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==Attractions== *One of Fyresdal's two churches ([[Moland Church (Fyresdal)|Moland Church]]) and the [[rectory|vicarage]] (''Fyresdal Prestegard'') are located in Moland. According to Telemark [[folklore]], the ''[[Troll]] of Røykjenes'' moved across the lake because the bells of the Moland Church were disturbing its nap. The vicarage is where [[Vidkun Quisling]] was born. *Within the administrative center of Moland, one also finds the old village centre, ''Folkestadbyen''. Folkestadbyen is the location of the ''Fyresdal Vertshus'', a [[Swiss chalet style|Swiss-styled]] dwelling built in 1890. It has housed and served both food and drinks to locals and travellers for over 100 years. ''Øyskogen'' park, which contains Viking graves and a lot of traditional Telemark houses ''(e.g. lofts and [[Hórreo|stabburs]])'' is also part of the old village. The ''Fyresdal Bygdemuseum'', the village museum, is also located in Øyskogen. *''[[Norwegian county road|Fv 355]]'' runs straight through the municipality from north to south. ''Hegglandsgrend'', ''[[Øyane, Telemark|Veum]]'', and ''Hauggrend'' are villages along Fv 355 located north of Moland. Hegglandsgrend is the home of ''Heggland Gamle Kyrkjegard''; Veum is the home of [[Veum Church]]. A ''Rudolf Steiner School'' (an [[Education in Norway|upper secondary level school]]) was located at ''Foldsæ'' in Hauggrend. This so-called ''friskole'' ("Free school") based on the thoughts and ideas of [[Rudolf Steiner]] was however closed down after few years. In Hauggrend, one also finds the most distinct mountain in Fyresdal, ''Roan''. This peak is {{convert|1192|m}} above sea level, but not the highest point in the municipality, since the border to [[Valle, Norway|Valle]] passes near the peak of ''Napuren'', at a height of {{convert|1284|m}} above sea level, some 300 feet higher. *North of Moland, to the west from the main valley we find the little settlements of ''Kleivgrend'', ''Åslandsgrend''. Turning left of the Fv 355 in Hegglandsgrend, one comes to Kleivgrend and Åslandsgrend. Between Kleivgrend and the neighbouring municipality [[Valle, Norway|Valle]] on the western side of the mountains, one finds an old track that priests and bishops used to get between the counties of [[Agder]] and Telemark. This track is named ''[[Bispevegen]]'' ("Bishop's Road") and every year a march called ''Bispevegmarsjen'' ("The Bishop's Road March") starts in Kleivgrend. In Fjellgardane, Germans ran mines in the 16th century at ''Moisesberg''. *On the western shores of the lake [[Fyresvatnet]], to the southwest of Moland, one finds the villages of ''Fardal'', ''Breivik''. Here one finds an old and interesting stone called ''Røykjenessteinen''. In 2005, one also found some [[arrowhead]]s in this area that are believed to be 4000–4500 years old. Farther along the country road we find ''[[Øvre Birtedalen]]'', a popular place for people to have [[Holiday cottage|mountain cabins]]. *South of Moland, at the southern end of Fv 355 across the scenic and mighty mountain of ''Våmur'' where one can see the lake from up above, one comes to the little village of [[Kilegrend]]. In the old days, there was no road connecting Kilegrend with the municipal centre. Thus one had to travel by boat. For years the steamboats called ''Teisner'' and ''Fyresdølen'' travelled between Moland and Kilegrend. The latter eventually capsized and sank. The wreck is still visible in Kilegrend. <gallery mode=packed heights=165px> Moland kyrkje.JPG|Moland Church Fyresdal flyplass (tårn).JPG|Fyresdal Airport Veum kyrkje.JPG|Veum Church Fyresvatn.JPG|Fyresvatn (Lake Fyresdal) </gallery>
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