Notodden

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On 1 January 1913, the newly-designated kjøpstad (town) of Notodden (population: 4,821) was separated from Heddal Municipality to form a separate self-governing town as an enclave within Heddal Municipality. This left Heddal with 2,890 residents. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, Heddal Municipality was dissolved and the following areas were merged to form a new, larger Notodden Municipality:{{Cite book |last=Jukvam |first=Dag |year=1999 |title=Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen |url=http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |isbn=9788253746845}}

• most of Gransherad Municipality (population: 1,115) – except for the upper Jondalen valley which became part of Kongsberg Municipality
• all of Heddal Municipality (population: 4,844)
• the Rudsgrendi area of Hovin Municipality (population: 21)
• the town of Notodden (population: 7,523)

The municipality (originally the town) is named after a small cotter's farmstead ({{lang|no|husmannsplass}}) located on the old Tinne farm since this was the original site of the town (near the mouth of the river Tinnelva at the lake Heddalsvatnet). The first element is derived from the word {{wikt-lang|non|nót}} which means "to fish using a seine". The last element is the definite singular form of {{wikt-lang|no|odde}} which means "headland". Thus it is a "headland for net fishing".{{Cite encyclopedia |title=Notodden |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |url=https://snl.no/Notodden |date=2023-08-15 |editor-last=Nilsen |editor-first=Jan Erik |language=no |editor2-last=Lundbo |editor2-first=Sten |editor3-last=Selland |editor3-first=Svein-Gunnar |accessdate=2023-08-27}}

The coat of arms was granted on 11 August 1939. The official blazon is "Azure, a pale wavy and four lightning bolts in saltire argent" ({{langx|no|På blå bunn en loddrett sølvelv som sender lynstråler av sølv til begge sider}}). This means the arms have a blue field (background) and the charge is a wavy vertical bar and four lightning bolts emanating from the centre and making an X-shape. The charge has a tincture of argent which means it is commonly colored white, but if it is made out of metal, then silver is used. The design symbolizes that Notodden was created by the exploitation of hydroelectric power on the river Tinnelva when Norsk Hydro started its operations with saltpeter production and power development in 1905. The vertical bar represents the Tinnfoss waterfall along the river and the lightning bolts represent electricity. The arms were designed by Jens Høibø. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms.{{Cite web |title=Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen |url=https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Notodden |access-date=2023-08-27 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}{{Cite web |title=Notodden kommune, våpen |url=https://foto.digitalarkivet.no/fotoweb/archives/5003-Kommunev%C3%A5pen/Kart%20og%20tegninger%20og%20segl/he10071208070196.tif.info#c=%2Ffotoweb%2Farchives%2F5003-Kommunev%25C3%25A5pen%2F%3Fq%3Dnotodden |access-date=2023-08-27 |website=Digitalarkivet |publisher=Arkivverket |language=no}}

The Church of Norway has four parishes ({{lang|no|sokn}}) within the municipality of Notodden. It is part of the Øvre Telemark prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark.

Notodden 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.{{Cite encyclopedia |title=kommunestyre |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |url=https://snl.no/kommunestyre |date=2022-09-20 |editor-last=Hansen |editor-first=Tore |language=Norwegian |editor2-last=Vabo |editor2-first=Signy Irene |accessdate=2022-10-14}} The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the Telemark District Court and the Agder Court of Appeal.

The municipal council {{lang|no|(Kommunestyre)}} of Notodden is made up of 41 representatives that are elected to four-year terms. The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by political party.

{{div col}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Notodden

|start = 2023

|end = 2027

|reference = {{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2023 - Telemark |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2023/ko/telemark/notodden#seats |access-date=2024-01-30 |publisher=Valgdirektoratet}}

|collapsed =

|Total = 41

|Arbeiderpartiet = 13

|Fremskrittspartiet = 5

|Høyre = 8

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 3

|Rødt = 4

|Senterpartiet = 4

|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2

|Venstre = 2

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Notodden

|start = 2019

|end = 2023

|reference = {{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2019 - Vestfold og Telemark |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2019/ko/vestfold%20og%20telemark/notodden#seats |access-date=2023-08-28 |publisher=Valgdirektoratet}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 41

|Arbeiderpartiet = 14

|Fremskrittspartiet = 2

|Grønne = 1

|Høyre = 7

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 3

|Kristne = 1

|Rødt = 3

|Senterpartiet = 6

|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 3

|Venstre = 1

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Notodden

|start = 2015

|end = 2019

|reference = {{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2015 - Telemark |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2015/ko/telemark/notodden#seats |publisher=Valgdirektoratet}}{{Cite web |title=Table: 04813: Members of the local councils, by party/electoral list at the Municipal Council election (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/04813/ |publisher=Statistics Norway |language=Norwegian}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 41

