Editing Tokke

{{short description|Municipality in Telemark, Norway}}
{{Infobox kommune
|name                   = Tokke
|native_name            = 
|native_name_lang       = 
|other_name             = 
|former_name            = 
|image_skyline          = Dalen i Telemark.jpg
|image_caption          = View of Dalen and Bandak
|idnumber               = 4034
|county                 = Telemark
|district               = Vest-Telemark
|capital                = [[Dalen, Telemark|Dalen]]
|established            = 1 Jan 1964
|preceded               = [[Lårdal (municipality)|Lårdal]] and [[Mo, Telemark|Mo]]
|demonyms               = Daling, Eidsboring, Lårdøl, Skafsåing, Tokkebu
|language               = Nynorsk
|coatofarms             = Tokke komm.svg
|flag                   = 
|webpage                = www.tokke.kommune.no
|mayor                  = Jarand Felland
|mayor_party            = [[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]]
|mayor_as_of            = 2015
|area_rank              = 117
|area_total_km2         = 984.58
|area_land_km2          = 904.65
|area_water_km2         = 79.93
|area_water_percent     = 8.1
|population_as_of       = 2023
|population_rank        = 268
|population_total       = 2198
|population_density_km2 = 2.4
|population_increase    = -3.8
|coordinates            = {{coord|59|25|2|N|7|58|43|E|region:NO|display=inline,title}}
|utm_zone = 32V | utm_northing = 6586978 | utm_easting = 0442033 | geo_cat = adm2nd
}}

'''Tokke''' 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 [[Dalen, Telemark|Dalen]]. Other villages in Tokke include [[Åmdals Verk]], [[Eidsborg]], [[Høydalsmo]], [[Lårdal]], and [[Øvre Byrte]]. The [[Eidsborg Stave Church]] is one of Norway's old [[stave church]]es and it is located in Eidsborg, just north of Dalen.<ref name="snl">{{Cite encyclopedia |title=Tokke |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |publisher=[[Kunnskapsforlaget]] |url=https://snl.no/Tokke |date=2022-06-30 |editor-last=Nilsen |editor-first=Jan Erik |language=no |editor2-last=Mæhlum |editor2-first=Lars |editor3-last=Lundbo |editor3-first=Sten |editor4-last=Helleve |editor4-first=Eirik |accessdate=2023-01-14}}</ref>

The {{convert|985|km2|adj=on}} municipality is the 117th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Tokke is the 268th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 2,198. The municipality's [[population density]] is {{convert|2.4|PD/km2}} and its population has decreased by 3.8% 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==
[[File:Dalen Hotel-2011.jpg|thumb|left|Dalen Hotel]]
[[File:Eidsborg stavkirke 2000.jpg|thumb|left|Eidsborg stave church]]
During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the [[Schei Committee]]. On 1 January 1964, the neighboring municipalities of [[Lårdal (municipality)|Lårdal]] (population: 1,929) and [[Mo, Telemark|Mo]] (population: 1,658) were merged to form the new municipality of Tokke.<ref name="Dag">{{Cite book |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 is named after the local river [[Tokke (river)|Tokke]] ({{langx|non|Þotka}}). The name is related to the name of the lake [[Totak]] (from which the river originates). The river name is probably derived from the Old Norse word {{lang|non|þot}} meaning "roaring", "rushing", or "howling".<ref name="snl" /><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 |page=39 |language=no |authorlink=Oluf Rygh}}</ref>

===Coat of arms===
The [[coat of arms]] was granted on 6 February 1987. The official [[blazon]] is "[[Or (heraldry)|Or]] a [[bear]] [[Passant guardant|passant]] [[Sable (heraldry)|sable]]" ({{langx|no|På gulll grunn ein gåande svart bjørn}}). This means the arms have a [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) with a 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 bear which is displayed with a [[tincture (heraldry)|tincture]] of [[sable (heraldry)|sable]] which means it is black. The bear symbolizes the rich nature in the [[forest]]s in the municipality. The bear also plays a major role in many local [[legend]]s and stories. The arms were designed by Stein Davidsen. 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=Tokke |access-date=2023-01-14 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1987-02-06 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LF/forskrift/1987-02-06-90 |access-date=2023-01-14 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Tokke, Telemark (Norway) |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-08-33.html |access-date=2023-01-14 |website=Flags of the World}}</ref>

===Churches===
The [[Church of Norway]] has two parishes ({{lang|no|sokn}}) within the municipality of Tokke. 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 Tokke'''''
!Parish ({{lang|no|sokn}})!!Church name!!Location of the church!!Year built
|-
|rowspan="3"|Eidsborg, Mo, og Skafså||[[Eidsborg Stave Church]]||[[Eidsborg]]||1200s
|-
|[[Mo Church (Tokke)|Mo Church]]||[[Mo, Telemark|Mo]]||1839
|-
|[[Skafså Church]]||[[Skafså]]||1839
|-
|rowspan="2"|Høydalsmo og Lårdal||[[Høydalsmo Church]]||[[Høydalsmo]]||1747
|-
|[[Lårdal Church]]||[[Lårdal]]||1831
|}

==Geography==
Tokke Municipality is located in the [[Vest-Telemark]] region. It borders the municipalities of [[Vinje]], [[Kviteseid]], [[Seljord]], [[Fyresdal]] (in [[Telemark]]) and the municipalities of [[Valle, Norway|Valle]] and [[Bykle]] (in [[Agder]]). The highest peak is ''Urdenosi'' which is {{convert|1520|m}} above sea level. Other mountains in Tokke including [[Brandsnutene]], [[Gråsteinsnosi]], [[Sæbyggjenuten]], [[Stølsdalsnutane]], and [[Svolhusgreini]]. The river [[Tokke (river)|Tokke]] and the lakes [[Bandak]], [[Botnedalsvatn]], and [[Byrtevatn]] are all located in the municipality as well.

