tinn

{{short description|Municipality in Telemark, Norway}}

{{Other uses}}

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{{Infobox kommune

|name = Tinn

|native_name =

|native_name_lang =

|other_name =

|former_name = Tind herred

|image_skyline = P1000747Rjukan.JPG

|image_caption = View of Rjukan

|idnumber = 4026

|county = Telemark

|district = Aust-Telemark

|capital = Rjukan

|established = 1 Jan 1838

|preceded = none

|demonym = Tinndøl

|language = Neutral

|coatofarms = Tinn_komm.svg

|flag =

|webpage = www.tinn.kommune.no

|mayor = Kathrine Haatvedt

|mayor_party = Ap

|mayor_as_of = 2023

|area_rank = 34

|area_total_km2 = 2045.13

|area_land_km2 = 1848.01

|area_water_km2 = 197.12

|area_water_percent = 9.6

|population_as_of = 2023

|population_rank = 172

|population_total = 5546

|population_density_km2 = 3

|population_increase = -7.1

|coordinates = {{coord|60|0|33|N|8|33|34|E|region:NO|display=inline,title}}

|utm_zone = 32V | utm_northing = 6652538 | utm_easting = 0475441 | geo_cat = adm2nd

}}

Tinn is a municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is located in the traditional districts of Aust-Telemark and Upper Telemark. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Rjukan. Some of the villages in Tinn include Atrå, Austbygde, Hovin, and Miland.

The {{convert|2045|km2|adj=on}} municipality is the 34th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Tinn is the 172nd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 5,546. The municipality's population density is {{convert|3|PD/km2}} and its population has decreased by 7.1% over the previous 10-year period.{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |title=Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/06913/ |language=Norwegian}}{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |title=09280: Area of land and fresh water (km²) (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/09280/ |language=Norwegian}}

The Krossobanen is the oldest aerial tramway in Northern Europe. It was built in 1928 as a gift from Norsk Hydro. The Hardangervidda National Park center is located at the lake Møsvatn, just east of Tinn.

General information

The parish of Tind (later spelled "Tinn") was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). In 1860, the southeastern area of the municipality around the village of Hovin (population: 815) was separated from Tinn to become part of the newly created Gransherad Municipality. On 24 March 1903, an unpopulated area of Tinn Municipality was transferred to Hovin Municipality. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, the neighboring municipality of Hovin was dissolved. All of Hovin located east of the lake Tinnsjå (population: 461) was merged into Tinn Municipality (the rest of the old Hovin municipality became part of Notodden Municipality).{{Cite web |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}}

=Name=

The municipality (originally the parish) comes from an old name for the area ({{langx|non|Tinnr}}) or an old name for the local Tinnsjå. The name is possibly derived from the word {{wikt-lang|non|tjǫrn}} which means "small lake" or "pond". Historically, the name was spelled Tind.{{Cite book |last=Rygh |first=Oluf |url=https://www.nb.no/items/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2006120600018 |title=Norske gaardnavne: Bratsbergs amt |date=1914 |publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri |edition=7 |location=Kristiania, Norge |pages=253–254 |language=no |authorlink=Oluf Rygh}}

=Coat of arms=

The coat of arms was granted on 25 November 1994. The official blazon is "Argent, five gouttes de larmes, three and two" ({{langx|no|I sølv fem blå dråper, 3-2}}). This means the arms have a field (background) 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 charge is a set of five gouttes (droplets) of water. This design was chosen to represent the five rivers in the municipality and the hydropower plants near Rjukan. The arms were designed by Halvor Holtskog. 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=Tinn |access-date=2023-08-24 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}{{Cite web |title=Tinn, Telemark |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-08-26.html |access-date=2023-08-24 |website=Flags of the World}}{{Cite web |date=1994-11-25 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LF/forskrift/1994-11-25-1047 |access-date=2023-08-24 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}}{{Cite web |title=Kommunevåpenet for Tinn |url=http://www.tinn-kommune.com/node/27 |access-date=2017-09-23 |publisher=Tinn kommune}} {{See also-text|Coats of arms of Bykle and Samnanger}}

=Churches=

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

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|+ style="font-size:medium"|Churches in Tinn

!Parish ({{lang|no|sokn}})!!Church name!!Location of the church!!Year built

rowspan="2"|RjukanDal ChurchRjukan1775
Rjukan ChurchRjukan1915
rowspan="4"|TinnAtrå ChurchAtrå1836
Austbygde ChurchAustbygde1888
Hovin ChurchHovin1850
Mæl ChurchMiland1839

History

The Rjukan Falls, located on the Måna river, allowed construction of Vemork, the largest power station in the world in 1911. The station has become a museum where one can explore the history of the energy and see exhibits about the industrial development in Norway and in the town of Rjukan.

