Upper Telemark

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Upper Telemark is a traditional inland district of Telemark in southeastern Norway, known for its rich folk culture, distinctive dialects, and well-preserved rural landscapes.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Upper Telemark canonical 3
Skien watershed 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf region
traditional district
contains Fyresdal NERFINISHED
Hjartdal NERFINISHED
Kviteseid NERFINISHED
Nissedal NERFINISHED
Notodden NERFINISHED
Seljord NERFINISHED
Tinn ONNED1
Tokke ONNED1
Upper parts of Bø
Vinje NERFINISHED
country Norway
culturalRegionOf Norway ONNED1
dialect Upper Telemark dialects ONNED1
hasCharacteristic inland district
mountainous
rural
hasCulturalElement local folk costumes
stave churches
traditional wooden farmsteads
hasCulturalHeritageStatus important center of Norwegian folk culture
hasLandscapeFeature forests
lakes
mountains
valleys
historicalRegionOf Telemark NERFINISHED
knownFor bunad traditions
distinctive dialects
folk art
folk music
hardanger fiddle traditions
rich folk culture
rose painting
traditional Norwegian architecture
well-preserved rural landscapes
language Norwegian ONNED1
locatedIn Telemark NERFINISHED
southeastern Norway NERFINISHED
partOf Eastern Norway ONNED1
timeZone Central European Time
timeZoneDST Central European Summer Time
tourismType cultural tourism
nature-based tourism
rural tourism
traditionalEconomy agriculture
forestry
small-scale farming

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Telemark containsSubregion Upper Telemark
Telemark hasCulturalRegion Upper Telemark
Norsjø drainageBasin Upper Telemark
this entity surface form: Skien watershed