==Government==
Tokke 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 Tokke is made up of 21 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                      = Tokke
|start                     = 2023
|end                       = 2027
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2023 - Telemark |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2023/ko/telemark/tokke#seats |access-date=2024-01-30 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = 
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Grønne                    = 1
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 10
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Tokke
|start                     = 2019
|end                       = 2023
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2019 - Vestfold og Telemark |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2019/ko/vestfold%20og%20telemark/tokke#seats |access-date=2022-10-09 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Grønne                    = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 9
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Tokke
|start                     = 2015
|end                       = 2019
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2015 - Telemark |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2015/ko/telemark/tokke#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                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 11
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Tokke
|start                     = 2011
|end                       = 2015
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2011 - Telemark |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2011/ko/telemark/tokke#seats |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 10
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 1
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Tokke
|start                     = 2007
|end                       = 2011
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 9
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Høyre                     = 1
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Tokke
|start                     = 2003
|end                       = 2007
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 1
|Høyre                     = 1
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 9
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Tokke
|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           = 8
|Høyre                     = 1
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 9
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|otherparty                = Cross-party local list
|otherparty_no             = Tverrpolitisk bygdeliste
|otherparty_number         = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Tokke
|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           = 6
|Senterpartiet             = 10
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|H/KrF                     = 2
|otherparty                = Cross-party local list
|otherparty_no             = Tverrpolitisk Bygdeliste 
|otherparty_number         = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Tokke
|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           = 7
|Høyre                     = 2
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 3
|KrF/Sp                    = 7
|otherparty                = Cross-party local list
|otherparty_no             = Tverrpolitisk Bygdeliste
|otherparty_number         = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Tokke
|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                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 11
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|otherparty                = Cross-party local list
|otherparty_no             = Tverrpolitisk Bygdeliste
|otherparty_number         = 8
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Tokke
|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                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 14
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|H/KrF/Sp                  = 13
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Tokke
|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                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 15
|Høyre                     = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|otherparty                = Cross-party list
|otherparty_no             = Tverrpolitisk liste
|otherparty_number         = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Tokke
|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                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 16
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|otherparty                = Non-party list
|otherparty_no             = Upolitisk Liste
|otherparty_number         = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Tokke
|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                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 17
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Tokke
|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                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 16
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|Sosialistisk_Folkeparti   = 1
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Tokke
|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                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 18
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|Sosialistisk_Folkeparti   = 1
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{div col end}}

===Mayor===
The [[Mayor#Scandinavia|mayors]] ({{langx|nn|ordførar}}) of Tokke:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ordførar |url=https://www.tokke.kommune.no/ordfoerar.480046.nn.html |access-date=2023-08-07 |website=Tokke kommune |language=nn}}</ref>
{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
*1964-1971: Gunvald Jupskås 
*1972-1979: Olav K. Tho
*1980-1984: Gunvald Jupskås
*1984-1987: Marie Sund
*1988-1989: Geirmund Skaalen ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
*1990-2005: Birger Nygård ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*2005-2011: Olav Seltveit Urbø ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*2011-2015: Hilde Alice Vågslid ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*2015–present: Jarand Felland ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
{{div col end}}

==Notable people==
[[File:Talleiv Olsson Huvestad 2.jpg|150px|thumb|Talleiv Huvestad, 1814]]
* [[Talleiv Huvestad]] (1761 in Skafså – 1847), a teacher, farmer, and politician
* [[Søren Georg Abel]] (1772 in Mo – 1820), a priest and politician
* [[Jens Matthias Pram Kaurin]] (1804 in Lårdal – 1863), a theology professor and Lutheran priest
* [[Marcus Jacob Monrad]] (1816–1897), a philosopher and academic who grew up in Mo
* [[Vetle Vislie]] (1858 in Skafså – 1933), a educationalist, writer, and politician
* [[Alf Blütecher]] (1880 in Lårdal – 1959), an actor<ref>{{IMDb name|0089939|Alf Blütecher}}. Retrieved 12 November 2020.</ref>
* [[Thomas Offenberg Backer]] (1892 in Mo – 1987), an engineer
* [[Andreas Backer]] (1895 in Mo – 1975), a journalist and newspaper editor
* [[Anne Grimdalen]] (1899 in Skafså – 1961), a sculptor
* [[Eivind Groven]] (1901 in Eidsborg – 1977), a microtonal composer and music-theorist
* [[Arvid Torgeir Lie]] (1938 in Skafså – 2020), a poet, short story writer, and translator
* [[Lene Vågslid]] (born 1986 in Tokke), a teacher and politician

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Commons category-inline|Tokke}}
*{{wiktionary-inline|Tokke}}
*{{Wikivoyage inline|Telemark}}
*[http://ssb.no/kommunefakta/tokke Municipal fact sheet] from [[Statistics Norway]] {{in lang|no}}
*{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20050913161250/http://www.telelaget.com/Telemark%20HTML/tokke2.html Description of Tokke]}}

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