Valebø is a village in the municipality of
Skien Skien () is a city and municipality in Vestfold og Telemark county in Norway. In modern times it is regarded as part of the traditional region of Grenland, although historically it belonged to Grenmar/Skiensfjorden, while Grenland referred the ...
,
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the ...
. It is located on the eastern shore of
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 ...
. On the opposite side of the lake lies
Ulefoss
Ulefoss is the administrative centre of Nome municipality in Telemark, Norway, located near the border of Grenland. Its population is 2,699. It occupies both sides of Ulefoss falls on the river Eidselva. Ulefoss is one of Norway's oldest industr ...
.
From 1837 Valebø was administratively a part of
Holla. On 1 January 1964, Valebø became a part of Skien municipality whereas the rest of Holla merged with
Lunde
Lunde may refer to:
People Politics
* Gulbrand Lunde (1901–1942), Norwegian councillor of state in the Nasjonal Samling government
* Heidi Nordby Lunde (born 1973), Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party
* Jens Lunde (1884–1974), Nor ...
to form the new municipality
Nome. At that time Valebø had 259 inhabitants.
Villages in Vestfold og Telemark
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