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Notodden Municipality
Notodden kommune | |
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 Telemark within Norway | |
 Notodden within Telemark | |
| Coordinates: 59°37′46″N 9°11′29″E / 59.62944°N 9.19139°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Telemark |
| District | Aust-Telemark |
| Established | 1 Jan 1913 |
| • Preceded by | Heddal Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Notodden |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2015) | Gry Bløchlinger (Ap) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 983.89 km2 (379.88 sq mi) |
| • Land | 912.00 km2 (352.13 sq mi) |
| • Water | 71.89 km2 (27.76 sq mi) 7.3% |
| • Rank | #118 in Norway |
| Population (2023) | |
| • Total | 13,025 |
| • Rank | #94 in Norway |
| • Density | 14.3/km2 (37/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) |  +4.2% |
| Demonym | Notodding[1] |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Neutral |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-4005[3] |
| Website | Official website |
| Official name | Rjukan–Notodden Industrial Heritage Site |
| Criteria | Cultural: ii, iv |
| Reference | 1486 |
| Inscription | 2015 (39th Session) |
| Area | 4,959.5 hectares (19.1 sq mi) |
| Buffer zone | 33,967.6 ha (131.1 sq mi) |
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.[4]
The 984-square-kilometre (380 sq mi) 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 14.3 inhabitants per square kilometre (37/sq mi) and its population has increased by 4.2% over the previous 10-year period.[5][6]
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.
- ^ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
- ^ "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
- ^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (26 January 2023). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.
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snlwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå. "Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M)" (in Norwegian).
- ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå. "09280: Area of land and fresh water (km²) (M)" (in Norwegian).
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