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Fossum, Telemark
Fossum is a neighborhood in Skien, Telemark, Norway. Historically the neighborhood was associated with Fossum Ironworks (''Fossum Jernverk''), the iron mines which dated from the 16th century and with Fossum Works (''Fossum Verk''), the ironworks. Fossum Ironworks, which was one of the oldest ironworks in Norway, closed down in 1867. Fossum Manor (''Fossum hovedgård'') is a manor house located north of Skien which has given its name to the neighborhood. The manor house was built as a residence for Severin Løvenskiold. Construction was started in 1804. It was designed by Danish architect Christian Frederik Hansen and was completed in 1818. The manor been owned by the Løvenskiold family for centuries and prominent family members have been born here. The local sports team is Fossum IF, which is often called "Fossum (Skien)" to distinguish from the more prominent club Fossum IF in Bærum Bærum () is a municipality in the Greater Oslo Region in Norway that forms an affluen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vestfold And Telemark
Vestfold og Telemark (; ) is a county under disestablishment in Norway. The county is the southernmost one of Eastern Norway and consists of two distinct and separate traditional regions: the former counties of Telemark and (most of) Vestfold. The capital is located at the town of Skien, which is also the county's largest city. While Skien is the seat of the county municipality, the seat of the County Governor is Tønsberg. It borders the counties of Viken, Vestland, Rogaland and Agder. Telemark voted against the merger, on the basis that the regions have nothing in common and do not constitute a natural geographical, cultural, social or political entity. Regardless, the Storting voted on 7 January 2018 to merge the counties by force, and the merger took effect on 1 January 2020. Unlike Telemark or Vestfold, it does not form a traditional or cultural region, but is instead administrative. On 15 February 2022, the county council decided to vote for the future of Vestfold og ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