|Arbeiderpartiet = 14

|Fremskrittspartiet = 2

|Grønne = 1

|Høyre = 11

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 3

|Rødt = 2

|Senterpartiet = 4

|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2

|Venstre = 2

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Notodden

|start = 2011

|end = 2015

|reference = {{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2011 - Telemark |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2011/ko/telemark/notodden#seats |publisher=Valgdirektoratet}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 41

|Arbeiderpartiet = 13

|Fremskrittspartiet = 4

|Høyre = 8

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 5

|Senterpartiet = 2

|Venstre = 4

|SV/R = 5

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Notodden

|start = 2007

|end = 2011

|reference =

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 41

|Arbeiderpartiet = 11

|Senterpartiet = 3

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 4

|Venstre = 2

|Høyre = 4

|Fremskrittspartiet = 6

|SV/R = 11

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Notodden

|start = 2003

|end = 2007

|reference =

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 41

|Arbeiderpartiet = 14

|Fremskrittspartiet = 7

|Høyre = 3

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 4

|Senterpartiet = 5

|Venstre = 1

|SV/R = 7

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Notodden

|start = 1999

|end = 2003

|reference = {{Cite book |date=2000 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1999 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/publikasjoner/pdf/nos_c621/nos_c621.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |isbn=8253748531 |issn=0332-8023 |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger, Norge}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 41

|Arbeiderpartiet = 16

|Fremskrittspartiet = 4

|Høyre = 4

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 6

|Senterpartiet = 4

|SV/R = 6

|Venstre = 1

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Notodden

|start = 1995

|end = 1999

|reference = {{Cite book |date=1996 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1995 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c342.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |isbn=8253743351 |issn=0332-8023 |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger, Norge}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 41

|Arbeiderpartiet = 12

|Fremskrittspartiet = 6

|Høyre = 3

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 5

|Senterpartiet = 5

|Venstre = 1

|SV/R = 9

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Notodden

|start = 1991

|end = 1995

|reference = {{Cite book |date=1993 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1991 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c057.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |isbn=8253737939 |issn=0332-8023 |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger, Norge}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 53

|Arbeiderpartiet = 14

|Fremskrittspartiet = 1

|Rød_Valgallianse = 3

|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 5

|otherparty = Cross-party Cooperation List

|otherparty_no = Tverrpolitisk Samarbeidslist

|otherparty_number = 30

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Notodden

|start = 1987

|end = 1991

|reference = {{Cite book |date=1988 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1987 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b765.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |isbn=8253726325 |issn=0332-8023 |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger, Norge}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 53

|Arbeiderpartiet = 27

|Fremskrittspartiet = 5

|Høyre = 7

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 5

|Rød_Valgallianse = 2

|Senterpartiet = 2

|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 3

|Venstre = 2

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Notodden

|start = 1983

|end = 1987

|reference = {{Cite book |date=1984 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1983 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b450.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |isbn=8253720378 |issn=0332-8023 |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger, Norge}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 53

|Arbeiderpartiet = 29

|Høyre = 10

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 5

|Rød_Valgallianse = 3

|Senterpartiet = 3

|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2

|Venstre = 1

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Notodden

|start = 1979

|end = 1983

|reference = {{Cite book |date=1979 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1979 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b093.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |isbn=8253710836 |issn=0332-8023 |location=Oslo, Norge}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 53

|Arbeiderpartiet = 29

|Høyre = 9

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 6

|Rød_Valgallianse = 1

|Senterpartiet = 3

|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 3

|Venstre = 2

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Notodden

|start = 1975

|end = 1979

|reference = {{Cite book |date=1977 |title=Kommunevalgene 1975 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a769.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |isbn=8253705646 |location=Oslo, Norge}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 53

|Arbeiderpartiet = 30

|DLF = 1

|Høyre = 5

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 8

|Senterpartiet = 4

|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 3

|Venstre = 2

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Notodden

|start = 1971

|end = 1975

|reference = {{Cite book |date=1973 |title=Kommunevalgene 1972 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a457.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |isbn=8253701144 |location=Oslo, Norge |volume=I}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 53

