Vestfold and Telemark

coat of arms	map
Basic data
Country :	Norway
Administrative center :	Skien / Tønsberg
Area :	17,466 km²
Residents :	419,396 (February 27, 2020)
Population density :	24 inhabitants per km²
Municipalities :	23
Internet :	vtfylke.no
politics
Fylkesordfører :	Terje Riis-Johansen (2020)
Fylkesmann :	Per Arne Olsen

Vestfold og Telemark (German Vestfold and Telemark ) is a Norwegian province ( Fylke ), which was created on January 1, 2020 from the merger of the provinces Telemark and Vestfold without the municipality of Svelvik . The basis was a resolution passed by Storting on June 8, 2017, which provided for a reduction to eleven areas as part of a regional reform . Administrative centers are Skien and Tønsberg .

geography

Vestfold og Telemark borders Viken to the north, Vestland to the northwest and Rogaland and Agder to the west . In the southeast lies the coast to the Skagerrak . The province comprises the southern part of the Østlandet region .

The Lågen , one of Norway's longest rivers, flows into the North Sea ( Skagerrak ) in Vestfold og Telemark . Large parts of Telemark are in the catchment area of ​​the Skiensvassdraget river system . The highest mountain in the province is the 1883  moh. high Gaustatoppen .

The most important road connection is the E 18 from Oslo to Kristiansand , the E 134 , which connects Oslo with Haugesund , runs through the inland . With the Sørlandsbanen (Oslo– Stavanger ) and the Vestfoldbanen ( Drammen –Skien) as well as some smaller railway lines mainly the areas near the Skagerrak are developed. The Torp airport is an international airport in Vestfold og Telemark. The regional airport of Skien is located near the administrative center .

politics

The first election for the newly created province took place on September 9, 2019. 334,169 people were entitled to vote. The first Fylkesordfører was Terje Riis-Johansen from the Senterpartiet .

Results of the Fylkestingswahl

Political party			Results 2019
			be right	%	Seats
	Labor Party (Ap)		56,687	29.4	18th
	Conservatives (H)		42,057	21.8	14th
	Center Party (Sp)		27,403	14.2	9
	Progressive Party (FrP)		18,037	9.4	6th
	Environment party The Greens (MDG)		12,349	6.4	4th
	Socialist Left Party (SV)		9,153	4.8	3
	Christian People's Party (KrF)		7,787	4.0	2
	Red (R)		7.169	3.7	2
	Liberals (V)		5,279	2.7	2
	Folkeaksjonen nei til mer bompenger (FNB)		2,957	1.5	1
	Others		3,609	1.8	0
	total		195,581	100.0	61
	voter turnout			58.5
Swell:

Fylkestingswahl in Vestfold and Telemark (in%)

 %

40

30th

20th

10

0

29.4

21.8

14.2

9.4

6.4

4.8

4.0

3.7

2.7

1.5

0.8

1.1

Ap

H

Sp

FrP

MDG

SV

KrF

R.

V

FNB ^j

PDK ^k

Otherwise. ^l

Gains and losses

compared to 2015

 % p

   8th

   6th

   4th

   2

   0

  -2

  -4

  -6

-5.7

-2.1

+6.4

-2.9

+1.7

+1.4

-1.8

+2.0

-1.4

-1.5

+0.1

+0.9

Ap

H

Sp

FrP

MDG

SV

KrF

R.

V

FNB ^j

PDK ^k

Otherwise. ^l

Remarks:

^j FNB = Folkeaksjonen nei til mer bompenger

^k PDK = Partiet De Kristne

^l Otherwise. = Helsepartiet 0.8%; Liberalists 0.3%; Democrats 0.2% and Kystpartiet 0.2%

Allocation of seats in Fylketing Vestfold og Telemark

2

3

4th

18th

9

1

2

14th

2

6th

2 3 4th 18th 9 1 2 14th 2 6th 

A total of 61 seats

• R : 2
• SV : 3
• MDG : 4th
• Ap : 18
• Sp : 9
• FNB : 1
• V : 2
• H : 14
• KrF : 2
• FrP : 6

Merger of the provinces

The merger of the provinces was controversial on both sides. In April 2017 the Parliament of Telemark voted against a merger, while Vestfold envisaged a merger of Telemark and Buskerud , which Buskerud rejected.

There were also long discussions about the name. At the beginning of the merger negotiations, the name "Skagerrak" was used, but did not prevail because it was felt to be inappropriate. Vestfold later proposed the name "Vest- Viken ", which was immediately rejected by Telemark, as the name had been used in 1942 by the Nasjonal Samling , Norway's only authorized and fascist party from 1940 to 1945, for the merger of Vestfold and Buskerud. Ultimately, the Council's proposal for the Norwegian Language , the double name, was adopted.

