Editing Fyresdal

{{short description|Municipality in Telemark, Norway}}
{{Infobox kommune
|name                   = Fyresdal
|native_name            = 
|native_name_lang       = 
|other_name             = 
|former_name            = Moland herred
|image_skyline          = Roan (fjell) 1.jpg
|image_caption          = View of the mountain Roan
|idnumber               = 4032
|county                 = Telemark
|district               = Vest-Telemark
|capital                = [[Moland, Telemark|Moland]]
|established            = 1 Jan 1838
|preceded               = none
|demonym                = Fyresdøl
|language               = Nynorsk
|coatofarms             = Fyresdal_komm.svg
|flag                   = 
|webpage                = www.fyresdal.kommune.no
|mayor                  = Erik Skjervagen
|mayor_party            = [[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]]
|mayor_as_of            = 2011
|area_rank              = 78
|area_total_km2         = 1280.02
|area_land_km2          = 1106.74
|area_water_km2         = 173.28
|area_water_percent     = 13.5
|population_as_of       = 2023
|population_rank        = 317
|population_total       = 1224
|population_density_km2 = 1.1
|population_increase    = -9.3
|coordinates            = {{coord|59|9|57|N|8|1|11|E|region:NO|display=inline,title}}
|utm_zone = 32V | utm_northing = 6558944 | utm_easting = 0443967 | geo_cat = adm2nd
}}

'''Fyresdal''' is a [[List of municipalities of Norway|municipality]] in [[Telemark]] county, [[Norway]]. It is located in the [[Traditional districts of Norway|traditional district]] of [[Vest-Telemark]]. The [[administrative centre]] of the municipality is the village of [[Moland, Telemark|Moland]]. Other villages in Fyresdal include [[Kilegrend]], [[Øvre Birtedalen]], and [[Øyane, Telemark|Øyane]].<ref name="snl">{{Cite encyclopedia |title=Fyresdal |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |publisher=[[Kunnskapsforlaget]] |url=https://snl.no/Fyresdal |date=2022-04-02 |editor-last=Lundbo |editor-first=Sten |language=no |accessdate=2023-01-14}}</ref>

The {{convert|1280|km2|adj=on}} municipality is the 78th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Fyresdal is the 317th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 1,224. The municipality's [[population density]] is {{convert|1.1|PD/km2}} and its population has decreased by 9.3% over the previous 10-year period.<ref name="ssb pop">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |title=Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/06913/ |language=Norwegian}}</ref><ref name="ssb area">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |title=09280: Area of land and fresh water (km²) (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/09280/ |language=Norwegian}}</ref>

==General information==
The [[prestegjeld|parish]] of ''Moland'' was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see [[formannskapsdistrikt]] law). In 1879, the name of the municipality was changed to ''Fyresdal''. The borders of the municipality have never changed, something which is pretty unusual in Norway.<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]]) was first named after the old ''[[Moland, Telemark|Moland]]'' farm ({{langx|non|Mólanda}}) since the first [[Moland Church (Fyresdal)|Moland Church]] was built there. The first element is {{wikt-lang|non|mór}} which means "[[moorland]]" or "[[heath]]". The last element is {{wikt-lang|non|land}} which means "land" or "district".

On 28 June 1879, a [[royal decree|royal resolution]] changed the name of the municipality to ''Fyresdal''.<ref>{{Cite journal |year=1879 |title=Norsk Lovtidende. 2den Afdeling. 1879. Samling af Love, Resolutioner m.m |url=https://www.nb.no/items/URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2015110481011_001 |journal=[[Norsk Lovtidend]] |language=no |location=Oslo, Norway |publisher=Grøndahl og Søns Boktrykkeri |page=472}}</ref> This name ({{langx|non|Fyrisdalr}}) was chosen since it is the name of the valley in which the municipality is located. The first element of this name is the [[genitive case]] of the name of the local lake [[Fyresvatnet]] ({{langx|non|Fyrir}}). The name of the lake is derived from the word {{wikt-lang|non|fura}} which means "[[pine]] tree". The last element of the name is {{wikt-lang|non|dalr}} which means "[[valley]]" or "dale".<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=382–383 |language=no |authorlink=Oluf Rygh}}</ref>

