Vest-Telemark

Vest-Telemark Øvre Telemark vestfjelske (historic)
District
The river Bora in Vinje on the border to Vestland
Coordinates: 59°27′55″N 8°01′12″E / 59.4653°N 8.0200°E / 59.4653; 8.0200
Country	Norway
County	Vestfold og Telemark
Region	Østlandet
Area [1]
• Total	7,699 km2 (2,973 sq mi)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	13,903
• Density	1.8/km2 (4.7/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Teledøl Telemarking[3]
Historical population Year Pop. ±% 1951 16,375 —     1960 17,037 +4.0% 1970 15,846 −7.0% 1980 15,746 −0.6% 1990 15,706 −0.3% 2000 14,770 −6.0% 2010 14,251 −3.5% 2020 13,903 −2.4% Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. Updates on reimplementing the Graph extension, which will be known as the Chart extension, can be found on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org. Source: Statistics Norway[2]

Vest-Telemark (lit. 'West-Telemark') is a traditional district in Norway. The 7,699-square-kilometre (2,973 sq mi) area comprises the western areas of the larger region known as Upper Telemark (Norwegian: Øvre Telemark) in Vestfold og Telemark county. The region consists of six municipalities: Fyresdal, Tokke, Vinje, Nissedal, Kviteseid, and Seljord. In 2020, there were 13,903 residents in the region. The area of Vest-Telemark was historically called Øvre Telemark vestfjelske.^[2][4]

The region is known for its folk traditions within music, clothing, handcrafts, food, and architecture. The region is also distinctly marked by its dialects of Norwegian. This form of Norwegian is among those containing the most traces of the Old Norse language and grammar. This area uses the Nynorsk written form of Norwegian.

Vest-Telemark is also the home of slalom (slalåm) skiing, Telemark skiing, and ski jumping (with its characteristic Telemark landing). "The Cradle of Modern Skiing" is found in Morgedal.