Norwegian National Road 41 (''Rv 41''; also known as the ''Telemarksveien'') is a Norwegian national road that runs through Vestfold og Telemark and Agder counties in Norway. The road runs between the village of Brunkeberg in Kviteseid municipality in Vestfold og Telemark county in the north and Timenes in Hånes in the city of Kristiansand in Agder county in the south. The long road connects to the European route E134 highway in the north and to the European route E18 highway in the south. The road runs for in Agder county and in Vestfold og Telemark county. The southern half of the road runs along the river Tovdalselva and the lake Herefossfjorden, and it is located in a

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called the ''Kristiansand-Porsgrunn grabenen''. The road passes through these villages in Kristiansand:

Grovikheia Grovikheia is a neighbourhood in the city of Kristiansand in Agder county, Norway. It is a part of the borough of Oddernes and in the district of Hånes. It is located along the Norwegian National Road 41 and it is north of the Hånni neighborho ...

and Tveit. The road passes through these villages in

Birkenes Birkenes is a municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sørlandet. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Birkeland, where about half the municipal population lives. Other villa ...

Mollestad Mollestad is a village in Birkenes municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located on both sides of the river Tovdalselva, just south of the municipal centre of Birkeland. The Birkenes Church is located in eastern Mollestad ''(Østr ...

Birkeland Birkeland may refer to: Places *Birkeland, Agder, the administrative centre of Birkenes municipality in Agder county, Norway *Birkeland Church, a church in the city of Bergen in Vestland county, Norway * Birkeland, Vestland, a village in Austevoll ...

, Søre Herefoss, and Herefoss. In Birkenes, it also passes by the Herefossfjorden and it has junctions with the Norwegian County Road 404 and Norwegian County Road 406. The road passes through the village of

Hynnekleiv Hynnekleiv is a village in Froland municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located at the junction of the Norwegian National Road 41 and the Norwegian County Road 42. The Sørlandsbanen railway line runs through the village as well, ...

in Froland. The Sørlandsbanen railway line follows the road for about in northern Birkenes and Froland. The road passes through these villages in Åmli: Dølemo,

Eppeland Eppeland is a village in Åmli municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located along the Norwegian National Road 41, about northeast of the village of Dølemo and about southwest of the municipal centre of Åmli Åmli is a munic ...

, and Åmli. The road passes through these villages in Nissedal: Treungen, Kyrkjebygda, and Nordbygdi. The road passes through these villages in Kviteseid:

Eidstod Eidstod is the centre of the village Vrådal in Kviteseid municipality, Telemark county, Norway. It is located at the northern end of the Nisser Nisser is a lake in Nissedal, Norway. It is the 13th-largest lake in the nation by area with a surf ...

, Kviteseid, and Brunkeberg. Norway Telemarksvegen 2.jpg, Lake by Norwegian National Road 41, Telemarksveien Telemarksveien Birkenes.JPG, The quality of the road is highly variable, at some stretches the road is as narrow as here in Birkenes Kviteseid IMG 2556 Sundkilen bay rv41 Drambakken.JPG, Norwegian National Road 41 passing between steep cliffs and the lake Kviteseidvatnet Rv41 3.jpg, Another view of the road Aamli IMG 2013 geology Lia rv41 ovenfor lifossen Lifjellet 348m.JPG , View of the road, just north of Åmli

The Telemark Road

The road is known as the ''Telemark Road'' ( no, Telemarksveien) and this name is used for the marketing of the road and surrounding businesses. The road passes Hamresanden Beach and

Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik Kristiansand Airport ( no, Kristiansand lufthavn; ) is an international airport serving Kristiansand Municipality in Agder county, Norway. The airport is located in the district of Tveit in the Oddernes borough, about by road and by air from th ...

in the south in Kristiansand municipality. It then heads north through the municipalities of

, Froland, Åmli, Nissedal, and Kviteseid. These are municipalities that tourists do not always find easily, so marketing the road has helped to bring people there. The Telemark road goes through a lot of beautiful, Norwegian scenery as well.

References

External links

Telemarksveien - Visit Telemark website
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