Bø or Bø i Telemark is the

administrative centre An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune is located. In countries with French as administrative language (such as Belgium, Lu ...

Midt-Telemark Municipality Midt-Telemark is a municipality in the traditional and electoral district Telemark in Vestfold og Telemark county, Norway. The municipality was established on 1 January 2020 when the former municipalities of Bø and Sauherad combined. There are ...

Telemark Telemark is a traditional region, a former county, and a current electoral district in southern Norway. In 2020, Telemark merged with the former county of Vestfold to form the county of Vestfold og Telemark. Telemark borders the traditional ...

county,

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. The village is located along the river Bøelva, about half-way between the large lakes

Seljordsvatnet Seljord Lake (''Seljordsvatnet'') is a lake in the municipality Seljord in Vestfold og Telemark, Norway. The main influx river is Vallaråi, and the lake drains through Bøelva. The lake covers an area of . According to local folklore Selma, a s ...

and

Norsjø Norsjø is a lake in the municipalities of Skien, Nome and Sauherad in Vestfold og Telemark county, Norway. It is 55 km² in area and 15 meters above sea level. Norsjø is part of the Telemark Canal. Most rivers in Telemark meet Norsjø on ...

. It is located about south of the village of Folkestad, about northwest of the village of

Gvarv Gvarv is a village in Sauherad, Telemark, Norway. Gvarv is famous for its apples, sweet cherries and sour cherries (as is the whole Sauherad municipality). Also (unusually for Norway) grapes and wine! The Norwegian painter Erik Werenskiol ...

, and about north of the village of

Bjervamoen Bjervamoen is part of Lunde in Nome municipality, Norway. It is located west of the municipality centre Ulefoss, and was itself the centre in the former municipality Lunde Lunde may refer to: People Politics * Gulbrand Lunde (1901–1942), Norw ...

. The small village of Nordbøåsane lies about east of the village. The village has a population (2022) of 3,609 and a

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of . The Norwegian National Road 36 and the Sørlandsbanen railway line both pass through the village. Both the Bø Church and the

Old Bø Church Old Bø Church ( no, Bø gamle kyrkje) is a former parish church of the Church of Norway in Midt-Telemark Municipality in Vestfold og Telemark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Bø. It used to be the main church for the Bø paris ...

are located in the village.

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Midt-Telemark Villages in Telemark {{Telemark-geo-stub