Moland (also known as ''Fyresdal'' or ''Kyrkjebygdi'') is the
administrative centre of
Fyresdal Municipality in
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,
Norway
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. The village is located at the north end of the lake
Fyresvatn
Fyresvatn, or Fyresvatnet, is the fifth-deepest lake in Norway with a depth of .
It is located in Fyresdal municipality, part of Vestfold og Telemark county.
Fyresvatn belongs to the Arendal watershed, and discharges via the Fyreselv river int ...
. The
Moland Church is located in the village (which is why it's sometimes called ''Kyrkjebygdi'' which means "the church village"). The village has a population (2022) of 354 and a
population density
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of .
The village has a primary school, kindergarten, medical centre, retirement home, bank, shops, museum, hotel, airport, petrol stations, and community centre. At the northern end of the village center you will find the Molandsmoen industrial area which is where several companies are located including Telemark Lys and the spring water producer Telemark Kildevann, which produces water from Fyresdal under the brand name Bonaqua Silver. The oldest part of the village dates back to the 1870s, when the village was known as ''Folkestadbyen''. Today, those old buildings are preserved as part of the
Vest-Telemark Museum.
References
Fyresdal
Villages in Telemark
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