===Coat of arms===
The [[coat of arms]] was granted on 24 April 1992. The official [[blazon]] is "[[Vert (heraldry)|Vert]] two [[bendwise]] axes [[argent]] in [[Pale (heraldry)|pale]]" ({{langx|no|På grøn grunn to skråstilte sølv øksar}}). This means the arms have a green [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) and the [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] is a [[broadaxe]]. The broadaxes have a [[tincture (heraldry)|tincture]] of [[argent]] which means it is colored white most of the time, but if it is made out of metal, then silver is used. The green color in the field and the broadaxe were chosen to symbolize the importance of [[forestry]] in the municipality. The arms were the result of a local competition, which resulted in 42 different proposals being submitted. The winning design for the arms was submitted by Halvor Holtskog Jr. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms.<ref>{{Cite web |date=24 July 2022 |title=Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen |url=https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Fyresdal |access-date=2023-01-15 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1992-04-24 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LF/forskrift/1992-04-24-276?q=flagg |access-date=2023-01-15 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Fyresdal, Telemark (Norway) |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-08-31.html |access-date=2023-01-15 |website=Flags of the World}}</ref>

===Churches===
The [[Church of Norway]] has one parish ({{lang|no|sokn}}) within the municipality of Fyresdal. 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 Fyresdal'''''
!Parish ({{lang|no|sokn}})!!Church name!!Location of the church!!Year built
|-
|rowspan="2"|Fyresdal||[[Moland Church (Fyresdal)|Moland Church]]||[[Moland, Telemark|Moland]]||1843
|-
|[[Veum Church]]||[[Øyane, Telemark|Øyane]]||1863
|}

==History==
Fyresdal is known for its many findings from the [[Viking Age]], its mighty Viking graves, heaps of [[slag]], and the former Heggland pilgrim church that once stood proudly north of the village centre. People traveled to this church from all over Norway and even from [[Europe]]. It was said that the [[stream]] running behind the church had healing powers.

A few miles south of the site where the Heggland Pilgrim Church ({{langx|no|Heggland Kyrkje}}), once stood at ''Molandsmoen'', a stone with [[Runic alphabet|Runic inscriptions]] can be found.  This is a reminder from the Viking Age when horse battles were held there. Originally, one believes, there were four of them.  
''Klokkarhamaren'' is a little [[mountain]] on a [[headland|peninsula]] in the municipal centre, and it is the location of a cave called ''Munkhola''.  It is believed that a certain number of [[monk]]s in medieval times resided, held [[Mass (liturgy)|masses]], and sought refuge here.<ref name="snl" />

==Government==
Fyresdal Municipality is responsible for [[primary education]] (through 10th grade), outpatient [[Health care|health services]], [[old age|senior citizen]] services, [[welfare spending|welfare]] and other [[Social work|social services]], [[zoning]], [[economic development]], and municipal [[road]]s and utilities. The municipality is governed by a [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] of [[Direct election|directly elected]] representatives. The [[mayor]] is [[Indirect election|indirectly elected]] by a vote of the municipal council.<ref name="ks">{{Cite encyclopedia |title=kommunestyre |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |publisher=[[Kunnskapsforlaget]] |url=https://snl.no/kommunestyre |date=2022-09-20 |editor-last=Hansen |editor-first=Tore |language=Norwegian |editor2-last=Vabo |editor2-first=Signy Irene |accessdate=2022-10-14}}</ref> The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the [[Telemark District Court]] and the [[Agder Court of Appeal]].

