Vestfold og Telemark

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Vestfold og Telemark is a former county in southeastern Norway known for its coastal towns, industrial heritage, and varied landscapes from fjords to inland forests and mountains.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former county of Norway
administrativeCentre Skien NERFINISHED
borders Agder NERFINISHED
Buskerud
surface form: Buskerud (historical region)

Rogaland NERFINISHED
Vestland
Viken
capital Skien NERFINISHED
contains Telemark
Vestfold NERFINISHED
containsCity Notodden NERFINISHED
Porsgrunn NERFINISHED
Skien NERFINISHED
containsDistrict Aust-Telemark NERFINISHED
Grenland
Midt-Telemark NERFINISHED
Telemark
surface form: Vest-Telemark

Vestfold og Telemark self-linksurface differs
surface form: Vestfold (traditional district)
containsTown Kragerø NERFINISHED
Larvik NERFINISHED
Rjukan
Sandefjord NERFINISHED
Tønsberg
containsWorldHeritageSite Rjukan–Notodden Industrial Heritage Site
West Norwegian Fjords – Geirangerfjord and Nærøyfjord
surface form: West Norwegian Fjords (partly, via Telemark connection to Hardangervidda region)
country Norway
dateDissolved 2024-01-01
dateEstablished 2020-01-01
executiveBody Vestfold og Telemark self-linksurface differs
surface form: Vestfold og Telemark county executive board
followedBy Telemark county (re-established)
Vestfold og Telemark self-linksurface differs
surface form: Vestfold county (re-established)
formedByMergerOf Telemark county NERFINISHED
Vestfold county NERFINISHED
governmentForm county municipality
hasCoastlineOn Skagerrak
ISOCode NO-38
knownFor coastal towns
fjords
industrial heritage
inland forests
mountain landscapes
languageOfficial Norwegian language
surface form: Norwegian
legislativeBody Vestfold og Telemark self-linksurface differs
surface form: Vestfold og Telemark county council
locatedIn southeastern Norway NERFINISHED
partOf Eastern Norway NERFINISHED
precededBy Telemark county NERFINISHED
Vestfold county NERFINISHED
timeZone Central European Time
timeZoneDST Central European Summer Time

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Oslofjord borders Vestfold og Telemark
this entity surface form: Vestfold og Telemark county
Viken county borders Vestfold og Telemark
this entity surface form: Vestfold og Telemark county
Eastern Norway contains Vestfold og Telemark
Eastern Norway contains Vestfold og Telemark
this entity surface form: Vestfold
Southern Norway contains Vestfold og Telemark
Vestfold og Telemark containsDistrict Vestfold og Telemark self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Vestfold (traditional district)
Vestfold og Telemark executiveBody Vestfold og Telemark self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Vestfold og Telemark county executive board
Vestfold og Telemark followedBy Vestfold og Telemark self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Vestfold county (re-established)
Vestfold og Telemark legislativeBody Vestfold og Telemark self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Vestfold og Telemark county council
Hardangervidda locatedIn Vestfold og Telemark
this entity surface form: Vestfold og Telemark county
Telemark mergedInto Vestfold og Telemark
this entity surface form: Vestfold og Telemark county