{Weather box | {{Weather box | ||
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|location = Notodden 1991–2020 (20 m, precipitation days 1961–90, extremes 2002–2020) | |location = Notodden Airport 1991–2020 (20 m, avg high/low 2003-2024, precipitation days 1961–90, extremes 2002–2020) | ||
|Jan record high C = 11.1 | Jan record low C = -29.7 | |Jan record high C = 11.1 | Jan record low C = -29.7 | ||
|Feb record high C = 13.8 | Feb record low C = -26.4 | |Feb record high C = 13.8 | Feb record low C = -26.4 | ||
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|Nov record high C = 15.7 | Nov record low C = -17.4 | |Nov record high C = 15.7 | Nov record low C = -17.4 | ||
|Dec record high C = 13.9 | Dec record low C = -29.1 | |Dec record high C = 13.9 | Dec record low C = -29.1 | ||
|Jan high C = - | |Jan high C = -1.2 | ||
|Feb high C = | |Feb high C = 1.4 | ||
|Mar high C = 6 | |Mar high C = 6.9 | ||
|Apr high C = 12 | |Apr high C = 12.6 | ||
|May high C = 17 | |May high C = 17.6 | ||
|Jun high C = 21 | |Jun high C = 21.9 | ||
|Jul high C = | |Jul high C = 23.1 | ||
|Aug high C = 21 | |Aug high C = 21.8 | ||
|Sep high C = 17 | |Sep high C = 17.6 | ||
|Oct high C = 10 | |Oct high C = 10.4 | ||
|Nov high C = | |Nov high C = 4 | ||
|Dec high C = - | |Dec high C = -0.7 | ||
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|Jan mean C=-4.5 | |Jan mean C=-4.5 | ||
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|Dec mean C=-4.2 | |Dec mean C=-4.2 | ||
|year mean C= | |year mean C= | ||
|Jan low C = - | |Jan low C = -8.6 | ||
|Feb low C = - | |Feb low C = -7.4 | ||
|Mar low C = - | |Mar low C = -4.1 | ||
|Apr low C = | |Apr low C = -0.1 | ||
|May low C = 9 | |May low C = 4.9 | ||
|Jun low C = | |Jun low C = 9.4 | ||
|Jul low C = | |Jul low C = 11.6 | ||
|Aug low C = | |Aug low C = 10.5 | ||
|Sep low C = | |Sep low C = 7 | ||
|Oct low C = | |Oct low C = 2 | ||
|Nov low C = | |Nov low C = -2.1 | ||
|Dec low C = - | |Dec low C = -7.2 | ||
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|source 1= yr.no/Norwegian Meteorological Institute<ref>{{Cite web |title=yr.no/met.no |url=https://www.yr.no/en/statistics/table/5-30650/Norway/Vestfold%20og%20Telemark/Notodden/Notodden%20flypl}}</ref> | |source 1= yr.no/Norwegian Meteorological Institute<ref>{{Cite web |title=yr.no/met.no |url=https://www.yr.no/en/statistics/table/5-30650/Norway/Vestfold%20og%20Telemark/Notodden/Notodden%20flypl}}</ref> | ||
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}} | |source 2 = Seklima (avg highs/lows)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Climate Notodden Norway |url=https://seklima.met.no/observations/}}</ref>}} | ||
== Twin towns == | == Twin towns == | ||
Latest revision as of 09:31, 19 October 2025
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Notodden ({{errorTemplate:Main other|Audio file "Notodden.ogg" not found}}Template:Category handler) is a municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Aust-Telemark. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Notodden. Other population centres include the villages of Bolkesjø, Gransherad, Heddal, Hjuksebø, Hjuksevelta, Rudsgrendi, Tinnoset, and Yli.[1]
The Template:Convert municipality is the 118th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Notodden is the 94th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 13,025. The municipality's population density is Template:Convert and its population has increased by 4.2% over the previous 10-year period.[2][3]
Norway's largest stave church, Heddal Stave Church, is located in Heddal, a few kilometres west the municipal centre. Notodden Airport, is located west of the town of Notodden, along the European route E134 highway. Norsk Hydro was founded in this town. Notodden is well known for the annual Notodden Blues Festival, which is considered one of the best blues festivals in Europe. It also has a well-known metal festival called Motstøy Festivalen. The football club Notodden FK is headquartered here.
General information
On 1 January 1913, the newly-designated kjøpstad (town) of Notodden (population: 4,821) was separated from Heddal Municipality to form a separate self-governing town as an enclave within Heddal Municipality. This left Heddal with 2,890 residents. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, Heddal Municipality was dissolved and the following areas were merged to form a new, larger Notodden Municipality:[4]
- most of Gransherad Municipality (population: 1,115) – except for the upper Jondalen valley which became part of Kongsberg Municipality
- all of Heddal Municipality (population: 4,844)
- the Rudsgrendi area of Hovin Municipality (population: 21)
- the town of Notodden (population: 7,523)
Name
The municipality (originally the town) is named after a small cotter's farmstead (Script error: No such module "Lang".) located on the old Tinne farm since this was the original site of the town (near the mouth of the river Tinnelva at the lake Heddalsvatnet). The first element is derived from the word Template:Wikt-lang which means "to fish using a seine". The last element is the definite singular form of Template:Wikt-lang which means "headland". Thus it is a "headland for net fishing".[1]
Coat of arms
The coat of arms was granted on 11 August 1939. The official blazon is "Azure, a pale wavy and four lightning bolts in saltire argent" (Template:Langx). This means the arms have a blue field (background) and the charge is a wavy vertical bar and four lightning bolts emanating from the centre and making an X-shape. The charge has a tincture of argent which means it is commonly colored white, but if it is made out of metal, then silver is used. The design symbolizes that Notodden was created by the exploitation of hydroelectric power on the river Tinnelva when Norsk Hydro started its operations with saltpeter production and power development in 1905. The vertical bar represents the Tinnfoss waterfall along the river and the lightning bolts represent electricity. The arms were designed by Jens Høibø. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms.[5][6]
Churches
The Church of Norway has four parishes (Script error: No such module "Lang".) within the municipality of Notodden. It is part of the Øvre Telemark prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark.
