Editing Kviteseid (section)

==General information==
[[File:Johan Fredrik Eckersberg - Fra Kviteseid - Nasjonalmuseet - NG.M.00283.jpg|thumb|left|Painting of Kviteseid by Eckersberg in 1868]]
The [[prestegjeld|parish]] of ''Hvideseid'' was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see [[formannskapsdistrikt]] law). The spelling of the name was later changed to ''Kviteseid''. On 11 October 1873, an unpopulated area of Kviteseid was transferred to [[Seljord Municipality]]. The boundaries have not changed since that time.<ref name="Dag">{{Cite web |last=Jukvam |first=Dag |year=1999 |title=Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen |url=http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdf |publisher=[[Statistics Norway|Statistisk sentralbyrå]] |language=no |isbn=9788253746845}}</ref>

===Name===
The municipality (originally the [[prestegjeld|parish]]) is named after the old ''Kviteseid'' farm ({{langx|non|Hvítingseið}}) since the [[Old Kviteseid Church]] was built there. The first element comes from the old name for the lake [[Kviteseidvatnet]]. That name is the plural [[genitive case]] of the word {{wikt-lang|non|hvítr}} which means "white" or "the white one". The last element is {{wikt-lang|non|eið}} which means "[[isthmus]]" or "path between two lakes". Prior to 1889, the name was spelled ''"Hviteseid"''.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rygh |first=Oluf |url=https://www.nb.no/items/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2006120600018 |title=Norske gaardnavne: Bratsbergs amt |date=1914 |publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri |edition=7 |location=Kristiania, Norge |pages=348–349 |language=no |authorlink=Oluf Rygh}}</ref>

===Coat of arms===
The [[coat of arms]] was granted on 27 November 1987. The official [[blazon]] is ''"[[Or (heraldry)|Or]], a [[Lock (security device)|lock]] plate [[Sable (heraldry)|sable]]"'' ({{langx|no|På gull grunn eit svart låsskilt}}). This means the arms have a [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) has a [[tincture (heraldry)|tincture]] of [[Or (heraldry)|Or]] which means it is commonly colored yellow, but if it is made out of metal, then gold is used. The [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] is a black [[Lock (security device)|lock]] plate. The lock design is based on one from the ''Tveitloftet'' medieval storehouse on the local Tveit farm dating back to the year 1350. The design symbolises the long traditions of lock-making and building construction in the area. The arms were designed by Daniel Rike. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen |url=https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Kviteseid |access-date=2023-08-13 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Kviteseid, Telemark (Norway) |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-08-29.html |access-date=2023-08-13 |website=Flags of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1987-11-27 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LF/forskrift/1987-11-27-1049 |access-date=2023-08-13 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Kviteseid kommune, våpen |url=https://foto.digitalarkivet.no/fotoweb/archives/5003-Kommunev%C3%A5pen/Kart%20og%20tegninger%20og%20segl/he10081205030407.tif.info#c=%2Ffotoweb%2Farchives%2F5003-Kommunev%25C3%25A5pen%2F%3Fq%3Dkviteseid |access-date=2023-08-13 |website=Digitalarkivet |publisher=Arkivverket |language=no}}</ref>

===Churches===
The [[Church of Norway]] has one parish ({{lang|no|sokn}}) within the municipality of Kviteseid. It is part of the [[Øvre Telemark prosti]] ([[deanery]]) in the [[Diocese of Agder og Telemark]].

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ style="font-size:medium"|'''''Churches in Kviteseid'''''
!Parish ({{lang|no|sokn}})!!Church name!!Location of the church!!Year built
|-
|rowspan="6"|Kviteseid||[[Brunkeberg Church]]||[[Brunkeberg (Telemark)|Brunkeberg]]||1790
|-
|[[Fjågesund Church]]||[[Fjågesund]]||1916
|-
|[[Kilen Chapel]]||[[Kilen, Telemark|Kilen]]||1958
|-
|[[Kviteseid Church]]||[[Kviteseidbyen]]||1918
|-
|[[Old Kviteseid Church]]||between [[Kviteseidbyen]] and [[Eidstod]]||c. 1260
|-
|[[Vrådal Church]]||[[Vrådal]]||1886
|}