|Arbeiderpartiet = 30

|Høyre = 5

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 6

|Senterpartiet = 4

|Sosialistisk_Folkeparti = 5

|Venstre = 3

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Notodden

|start = 1967

|end = 1971

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1967 |title=Kommunevalgene 1967 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a214.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo, Norge |volume=I}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 53

|Arbeiderpartiet = 31

|Høyre = 6

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 5

|Senterpartiet = 3

|Sosialistisk_Folkeparti = 4

|Venstre = 4

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Notodden

|start = 1963

|end = 1967

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1964 |title=Kommunevalgene 1963 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xii_138.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo, Norge}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 53

|Arbeiderpartiet = 33

|Høyre = 6

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 4

|Senterpartiet = 3

|Sosialistisk_Folkeparti = 4

|Venstre = 3

|note = In 1964, the municipality was merged with Heddal and Gransherad

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Notodden

|city = yes

|start = 1959

|end = 1963

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1960 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xii_022.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo, Norge}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 37

|Arbeiderpartiet = 22

|Høyre = 6

|NKP = 2

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 5

|Venstre = 2

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Notodden

|city = yes

|start = 1955

|end = 1959

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1957 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xi_252.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo, Norge}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 37

|Arbeiderpartiet = 21

|NKP = 3

|Høyre = 6

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 5

|Venstre = 2

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Notodden

|city = yes

|start = 1951

|end = 1955

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1952 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xi_120.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 36

|Arbeiderpartiet = 21

|NKP = 3

|Høyre = 6

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 4

|Venstre = 2

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Notodden

|city = yes

|start = 1947

|end = 1951

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1948 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_x_165.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 36

|Arbeiderpartiet = 19

|NKP = 6

|Høyre = 5

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 4

|Venstre = 2

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Notodden

|city = yes

|start = 1945

|end = 1947

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1947 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_x_133.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 36

|Arbeiderpartiet = 17

|NKP = 8

|Høyre = 4

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 5

|Venstre = 2

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Notodden

|city = yes

|start = 1937

|end = 1940*

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1938 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_ix_133.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 36

|Høyre = 12

|Venstre = 6

|Arbeiderpartiet = 18

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Notodden

|city = yes

|start = 1934

|end = 1937

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1935 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1934 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_ix_057.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo, Norge}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 36

|Nasjonal_Samling = 2

|Venstre = 6

|Borgerlige_Felleslister = 9

|Arbeiderpartiet = 19

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Notodden

|city = yes

|start = 1931

|end = 1934

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1932 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1931 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_viii_186.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo, Norge}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 36

|Venstre = 6

|Borgerlige_Felleslister = 12

|Arbeiderpartiet = 18

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Notodden

|city = yes

|start = 1928

|end = 1931

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1929 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1928 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_viii_093.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo, Norge}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 36

|H/FV = 6

|Venstre = 4

|DRF = 1

|Arbeiderpartiet = 19

|otherparty = Notodden homeowners' association

|otherparty_no = Notodden huseierforening

|otherparty_number = 1

|otherparty1 = Notodden taxpayers' association

|otherparty_no1 = Notodden skattebetaleresforening

|otherparty_number1 = 5

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Notodden

|city = yes

|start = 1925

|end = 1928

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1926 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1925 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_vii_192.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo, Norge}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 36

|H/FV = 5

|DRF = 9

|SDA = 3

|Arbeiderpartiet = 15

|otherparty = Workers' Common List

|otherparty_no = Arbeidernes fellesliste

|otherparty_number = 2

|otherparty1 = Homeowners' Common List

|otherparty_no1 = Huseieres fellesliste

|otherparty_number1 = 2

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Notodden

|city = yes

|start = 1922

|end = 1925

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1923 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1922 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_vii_078.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo, Norge}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 36

|Arbeiderpartiet = 12

|SDA = 6

|Venstre = 6

|DRF = 5

|Local_Lists = 7

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Notodden

|city = yes

|start = 1919

|end = 1922

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1920 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1919 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_vi_189.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo, Norge}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 36

|Arbeiderpartiet = 18

|Venstre = 6

|DRF = 6

|Local_Lists = 6

|}}

{{div col end}}

The mayors ({{langx|no|ordfører}}) of Notodden:{{Cite book |last=Hansen |first=Jens Christian |url=https://www.nb.no/items/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2011012806023 |title=Notodden. Utgitt ved Notodden bys 50-årsjubileum |publisher=Notodden kommune |year=1963 |pages=332–333 |language=no}}