The museum at Vemork is most famous for its presentation of Rjukan's war history. During World War II, Vemork was the site of the Norwegian heavy water sabotage, when Norwegian saboteurs prevented the Germans from producing nuclear weapons from the heavy water which was produced here. The exhibit Atomkappløpet ("The nuclear race") presents the four heavy water sabotages and the allied efforts to develop a nuclear bomb.

Government

Tinn 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.

=Municipal council=

The municipal council {{lang|no|(Kommunestyre)}} of Tinn is made up of 25 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 = Tinn

|start = 2023

|end = 2027

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

|collapsed =

|Total = 25

|Arbeiderpartiet = 8

|Fremskrittspartiet = 2

|Høyre = 6

|Senterpartiet = 4

|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 4

|Venstre = 1

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Tinn

|start = 2019

|end = 2023

|reference = {{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2019 - Vestfold og Telemark |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2019/ko/vestfold%20og%20telemark/tinn#seats |access-date=2023-08-24 |publisher=Valgdirektoratet}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 25

|Arbeiderpartiet = 6

|Fremskrittspartiet = 1

|Høyre = 6

|Senterpartiet = 7

|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 5

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Tinn

|start = 2015

|end = 2019

|reference = {{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2015 - Telemark |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2015/ko/telemark/tinn#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 = 25

|Arbeiderpartiet = 5

|Grønne = 1

|Høyre = 6

|Senterpartiet = 11

|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Tinn

|start = 2011

|end = 2015

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

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 29

|Arbeiderpartiet = 11

|Fremskrittspartiet = 2

|Høyre = 8

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 1

|Senterpartiet = 3

|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2

|Venstre = 2

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Tinn

|start = 2007

|end = 2011

|reference =

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 29

|Arbeiderpartiet = 14

|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2

|Senterpartiet = 2

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 1

|Høyre = 4

|Fremskrittspartiet = 3

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Tinn

|start = 2003

|end = 2007

|reference =

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 29

|Arbeiderpartiet = 13

|Fremskrittspartiet = 4

|Høyre = 6

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 1

|Senterpartiet = 2

|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 3

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Tinn

|start = 1999

|end = 2003

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

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 29

|Arbeiderpartiet = 9

|Fremskrittspartiet = 3

|Høyre = 8

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 1

|Senterpartiet = 5

|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 3

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Tinn

|start = 1995

|end = 1999

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

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 37

|Arbeiderpartiet = 13

|Høyre = 4

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 1

|Senterpartiet = 17

|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Tinn

|start = 1991

|end = 1995

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

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 37

|Arbeiderpartiet = 13

|Høyre = 2

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 1

|Senterpartiet = 8

|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 5

|otherparty = Cross-party list

|otherparty_no = Tverrpolitisk liste

|otherparty_number = 8

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Tinn

|start = 1987

|end = 1991

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

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 37

|Arbeiderpartiet = 14

|Høyre = 5

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 1

|Senterpartiet = 3

|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 3

|Venstre = 1

|otherparty = Cross-party list

|otherparty_no = Tverrpolitisk liste

|otherparty_number = 10

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Tinn

|start = 1983

|end = 1987

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

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 37

|Arbeiderpartiet = 21

|Høyre = 8

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 1

|Senterpartiet = 3

|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 3

|Venstre = 1

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Tinn

|start = 1979

|end = 1983

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

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 45

|Arbeiderpartiet = 24

|Høyre = 10

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 2

|Senterpartiet = 4

|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 3

|Venstre = 2

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Tinn

|start = 1975

|end = 1979

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

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 45

|Arbeiderpartiet = 25

|Høyre = 6

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 3

|Senterpartiet = 5

|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 4

|Venstre = 2

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Tinn

|start = 1971

|end = 1975

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

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 45

|Arbeiderpartiet = 27

|Høyre = 5

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 2

|Senterpartiet = 5

|Sosialistisk_Folkeparti = 3

|Venstre = 3

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Tinn

|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 |format=PDF |location=Oslo, Norge |volume=I}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 45