Administrative division

Vestfold og Telemark is divided into 23 municipalities. Three municipalities were created at the same time as the province by amalgamating old municipalities: Holmestrand (from Holmestrand and Sande ), Midt-Telemark (from Bø and Sauherad ) and Tønsberg (from Re and Tønsberg).

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Municipality number	map	Surname	Residents (February 27, 2020)	Area (km²)	Speech form	landscape
3801		Hoard	27,351	70.96	Bokmål	Tønsberg region
3802		Holmestrand	24,699	432.36	Bokmål	Tønsberg region
3803		Tonsberg	56,293	329.26	neutral	Tønsberg region
3804		Sandefjord	63,764	422.26	Bokmål	Larvik / Sandefjord region
3805		Larvik	47.204	812.89	neutral	Larvik / Sandefjord region
3806		Porsgrunn	36,397	164.45	Bokmål	Grenland
3807		Skien	54,942	779.2	neutral	Grenland
3808		Notodden	13,049	983.89	neutral	Aust-Telemark
3811		Færder	26,730	99.95	neutral	Tønsberg region
3812		Siljan	2340	213.96	neutral	Grenland
3813		Bamble	14,061	304.37	neutral	Grenland
3814		Kragerø	10,380	305.47	neutral	Vestmar
3815		Drangedal	4060	1,062.78	neutral	Vestmar
3816		Nome	6515	429.68	neutral	Midt Telemark
3817		Midt Telemark	10,444	518.51	Nynorsk	Midt Telemark
3818		Tinn	5691	2,045.13	neutral	Aust-Telemark
3819		Hjartdal	1573	791.61	Nynorsk	Aust-Telemark
3820		Seljord	2888	715.09	Nynorsk	Vest-Telemark
3821		Kviteseid	2403	708.47	Nynorsk	Vest-Telemark
3822		Nissedal	1448	905.17	Nynorsk	Vest-Telemark
3823		Fyresdal	1287	1,280.13	Nynorsk	Vest-Telemark
3824		Tokke	2201	984.48	Nynorsk	Vest-Telemark
3825		Vinje	3676	3,105.85	Nynorsk	Vest-Telemark
38		Vestfold and Telemark	419.396	17,465.92	neutral	Østlandet

coat of arms

Blazon : "On Red two gold acanthus traversing equipment over a golden bow of a Knarr boots ."

The boat in the center of the coat of arms stands for the Klåstad ship, a merchant ship from the Viking Age discovered in 1893, which is on display in Slottsfjellsmuseet in Tønsberg. It symbolizes the waterways and the coast of the province and trade with Europe. The acanthus ornament refers to medieval art in Vestfold's churches and stands for unity, creativity, health and eternal life as well as the influence of European culture. The colors red and gold are said to mean authority and wisdom.

Web links

Commons : Vestfold og Telemark  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website of Vestfold og Telemark

proof

1. ↑ Nye fylker at www.regjeringen.no, accessed April 30, 2019
2. ↑ Vestfold gir bort hovedsetet - med tungt hjerte on www.nrk.no from October 25, 2019, accessed on April 30, 2019
3. ↑ Presenterte den nye politiske ledelsen. October 16, 2019, accessed on October 27, 2019 (Bokmål in Norwegian). 
4. ↑ Vestfold and Telemark fylke. Valg.no, accessed September 17, 2019 (Norwegian). 
5. ↑ Eva Susanne Drugg, Tania Ripoll: Sier nei til snernlåing av Vestfold og Telemark on www.telemark.no from April 26, 2017, accessed on April 30, 2019
6. ↑ Frir like fullt til Buskerud at www.dagsavisen.no, accessed on April 30, 2019
7. ↑ Jon-Inge Hansen: Her er forslagene til det nye navnet på Telemark on www.varden.no from November 24, 2016, accessed on April 30, 2019
8. ↑ Gir opp nazinavn on www.nrk.no from November 10, 2017, accessed on April 30, 2019
9. ↑ 19 fylker blir til 11 - dette Skal de hete on www.nrk.no from April 6, 2018, accessed on April 30, 2019
10. ↑ Navn på nye kommuner at www.regjeringen.no, accessed on April 30, 2019
11. ↑ ^{a b} Fylkesvåpen on vtfk.no, accessed on July 9, 2020: I rødt to opprett gull akantus-slynger over en gull framstevn av knarr.

Coordinates: 59 ° 30 '  N , 9 ° 0'  E