Place:Drangedal, Telemark, Norway

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NameDrangedal
TypeMunicipality
Coordinates59.1°N 9.067°E
Located inTelemark, Norway
Contained Places
Gård
Finneid
Henseid
Holte
Nås
Solberg
Tveit
Vrålstad
Parish
Kroken
Tørdal
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Drangedal is a municipality in Vestfold og Telemark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Grenland. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Prestestranda. The municipality of Drangedal was established on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). The district of Tørdal encompassed the northwestern part of the municipality.

The administrative centre in Drangedal, Prestestranda, and is situated by Lake Toke. The municipal government is located there along with primary and secondary schools, shopping facilities, and a bank. Drangedal railway station is also located in Prestestranda and is served by the Oslo to Kristiansand Sørlandsbannen railway line. The newspaper Drangedalsposten is published in Drangedal.

Alpine and cross-country skiing is possible in the area of Drangedal, at Telemark's largest ski resort at Gautefall.

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