| Bø kommune | |||
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| Coordinates (city): 59°27′26″N 9°1′53″E / 59.45722°N 9.03139°ECoordinates: 59°27′26″N 9°1′53″E / 59.45722°N 9.03139°E | |||
| Country | Norway | ||
| County | Telemark | ||
| District | Midt-Telemark | ||
| Municipality ID | NO-0821 | ||
| Administrative centre | Bø i Telemark | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor (2003) | Arne Storhaug (Ap) | ||
| Area (Nr. 292 in Norway) | |||
| - Total | 263 km2 (101.5 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 258 km2 (99.6 sq mi) | ||
| Population (1.7.2008) | |||
| - Total | 5,387 | ||
| - Density | 20/km2 (51.8/sq mi) | ||
| - Change (10 years) | 8.5 % | ||
| - Rank in Norway | 188 | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Official language form | Nynorsk | ||
| Norwegian demonym | Bøhering[1] | ||
| Website | www.bo.kommune.no | ||
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Bø is a municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Midt-Telemark. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of "Bø i Telemark". The municipality of Bø was established on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). The area of Lunde was separated from Bø in 1867 to become a separate municipality.
Bø is well-known for its folk traditions and for being home to one of the four branches of Telemark University College (Høgskolen i Telemark). Bø has several times been called "the most beautiful place on earth" in modern literature, among others in Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson's story, En glad Gut ("A Happy Boy").
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General information
Name
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Bø farm (Old Norse: Bœr), since the first church was built here. The name is identical with the word bœr which means "homestead" or "farm".[2]
Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times. They were granted on 19 February 1988. The arms show three gold-colored fiddles on a red background. Bø is historically known for its musical tradition, as well as the production of fiddles (similar to the hardingfele). The fiddle was thus chosen as an appropriate symbol for the municipality.[3][4]
Attractions
Bø is famous for its waterpark Sommarland (the largest of its kind in Norway). Another popular sight in Bø is the traditional bar "Stallkroa", with its wooden interior and hillbilly clientele and the Gygrestol rock formation. There is also Kroa i Bø, one of the oldest and most respected music scenes in Norway. The club won the award for "Concert promoter of the Year 2005" and is based on voluntary work from students of the Telemark University College.
Books about Bø
- 17. roman, Dag Solstad 2009
- Russisk rulett, Terje Tveit 1989
- Fytti Katta!!!, Halvor Kleppen1985
- Bøsoga, Stian Henneseid 1986
Sister cities
The following cities are twinned with Bø:[5]
References
- ^ "Personnemningar til stadnamn i Noreg" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet. http://www.sprakrad.no/Sprakhjelp/Rettskriving_Ordboeker/Innbyggjarnamn.
- ^ Rygh, Oluf (1914) (Dokumentasjonsprosjektet). Norske gaardnavne: Bratsbergs amt (7 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. pp. 197. http://www.dokpro.uio.no/perl/navnegransking/rygh_ng/rygh_bla.prl?enhid=121568&avid=27636. (Norwegian)
- ^ Norske Kommunevåpen (1990). "Nye kommunevåbener i Norden". http://www.ngw.nl/int/nor/b/bo.htm. Retrieved 2009-01-17.
- ^ "Kommunevåpen og ordførarkjede". Bø kommune. http://www.bo.kommune.no/artikkel.aspx?AId=511&MId1=874&back=1&MId2=921. Retrieved 2009-01-17. (Norwegian)
- ^ "Vennskapskommunar". Bø kommune. http://www.bo.kommune.no/artikkel.aspx?AId=502&MId1=32&back=1&MId2=405. Retrieved 2009-01-17. (Norwegian)
External links
Media related to Bø at Wikimedia Commons
The Wiktionary definition of Bø- Municipal fact sheet from Statistics Norway
- Telemark travel guide from Wikitravel
- Bø Sommarland waterpark (Norwegian)
- Kroa i Bø music venue
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