Tokke

Tokke is a municipality in Telemark in the county of Vestfold og Telemark in Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Vest-Telemark. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Dalen. The municipality of Tokke was created on 1 January 1964 upon the merger of the two older municipalities of Lårdal and Mo. Located in Lårdal, Eidsborg stave church is one of Norway's old stave churches.

Eidsborg stave church
Tokke kommune
Municipality
Coat of arms
Vestfold og Telemark within
Norway
Tokke within Vestfold og Telemark
Coordinates: 59°25′2″N 7°58′43″E
CountryNorway
CountyVestfold og Telemark
DistrictVest-Telemark
Administrative centreDalen
Government
 • Mayor (2015)Jarand Felland (Sp)
Area
 • Total984 km2 (380 sq mi)
 • Land905 km2 (349 sq mi)
Area rank107 in Norway
Population
 (2010)
 • Total2,337
 • Rank310 in Norway
 • Density2.58/km2 (6.7/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
-6.7%
Demonym(s)Tokkebu[1]
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-3824
Official language formNynorsk[2]
Websitewww.tokke.kommune.no
Data from Statistics Norway

General information

Name

The name originally belongs to the river running through the municipality. The Old Norse form of the river name must have been Þotka and it is related to the name of the lake Totak (which it comes from). The river name is probably derived from the Norse word þot meaning "roaring, rushing, or howling".

Coat-of-arms

The coat-of-arms is from modern times. They were granted on 6 February 1987. The arms show a black bear on a gold background. The bear in the arms symbolizes the rich nature in the forests in the municipality. The bear plays a major role in many local legends and stories.[3]

Geography

Tokke borders Vinje, Kviteseid, Seljord, Fyresdal, Valle, and Bykle. The highest peak is Urdenosi which is 1,520 metres (4,990 ft) above sea level.

Notable residents

References
  1. "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
  2. "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
  3. Norske Kommunevåpen (1990). "Nye kommunevåbener i Norden". Retrieved 18 January 2009.

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