Drangedal_Municipality

Drangedal Municipality

*Drangedal kommune*
Drangedal Municipality Drangedal kommune
Municipality
	View of Prestestranda
	Flag Coat of arms
	Telemark within Norway
	Drangedal within Telemark
	Coordinates: 59°7′24″N 8°58′55″E
Country	Norway
County	Telemark
District	Grenland
Established	1 Jan 1838
• Created as	Formannskapsdistrikt
Administrative centre	Prestestranda
Government
• Mayor (2023)	Stina Sætre ((Sp))
Area
• Total	1,062.77 km2 (410.34 sq mi)
• Land	995.28 km2 (384.28 sq mi)
• Water	67.49 km2 (26.06 sq mi) 6.4%
• Rank	#106 in Norway
Population (2023)
• Total	4,091
• Rank	#200 in Norway
• Density	4.1/km2 (11/sq mi)
• Change (10 years)	−1.2%
Demonym	Drangedøl
Official language
• Norwegian form	Neutral
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	NO-4016
Website	Official website
	Data from Statistics Norway

Drangedal

Municipality in Telemark, Norway

Drangedal is a municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Grenland. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Prestestranda. Other villages in Drangedal include Bø i Tørdal, Bostrak, Gautefall, Henseid, and Neslandsvatn.^[4]

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The 1,063-square-kilometre (410 sq mi) municipality is the 106th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Drangedal is the 200th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 4,091. The municipality's population density is 4.1 inhabitants per square kilometre (11/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 1.2% over the previous 10-year period.^[5]^[6]

The administrative centre, Prestestranda, is situated by Lake Toke. The municipal government is located there along with primary and secondary schools, shopping facilities, and a bank. Drangedal railway station is also located in Prestestranda and is served by the Oslo to Kristiansand Sørlandsbannen railway line. It was formerly connected to the Kragerø railway line, but that was closed in 1989.^[4]

The district of Tørdal encompassed the northwestern part of the municipality. Alpine and cross-country skiing is possible in Tørdal. Telemark's largest ski resort is located in Gautefall. The newspaper Drangedalsposten is published in Drangedal.^[4]

Government

Drangedal Municipality is responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services, senior citizen services, welfare and other social services, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads and utilities. The municipality is governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor is indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council.^[13] The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the Telemark District Court and the Agder Court of Appeal.

Municipal council

The municipal council (Kommunestyre) of Drangedal is made up of 21 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by political party.

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Parish (sokn)	Church name	Location of the church	Year built
Drangedal	Drangedal Church	Prestestranda	1775
Kroken	Kroken Church	Kroken	1909
Tørdal	Tørdal Church	Bø	1809

Party name (in Norwegian)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)	7
	Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet)	3
	Green Party (Miljøpartiet De Grønne)	1
	Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)	1
	Centre Party (Senterpartiet)	5
	Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti)	1
	Joint list of the Conservative Party (Høyre) and the Liberal Party (Venstre)	3
Total number of members:		21

Party name (in Norwegian)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)	6
	Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet)	2
	Conservative Party (Høyre)	1
	Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)	1
	Centre Party (Senterpartiet)	10
	Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti)	1
Total number of members:		21

Party name (in Norwegian)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)	6
	Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet)	1
	Conservative Party (Høyre)	2
	Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)	2
	Centre Party (Senterpartiet)	7
	Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti)	1
	Liberal Party (Venstre)	2
Total number of members:		21

Party name (in Norwegian)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)	10
	Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet)	2
	Conservative Party (Høyre)	2
	Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)	2
	Centre Party (Senterpartiet)	2
	Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti)	1
	Liberal Party (Venstre)	2
Total number of members:		21

Drangedal_Municipality

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Drangedal Municipality Drangedal kommune
Municipality
View of Prestestranda
Flag Coat of arms
Telemark within Norway
Drangedal within Telemark
Coordinates: 59°7′24″N 8°58′55″E
Country	Norway
County	Telemark
District	Grenland
Established	1 Jan 1838
• Created as	Formannskapsdistrikt
Administrative centre	Prestestranda
Government
• Mayor (2023)	Stina Sætre ((Sp))
Area
• Total	1,062.77 km² (410.34 sq mi)
• Land	995.28 km² (384.28 sq mi)
• Water	67.49 km² (26.06 sq mi) 6.4%
• Rank	#106 in Norway
Population (2023)
• Total	4,091
• Rank	#200 in Norway
• Density	4.1/km² (11/sq mi)
• Change (10 years)	−1.2%
Demonym	Drangedøl^[1]
Official language ^[2]
• Norwegian form	Neutral
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	NO-4016^[3]
Website	Official website
Data from Statistics Norway

Party name (in Norwegian)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)	18
	Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)	5
	Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet)	4
	Liberal Party (Venstre)	6
Total number of members:		33

Party name (in Norwegian)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)	21
	Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)	6
	Joint list of the Liberal Party (Venstre) and the Radical People's Party (Radikale Folkepartiet)	5
Total number of members:		32

Party name (in Norwegian)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)	17
	Liberal Party (Venstre)	14
	Local List(s) (Lokale lister)	1
Total number of members:		32
Note: Due to the German occupation of Norway during World War II, no elections were held for new municipal councils until after the war ended in 1945.