| Parish (Script error: No such module "Lang".) | Church name | Location of the church | Year built |
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| Gransherad | Gransherad Church | Gransherad | 1849 |
| Heddal | Heddal Stave Church | Heddal | 1200s |
| Lisleherad | Lisleherad Church | Landsverk | 1873 |
| Notodden | Notodden Church | Notodden | 1938 |
Government
Notodden 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 is indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council.[7] The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the Telemark District Court and the Agder Court of Appeal.
Municipal council
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Mayors
The mayors (Template:Langx) of Notodden:[8] Template:Div col
- 1913–1913: Johannes Strandli (Ap)
- 1914–1914: Mathias Kleppen (H)
- 1915–1915: Gunnulf Tinne (H)
- 1916–1916: Mathias Kleppen (H)
- 1917–1919: Nerid Asland (H)
- 1920–1922: A.C. Aasnes (H)
- 1923–1924: Olav Andresen (Ap)
- 1925–1925: Frimann Nergaard (H)
- 1926–1927: Hans Helgesen (Ap)
- 1928–1931: Olav Andresen (Ap)
- 1932–1932: Johan Bugge (H)
- 1933–1934: Jens Røkke (H)
- 1935–1940: Olav Andresen (Ap)
- 1941–1945: Arne Bergsvik (NS)
- 1945–1945: Kai Birger Knudsen (Ap)
- 1945–1945: Nerid Asland (H)
- 1946–1946: Kai Birger Knudsen (Ap)
- 1947–1949: Johannes P. Løkke (Ap)
- 1950–1955: Ole Styrvold (Ap)
- 1956–1959: Johannes P. Løkke (Ap)
- 1960–1971: Henry Finrud (Ap)
- 1972–1975: Egil Bergsland (Ap)
- 1976–1983: Hans T. Kasin (Ap)
- 1984–1991: Per Nagelsaker (Ap)
- 1992–1993: Sveinung O. Flaaten (H)
- 1993–1995: Anund Sisjord (KrF)
- 1995–1999: Nils Buverud (Ap)
- 1999–2007: Bjarne Bakken (Ap)
- 2007–2011: Lise Wiik (Ap)
- 2011–2015: Jørn Christensen (H)
- 2015–present: Gry Fuglestveit (Ap)
Geography
The municipality is located in Aust-Telemark, along the border with Buskerud. Notodden Municipality includes the lands between the lakes Tinnsjå and Heddalsvatnet lake. The rivers Tinnelva and Heddøla both run through the municipality. The Blefjell mountains are located in the northern part of the municipality.
Climate
Notodden has a humid continental climate (Dfb), with cold winters and mild summers. Situated inland at low altitude in the Telemark region, it is one of the warmer towns in Norway during summer. The weather station at Notodden Airport has been recording since March 1970 (temperature and wind speed). Precipitation data is from a different station in Notodden. The all-time high temperature Template:Convert was recorded on 27 July 2018. Template:Weather box
Twin towns
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The following cities are twinned with Notodden:
- Template:Flagicon Clarksdale, Mississippi, United States
- Template:Flagicon Suwałki, Podlaskie Voivodeship, Poland
Former twin cities of Notodden:
- Template:Flagicon Iisalmi, Eastern Finland, Finland
- Template:Flagicon Nyköping, Södermanland County, Sweden
- Template:Flagicon Stelle, Lower Saxony, Germany
Notable people
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- Kåre Nordstoga, an organist
- Hans Herbjørnsrud, an internationally known author who was born in Heddal
- Olav Gunnarsson Helland (1875–1939), a Hardanger fiddlemaker who many consider the finest of the twentieth century
- Klaus Egge (born 1906 in Gransherad), a composer
- Ådne Søndrål, an Olympic gold medalist
- Seasick Steve, an American blues musician who is achieving fame in the United Kingdom, currently resides in Notodden
- Margit Bakken, a blues musician and songwriter
- Tor-Arne Moen, a painter and author
- Olav Andresen (1877 in Heddal–1950), a politician who was Mayor of Notodden in the 1920s and 1930s
- Ambros Sollid (1880 in Heddal–1973), an agronomist and politician who was Mayor of Skien from 1935–1937
- Carl Bugge (1881 in Heddal–1968), a geologist and academic
- Helga Stene (1904 in Notodden–1983), an educator, feminist, and resistance member
- Aage Eriksen (1917 in Notodden–1998 in Notodden), a wrestler and silver medallist at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- Egil Bergsland (1924 in Notodden–2007), a politician who was Mayor of Notodden from 1971 to 1975
- Sissel Sellæg (1928 in Notodden–2014), an actress[11]
- Hilde Mæhlum (born 1945 in Notodden), a sculptor
- Magne Orre (born 1950 in Notodden), a cyclist, competed at the 1972 & 1976 Summer Olympics
- Helga Flatland (born 1984 in Notodden), a novelist and children's writer
One of the most influential Norwegian black metal bands, Emperor, came from Notodden, as does Mortiis, Peccatum, Star of Ash, Leprous, and Zyklon. Emperor's singer, Ihsahn, still resides in Notodden.
References
External links
- Municipal fact sheet from Statistics Norway Template:In lang
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- Notodden on Flickr
- 1908 in Notodden: Of course the workers must have houses, from Norsk Hydro
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