Bø, Telemark
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| Bø kommune | |||
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| Country | Norway | ||
| County | Telemark | ||
| District | Midt-Telemark | ||
| Municipality ID | NO-0821 | ||
| Administrative centre | Bø i Telemark | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor (2003) | Arne Storhaug (Ap) | ||
| Area (Nr. 292 in Norway) | |||
| - Total | 263 km² (101.5 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 258 km² (99.6 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| - Total | 5,307 | ||
| - Density | 20/km² (51.8/sq mi) | ||
| - Change (10 years) | 8.5 % | ||
| - Rank in Norway | 188 | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Official language form | Nynorsk | ||
| Demonym | Bøhering[1] | ||
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| Website: www.bo.kommune.no | |||
Bø is a municipality in the county of Telemark, Norway.
Bø was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). Lunde was separated from Bø 1867.
Bø is famous for its waterpark Sommarland (the largest of its kind in Norway), its folk traditions and for hosting one of four branches of Telemark University College (Høgskolen i Telemark). Bø has several times been called "the most beautiful place on earth" in modern literature, among others in Bjørnstjerne Bjørnsons "A happy kid".
Another popular sight in Bø is the traditional bar "Stallkroa", with its wooden interior and hillbilly clientele and de rockformation Gygrestol.
[edit] The name
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old farm Bø (Norse Bœr), since the first church was built here. The name is identical with the word bœr m 'homestead, farm'.
[edit] Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1988). It shows three fiddles.
(See also the coat-of-arms of Granvin.)
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