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.
10-622: Lårdal is a village in Tokke Municipality in Telemark county, Norway . The village is located on the north shore of the lake Bandak and about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) south of the village of Høydalsmo and the European route E134 highway. The village is the site of Lårdal Church , a school, and a fast food store. Previously, there was also a grocery store, but it closed because the local population couldn't support it. Lårdal
20-436: Is dalr which means "dale" or "valley". Historically, the municipality name was spelled "Laurdal" (although the parish name goes back centuries as Laugerdal ). From 1884-1920, it was spelled "Laardal". Since 1921, it has been spelled "Lårdal". This Telemark location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Tokke Municipality The 985-square-kilometre (380 sq mi) municipality
30-650: 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: Telemark Too Many Requests If you report this error to
40-445: Is also home to the former journalist and television presenter Bjørn Honerød. The village was historically the administrative centre of the old Lårdal Municipality from 1838 until its dissolution in 1964. The village (originally the parish ) is named after the old Laardal farm ( Old Norse : Lagardalr ) since the first Lårdal Church was built there. The first element is lǫgr which means "water" or "river". The last element
50-455: Is the 117th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Tokke is the 268th most populous municipality in Norway with 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
60-470: 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 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
70-457: 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 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
80-450: 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
90-786: 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 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
100-472: 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 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
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