===Municipal council===
The [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] {{lang|no|(Kommunestyre)}} of Fyresdal is made up of 17 representatives that are elected to four-year terms. The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by political [[Political party|party]]. 
{{div col}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Fyresdal
|start                     = 2023
|end                       = 2027
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2023 - Telemark |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2023/ko/telemark/fyresdal#seats |access-date=2024-01-30 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = 
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|Senterpartiet             = 8
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Fyresdal
|start                     = 2019
|end                       = 2023
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2019 - Vestfold og Telemark |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2019/ko/vestfold%20og%20telemark/fyresdal#seats |access-date=2023-01-15 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|Høyre                     = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Fyresdal
|start                     = 2015
|end                       = 2019
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2015 - Telemark |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2015/ko/telemark/fyresdal#seats |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref><ref name="ssb valg">{{Cite web |title=Table: 04813: Members of the local councils, by party/electoral list at the Municipal Council election (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/04813/ |publisher=Statistics Norway |language=Norwegian}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 10
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Fyresdal
|start                     = 2011
|end                       = 2015
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2011 - Telemark |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2011/ko/telemark/fyresdal#seats |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 13
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|otherparty                = Local list
|otherparty_no             = Bygdelista
|otherparty_number         = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Fyresdal
|start                     = 2007
|end                       = 2011
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Senterpartiet             = 8
|otherparty                = Local list
|otherparty_no             = Bygdelista
|otherparty_number         = 7
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Fyresdal
|start                     = 2003
|end                       = 2007
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|otherparty                = Local list
|otherparty_no             = Bygdelista
|otherparty_number         = 9
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Fyresdal
|start                     = 1999
|end                       = 2003
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" /><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/publikasjoner/pdf/nos_c621/nos_c621.pdf |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1999 |date=2000 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |isbn=8253748531 |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger, Norge |language=Norwegian |issn=0332-8023}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|otherparty                = Local list
|otherparty_no             = Bygdelista
|otherparty_number         = 7
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Fyresdal
|start                     = 1995
|end                       = 1999
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c342.pdf |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1995 |date=1996 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |isbn=8253743351 |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger, Norge |language=Norwegian |issn=0332-8023}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 12
|Senterpartiet             = 8
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Fyresdal
|start                     = 1991
|end                       = 1995
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c057.pdf |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1991 |date=1993 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |isbn=8253737939 |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger, Norge |language=Norwegian |issn=0332-8023}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|Høyre                     = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 3
|KrF/V                     = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Fyresdal
|start                     = 1987
|end                       = 1991
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b765.pdf |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1987 |date=1988 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |isbn=8253726325 |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger, Norge |language=Norwegian |issn=0332-8023}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 14
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Fyresdal
|start                     = 1983
|end                       = 1987
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b450.pdf |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1983 |date=1984 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |isbn=8253720378 |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger, Norge |language=Norwegian |issn=0332-8023}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 13
|Venstre                   = 1
|H/KrF/Sp                  = 7
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Fyresdal
|start                     = 1979
|end                       = 1983
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b093.pdf |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1979 |date=1979 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |isbn=8253710836 |location=Oslo, Norge |language=Norwegian |issn=0332-8023}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 13
|H/Sp                      = 5
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Fyresdal
|start                     = 1975
|end                       = 1979
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a769.pdf |title=Kommunevalgene 1975 |date=1977 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |isbn=8253705646 |location=Oslo, Norge |language=Norwegian}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 12
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|H/Sp/V                    = 7
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Fyresdal
|start                     = 1971
|end                       = 1975
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a457.pdf |title=Kommunevalgene 1972 |date=1973 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |isbn=8253701144 |volume=I |location=Oslo, Norge |language=Norwegian}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 14
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Fyresdal
|start                     = 1967
|end                       = 1971
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1967 |title=Kommunevalgene 1967 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a214.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo, Norge |volume=I}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 14
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Fyresdal
|start                     = 1963
|end                       = 1967
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1964 |title=Kommunevalgene 1963 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xii_138.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo, Norge}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 14
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 6
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Fyresdal
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1959
|end                       = 1963
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1960 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xii_022.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo, Norge}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 14
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Fyresdal
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1955
|end                       = 1959
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1957 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xi_252.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo, Norge}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 14
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 7
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Fyresdal
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1951
|end                       = 1955
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1952 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xi_120.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 24
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 16
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Venstre                   = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Fyresdal
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1947
|end                       = 1951
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1948 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_x_165.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 24
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 16
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 8
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Fyresdal
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1945
|end                       = 1947
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1947 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_x_133.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 24
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 17
|DRF/V                     = 7
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Fyresdal
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1937
|end                       = 1941* 
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1938 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_ix_133.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 24
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Venstre                   = 4
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 15
|Local_Lists               = 2
|}}
{{div col end}}

===Mayor===
The [[Mayor#Scandinavia|mayors]] ({{langx|no|ordfører}}) of Fyresdal (incomplete list):
*1999-2007: Saamund Gjersund ([[Bygdeliste|LL]])
*2007-2011: Bjørn Fredrik Nome ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*2011–present: Erik Skjervagen ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])

==Economy==
Most people in the municipality work in the fields of [[agriculture]], [[forestry]], [[trade]], [[Industrial sector|industry]], and [[tourism]]. There are not many full-time farmers left in Fyresdal, but many people derive a secondary income from agriculture and forestry.<ref name="snl" />

The largest employer in the municipality is [[Telemark Kildevann]] which makes bottled water and soft drinks for the national and Swedish markets. There are also a few small high-competence mechanical factories which produce parts for the offshore industry.

