Kviteseid
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| Kviteseid kommune | |||
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| Country | Norway | ||
| County | Telemark | ||
| District | Vest-Telemark | ||
| Municipality ID | NO-0829 | ||
| Administrative centre | Kviteseid | ||
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| - Mayor (2003) | Torstein Tveito (Sp) | ||
| Area (Nr. 157 in Norway) | |||
| - Total | 708 km² (273.4 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 624 km² (240.9 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2004) | |||
| - Total | 2,622 | ||
| - Density | 4/km² (10.4/sq mi) | ||
| - Change (10 years) | -6.9 % | ||
| - Rank in Norway | 296 | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Official language form | Nynorsk | ||
| Demonym | Kvitseiding[1] | ||
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| Website: www.kviteseid.kommune.no | |||
Kviteseid is a municipality in the county of Telemark, Norway.
Kviteseid was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt).
The borders of the municipality are in the northwest to Seljord, east to Nome, south to Drangedal, Nissedal and Fyresdal and west to Tokke. The highest point is Sveinsheia, 1,141 meters above sea level.
The industries are forestry, agriculture, tourism and hydroelectric power.
Within the municipality of Kviteseid one finds the little village of Morgedal, also known as "The Cradle of Modern Skiing" ("Skisportens vugge"), home of Sondre Norheim. Here, the olympic fire was lit for the Olympic Games in 1952 (Oslo), 1960 (Squaw Valley) and 1994 (Lillehammer).
Kviteseid is also known for being a stop in the Telemark canal.
There are several ski resorts in Kviteseid. Vrådal is one of them.
[edit] The name
The Norse form of the name was Hvítiseið. The first element is the genitive case of *Hvítir 'the white one' (probably an older name of Kviteseidvatn), the last element is eið n 'path between two lakes'.
Until 1889 the name was written "Hviteseid".
[edit] Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1987). It shows an old lock. (To symbolize safety.)
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