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• 1913–1913: Johannes Strandli (Ap)
• 1914–1914: Mathias Kleppen (H)
• 1915–1915: Gunnulf Tinne (H)
• 1916–1916: Mathias Kleppen (H)
• 1917–1919: Nerid Asland (H)
• 1920–1922: A.C. Aasnes (H)
• 1923–1924: Olav Andresen (Ap)
• 1925–1925: Frimann Nergaard (H)
• 1926–1927: Hans Helgesen (Ap)
• 1928–1931: Olav Andresen (Ap)
• 1932–1932: Johan Bugge (H)
• 1933–1934: Jens Røkke (H)
• 1935–1940: Olav Andresen (Ap)
• 1941–1945: Arne Bergsvik (NS)
• 1945–1945: Kai Birger Knudsen (Ap)
• 1945–1945: Nerid Asland (H)
• 1946–1946: Kai Birger Knudsen (Ap)
• 1947–1949: Johannes P. Løkke (Ap)
• 1950–1955: Ole Styrvold (Ap)
• 1956–1959: Johannes P. Løkke (Ap)
• 1960–1971: Henry Finrud (Ap)
• 1972–1975: Egil Bergsland (Ap)
• 1976–1983: Hans T. Kasin (Ap)
• 1984–1991: Per Nagelsaker (Ap)
• 1992–1993: Sveinung O. Flaaten (H)
• 1993–1995: Anund Sisjord (KrF)
• 1995–1999: Nils Buverud (Ap)
• 1999–2007: Bjarne Bakken (Ap)
• 2007–2011: Lise Wiik (Ap)
• 2011–2015: Jørn Christensen (H)
• 2015–present: Gry Fuglestveit (Ap)

{{div col end}}

The municipality is located in Aust-Telemark, along the border with Buskerud. Notodden Municipality includes the lands between the lakes Tinnsjå and Heddalsvatnet lake. The rivers Tinnelva and Heddøla both run through the municipality. The Blefjell mountains are located in the northern part of the municipality.

Notodden has a humid continental climate (Dfb). Situated inland at low altitude in the Telemark region, is one of the warmer towns in Norway in summer, but winters can be cold. The weather station at Notodden Airport has been recording since March 1970 (temperature and wind speed). Precipitation data is from a different station in Notodden. The all-time high temperature {{convert|33.3|°C}} was recorded on 27 July 2018.

{{Weather box

|metric first= yes

|single line = yes

|location = Notodden 1991–2020 (20 m, precipitation days 1961–90, extremes 2002–2020)

|Jan record high C = 11.1 | Jan record low C = -29.7

|Feb record high C = 13.8 | Feb record low C = -26.4

|Mar record high C = 21.5 | Mar record low C = -23.5

|Apr record high C = 24.1 | Apr record low C = -10.8

|May record high C = 30.3 | May record low C = -4

|Jun record high C = 32.1 | Jun record low C = 1

|Jul record high C = 33.3 | Jul record low C = 3.6

|Aug record high C = 30.3 | Aug record low C = 1.8

|Sep record high C = 27.4 | Sep record low C = -2.9

|Oct record high C = 20.5 | Oct record low C = -10.8

|Nov record high C = 15.7 | Nov record low C = -17.4

|Dec record high C = 13.9 | Dec record low C = -29.1

|Jan high C = -3

|Feb high C = 0

|Mar high C = 6

|Apr high C = 12

|May high C = 17

|Jun high C = 21

|Jul high C = 22

|Aug high C = 21

|Sep high C = 17

|Oct high C = 10

|Nov high C = 3

|Dec high C = -3

|Jan mean C=-4.5

|Feb mean C=-3.5

|Mar mean C=0.5

|Apr mean C=5.6

|May mean C=10.8

|Jun mean C=14.6

|Jul mean C=17.1

|Aug mean C=15.5

|Sep mean C=11.2

|Oct mean C=4.9

|Nov mean C=0.6

|Dec mean C=-4.2

|year mean C=

|Jan low C = -7

|Feb low C = -5

|Mar low C = -2

|Apr low C = 3

|May low C = 9

|Jun low C = 13

|Jul low C = 14

|Aug low C = 13

|Sep low C = 9

|Oct low C = 3

|Nov low C = 0

|Dec low C = -6

|precipitation colour=green

|Jan precipitation mm=57

|Feb precipitation mm=32

|Mar precipitation mm=33

|Apr precipitation mm=36

|May precipitation mm=55

|Jun precipitation mm=69

|Jul precipitation mm=77

|Aug precipitation mm=86

|Sep precipitation mm=80

|Oct precipitation mm=85

|Nov precipitation mm=78

|Dec precipitation mm=53

|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm

|Jan precipitation days= 9

|Feb precipitation days= 6

|Mar precipitation days= 7

|Apr precipitation days= 7

|May precipitation days= 8

|Jun precipitation days= 9

|Jul precipitation days= 10

|Aug precipitation days= 10

|Sep precipitation days= 10

|Oct precipitation days= 10

|Nov precipitation days= 10

|Dec precipitation days= 8

|year precipitation mm=

|source 1= yr.no/Norwegian Meteorological Institute{{Cite web |title=yr.no/met.no |url=https://www.yr.no/en/statistics/table/5-30650/Norway/Vestfold%20og%20Telemark/Notodden/Notodden%20flypl}}