==Transportation==
[[File:Fyresdal 1.JPG|thumb|right|Small lake in Fyresdal]]
The [[Vest-Telemark airport, Fyresdal]] is located in [[Moland, Telemark|Moland]], with a nearby hotel. This is a joint operation under the name ''Airparc Fyresdal''. Fyresdal has bus connections with the town centres of [[Skien (town)|Skien]] and [[Porsgrunn (town)|Porsgrunn]] in Telemark county; [[Arendal (town)|Arendal]] in Agder county; [[Bergen]] in [[Vestland]] county; [[Haugesund]] in [[Rogaland]] county; and to the capital, [[Oslo]]. A bus also travels every school day of the year between Fyresdal and [[Dalen, Telemark|Dalen]], the municipal centre of the neighboring [[Tokke Municipality]].<ref name="snl" />

==Geography==
The municipality of Fyresdal consists of several little villages north of [[Moland, Telemark|Moland]], in the main valley of Fyresdal, and on the western and southeastern shores of [[Fyresvatnet]], one of Norway's deepest lakes. [[Moland, Telemark|Moland]] is the location of the municipal council, the school, the community house, kindergartens, the home for the elderly, and most of the commercial enterprises in the municipality. Moland is the most heavily populated aea of Fyresdal.

Fyresdal is among the westernmost municipalities in Telemark. It borders the municipalities of [[Tokke]], [[Kviteseid]], and [[Nissedal]] in Telemark county. It also shares borders with the municipalities of [[Åmli]], [[Bygland]], and [[Valle, Norway|Valle]] in [[Agder]] county.

:Village areas in Fyresdal municipality
{{div col}}
*Geitstadgrend
*Spockeligrend
*Momrak
*Sitje
*Tøddebakkane
*Folkestadbyen
*[[Øvre Birtedalen]]
*Nedre Birtedalen
*Fardal
*Breivik
*Hegglandsgrend
*Grunnvik
*[[Moland, Telemark|Moland]]
*[[Veum]]
*Hauggrend
*Liegrend
*Fjellgardane
*[[Kilegrend]]
{{div col end}}

==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.

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Moland kyrkje.JPG|Moland Church
Fyresdal flyplass (tårn).JPG|Fyresdal Airport
Veum kyrkje.JPG|Veum Church
Fyresvatn.JPG|Fyresvatn (Lake Fyresdal)
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==Notable people==
[[File:Portrett av Vidkun Quisling i sivile klær, ukjent datering.jpg|140px|thumb|Vidkun Quisling]]
* [[:no:Petter Veum|Petter Veum, (Norwegian Wiki)]] (1811 in Fyresdal - 1889), a [[fiddler]]
* [[:no:Jon Lauritz Qvisling|Jon Lauritz Qvisling, (Norwegian Wiki)]] (1844 in Fyresdal - 1930), a [[clergyman]], [[author]], and [[genealogist]]
* [[:no:John Lie|John Lie, (Norwegian Wiki)]] (1846 in Fyresdal - 1916), an [[author]] 
* [[Ivar Peterson Tveiten]] (1850 in Fyresdal – 1934), a teacher and politician
* [[Torgeir Vraa]] (1868 in Fyresdal – 1934), an educator, newspaper editor, and politician
* [[Haakon Lie (forester)|Haakon Lie]] (1884 in Fyresdal – 1970), a forester, novelist, poet, and children's writer
* [[Vidkun Quisling]] (1887 in Fyresdal – 1945), a military officer, politician, Nazi collaborator, & [[Treason|traitor]]
* [[:no:Frode Rui|Frode Rui, (Norwegian Wiki)]] (born 1969 im Fyresdal), a [[weightlifter]]
* [[Sugar Plum Fairies]] (formed 2000 in Fyresdal – 2009), a folk and pop band

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Fyresdal}}
{{wiktionary|Fyresdal}}
*[http://ssb.no/kommunefakta/fyresdal Municipal fact sheet] from [[Statistics Norway]] {{in lang|no}}
*{{Wikivoyage inline|Telemark}}

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