Telemark Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
Norwegian county
About Telemark
Telemark is a county of fascinating contrasts, a miniature Norway with everything inside one county. Telemark is a picturesque area with countless lakes, rivers and valleys, and Mt Gausta landmark overlooking vast areas. Telemark has about 60 notable lakes, which cover more than 5% of the county's area. Tinnsjå lake is 460 metres deep and the third deepest in Europe. Even if the lake surface is 190 metres above sea level, close to half of the lake is actually below sea level. Rivers flow rapidly from the high plateau to the valleys and lakes below, some in the shape of fine waterfalls. The most notable waterfall is Rjukan waterfall; Rjukan simply means "smoking one" from the mist created by falls. Rjukan waterfall is used for hydro power production and consequently is rarely seen as it was
Top Attractions in Telemark
Explore the best things to see and do in Telemark:
- ★Balloon voyage memorial
- ★Gausta Skisenter
- ★Rauland skisenter
Telemark Travel Guide Sections
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