Editing Nissedal (section)

==Geography==
[[File:Nisser.jpg|thumb|right|250px|[[Nisser]] is the largest lake in Telemark County, and one of 1,750 lakes in Nissedal.<ref name="OTNisser" />{{rp|83}}<ref name="ØB123" />{{rp|182}}<ref name="NissedalKommune" /><ref name="gonorway" />]]
[[File:Nissedal_IMG_2323_storaana_river_Tveitsund_bru_Skuggenatten_706m.JPG|250px|thumb|right|The river Storåna and Skuggenatten mountain.]]
Nissedal is a municipality covering an area of {{convert|905.17|km2}} in [[Telemark|Telemark County]].<ref name="OTTur" />{{rp|41}} The municipality is bordered by the municipalities of [[Fyresdal]] to the west, [[Kviteseid]] to the north, [[Drangedal]] to the east (also in Telemark) and it is bordered by [[Gjerstad]], [[Vegårshei]], and [[Åmli]] municipalities to the south (in [[Agder]] county).<ref name="ØB123" />{{rp|182}} It is centered on the less rugged eastern shore of the large lake [[Nisser]].<ref name="petitfute" /> [[Nisser|Nisser Lake]], which is approximately {{convert|40|km}} in length and {{convert|250|m}} deep,<ref name="OTTur" />{{rp|11}} is the largest in the county and the seventh-largest lake in Norway.<ref name="gonorway" />

Nissedal is one of the municipalities with the most [[vacation homes]] in Norway. Nissedal is home to three times more cabins than residential homes as of 2018: 2,350 vacation cabins and 735 houses.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hansen |first=Robert |date=2017-06-01 |title=Hytteboom i Nissedal |url=https://www.nrk.no/vestfoldogtelemark/hytteboom-i-nissedal-1.13541466 |website=[[Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation]]}}</ref>

The only [[urban area]] in Nissedal is the village of [[Treungen]] (which includes [[Tveitsund]]), but the other notable villages include [[Felle, Norway|Felle]], Nordbygda, Fjone, and [[Kyrkjebygda, Telemark|Kyrkjebygda]].<ref name="snl" /> While the village of Treungen is by far the largest settlement (with a population of about 500), Felle with 100 residents is the second-largest settlement in Nissedal. Treungen is located by the southernmost part of the lake Nisser. Treungen lies where the river [[Nidelva]] begins, a river that flows by Haugsjåhund, [[Åmli]], and [[Arendal]] before discharging into the ocean near [[Arendal (town)|Arendal]]. Treungen is surrounded by tall mountains such as Baremlandsfjellet (Skuggenatten), Sollifjell, Husfjell, and Skålefjell.<ref name="ØB123" />{{rp|182}}

The [[Telemarksveien|Telemark Road]] ([[Norwegian National Road 41]]) passes through [[Treungen]] and [[Kyrkjebygda (Nissedal)|Kyrkjebygda]] on the east side of the lake.

The highest peak in the municipality is Førheinutane at {{convert|1049|m}}.<ref name="OTNisser" />{{rp|154}}<ref name="snl" /><ref name="OTTur" />{{rp|33 and 41}}

===Nature preserves===
[[File:Nissedal_IMG_2073_Storaana_river_Lislehei_433m_Vidmyrkollen_naturreservat.JPG|thumb|right|250px|Vidmyrkollen.]]
Solhomfjell and Kvenntjønnane are two nature preserves located on the border between [[Gjerstad]] and Nissedal municipalities.<ref name="OTTur" />{{rp|19}} In 1993, the {{convert|23400|daa|acre sqmi|adj=on|lk=on}} Solhomfjell Nature Preserve was established near the valley Uvdalen. This preserve was expanded in 2005 and includes plateaus, [[roche moutonnée]] rock formations, valleys, swamps, along with forests of [[Wych-elm]], [[Oak]] and [[Littleleaf linden]] trees. Another nearby preserve, Kvenntjønnane Nature Preserve, is located nearby on top of Mjeltenatten. This {{convert|12000|daa|acre sqmi|adj=on}} preserve was established in 2009 with the purpose of protecting the untouched nature with its wide biological diversity of various types of nature, ecosystems, and species. Although the main trailhead for these preserves is located at Felehovet on [[Gautefall]]heia, there are also trails here from the lakes Feletjønn and Bjønntjønn in Nissedal.<ref name="KPH40" />{{rp|188–201}}

Other nature preserves in Nissedal include Lytingsdalen (established in 1989), Vidmyr (1975), and Heitfjell (2005). Lytingsdalen Nature Preserve was established to protect its untouched landscape and its wildlife and flora. Several pine trees at Lytingsdalen are over 500 years old. Vidmyr was established to protect its marsh-type landscape of suboceanic character. The flora here includes species such as [[purple moor-grass]] and [[bog asphodel]].<ref name="OTTur" />{{rp|41}}