|source 2 = Tititudorancea (avg highs/lows) {{Cite web |title=Climate Notodden Norway |url=https://www.tititudorancea.com/z/climate_notodden_norway.htm |access-date=3 June 2023 |publisher=Tititudorancea |language=en}}

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In 2008, the Notodden council decided to end the twin city agreements with Ilisalmi, Nyköping, and Stelle. At the same time Suwałki was approved as a new twin city.{{Cite web |title=Ny vennskapsby |url=http://www.telen.no/nyheter/ny-vennskapsby-1.4684180 |access-date=2011-01-16 |publisher=Telen |language=no}}{{Cite web |title=Vennskapsbyer |url=http://www.notodden.kommune.no/Organisasjon/Sentraladminsitrasjon/Internasjonalt-arbeid/Vennskapsbyer |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719122847/http://www.notodden.kommune.no/Organisasjon/Sentraladminsitrasjon/Internasjonalt-arbeid/Vennskapsbyer |archive-date=2011-07-19 |access-date=2011-01-16 |publisher=Notodden kommune |language=no}}

The following cities are twinned with Notodden:

• {{flagicon|USA}} Clarksdale, Mississippi, United States
• {{flagicon|POL}} Suwałki, Podlaskie Voivodeship, Poland

Former twin cities of Notodden:

• {{flagicon|FIN}} Iisalmi, Eastern Finland, Finland
• {{flagicon|SWE}} Nyköping, Södermanland County, Sweden
• {{flagicon|GER}} Stelle, Lower Saxony, Germany

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• Kåre Nordstoga, an organist
• Hans Herbjørnsrud, an internationally known author who was born in Heddal
• Olav Gunnarsson Helland (1875–1939), a Hardanger fiddlemaker who many consider the finest of the twentieth century
• Klaus Egge (born 1906 in Gransherad), a composer
• Ådne Søndrål, an Olympic gold medalist
• Seasick Steve, an American blues musician who is achieving fame in the United Kingdom, currently resides in Notodden
• Margit Bakken, a blues musician and songwriter
• Tor-Arne Moen, a painter and author
• Olav Andresen (1877 in Heddal–1950), a politician who was Mayor of Notodden in the 1920s and 1930s
• Ambros Sollid (1880 in Heddal–1973), an agronomist and politician who was Mayor of Skien from 1935–1937
• Carl Bugge (1881 in Heddal–1968), a geologist and academic
• Helga Stene (1904 in Notodden–1983), an educator, feminist, and resistance member
• Aage Eriksen (1917 in Notodden–1998 in Notodden), a wrestler and silver medallist at the 1948 Summer Olympics
• Egil Bergsland (1924 in Notodden–2007), a politician who was Mayor of Notodden from 1971 to 1975
• Sissel Sellæg (1928 in Notodden–2014), an actress{{IMDb name|0783452|Sissel Sellæg}}. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
• Hilde Mæhlum (born 1945 in Notodden), a sculptor
• Magne Orre (born 1950 in Notodden), a cyclist, competed at the 1972 & 1976 Summer Olympics
• Helga Flatland (born 1984 in Notodden), a novelist and children's writer

One of the most influential Norwegian black metal bands, Emperor, came from Notodden, as does Mortiis, Peccatum, Star of Ash, Leprous, and Zyklon. Emperor's singer, Ihsahn, still resides in Notodden.

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{{Commons category|Notodden}}

• [http://ssb.no/kommunefakta/notodden Municipal fact sheet] from Statistics Norway {{in lang|no}}
• {{Wikivoyage inline|Notodden}}
• [https://www.flickr.com/groups/notodden/ Notodden] on Flickr
• [http://www.hydro.com/en/About-Hydro/Our-history/1900---1917/1908-Of-course-the-workers-must-have-houses/ 1908 in Notodden: Of course the workers must have houses], from Norsk Hydro

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