Tokke
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| Tokke kommune | |||
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| Country | Norway | ||
| County | Telemark | ||
| District | Vest-Telemark | ||
| Municipality ID | NO-0833 | ||
| Administrative centre | Dalen | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor (2003) | Birger Nygård (Sp) | ||
| Area (Nr. 107 in Norway) | |||
| - Total | 984 km² (379.9 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 905 km² (349.4 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2004) | |||
| - Total | 2,465 | ||
| - Density | 3/km² (7.8/sq mi) | ||
| - Change (10 years) | -4.4 % | ||
| - Rank in Norway | 304 | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Official language form | Nynorsk | ||
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| Website: www.tokke.kommune.no | |||
Tokke is a municipality in the county of Telemark, Norway.
Tokke was created as a new municipality January 1, 1964 - after the merger of the two old municipalities of Lårdal and Mo.
Tokke borders Vinje, Kviteseid, Seljord, Fyresdal, Valle og Bykle. The highest peak is Urdenosi, 1,520 meters above sea level.
In the village of Eidsborg one finds one of Norway's old stave churches.
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[edit] The name
The name originally belongs to the river running through the municipality. The Norse form of the rivername must have been *Þotka, and it is related to the name of the lake Totak (which it comes from). The rivername is probably derived form the Norse word þot n 'roaring, rushing, howling'.
[edit] Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1987). It shows a bear.
[edit] Notable people from Tokke
- Anne Grimdalen (1899-1961), sculptor from Skafså in Tokke
- Eivind Groven (1901-1977), composer from Lårdal in Tokke
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