|Arbeiderpartiet = 26

|Høyre = 7

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 2

|Senterpartiet = 4

|Sosialistisk_Folkeparti = 3

|Venstre = 3

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Tinn

|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 |format=PDF |location=Oslo, Norge}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 45

|Arbeiderpartiet = 26

|Høyre = 7

|NKP = 1

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 2

|Senterpartiet = 3

|Sosialistisk_Folkeparti = 3

|Venstre = 3

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Tinn

|herad = 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 |format=PDF |location=Oslo, Norge}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 45

|Arbeiderpartiet = 27

|Høyre = 6

|NKP = 3

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 2

|Senterpartiet = 3

|Venstre = 4

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Tinn

|herad = 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 |format=PDF |location=Oslo, Norge}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 45

|Arbeiderpartiet = 25

|NKP = 4

|Høyre = 6

|Senterpartiet = 3

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 3

|Venstre = 4

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Tinn

|herad = 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 |format=PDF |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 44

|Arbeiderpartiet = 25

|NKP = 4

|Høyre = 5

|Senterpartiet = 2

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 3

|Venstre = 5

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Tinn

|herad = 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 |format=PDF |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 44

|Arbeiderpartiet = 21

|NKP = 6

|Høyre = 3

|Senterpartiet = 4

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 2

|Venstre = 6

|Borgerlige_Felleslister = 2

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Tinn

|herad = 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 |format=PDF |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 44

|Local_Lists = 44

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Tinn

|herad = 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 |format=PDF |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 44

|H/FV = 4

|Senterpartiet = 1

|Venstre = 4

|Borgerlige_Felleslister = 12

|Arbeiderpartiet = 22

|Local_Lists = 1

|}}

{{div col end}}

=Mayors=

The mayors ({{langx|no|ordfører}}) of Tinn:{{Cite web |title=Ordførarar i Tinn kommune |url=https://lokalhistoriewiki.no/wiki/Ordf%C3%B8rarar_i_Tinn_kommune |access-date=2023-08-24 |website=LokalHistorieWiki.no}}

{{div col|colwidth=20em}}

  • 1838-1839: Ole Nilsen Besager
  • 1840-1841: Halvor Torgersen Rollag
  • 1842-1843: Gjermund S. Graver
  • 1844-1845: Søren Schive
  • 1846-1849: Tore Hemsen
  • 1850-1853: Gjermund S. Graver
  • 1854-1861: Ole Knudsen
  • 1862-1863: Ole Gjermundsen Bakke
  • 1864-1881: Ole Knudsen
  • 1882-1883: Ole Gjermundsen Bakke
  • 1884-1885: Hølje H. Klonteig
  • 1886-1895: Ole Knudsen
  • 1896-1899: Ola O. Haugan
  • 1899-1900: Kristen O. Bøen
  • 1901-1916: Knut H. Klonteig
  • 1917-1919: Ole O. Bakke
  • 1920-1937: Johan O. Bryn (V)
  • 1938-1940: Kristen Vaalund (Bp)
  • 1945-1945: L.P. Petersen
  • 1946-1946: Kristen Vaalund (Bp)
  • 1946-1959: Isak Bergan (Ap)
  • 1960-1967: Sigurd Kolltveit (Ap)
  • 1968-1973: Reidar Engell Olsen (Ap)
  • 1974-1987: Einar Haatvedt (Ap)
  • 1987-1993: Øystein Dahle (LL)
  • 1993-1999: Olav Ulleren (Sp)
  • 1999-2003: Berit Stormoen (H)
  • 2004-2010: Erik Haatvedt (Ap)
  • 2010-2011: Turid Opedal (Ap)
  • 2011-2015: Steinar Bergsland (H)
  • 2015-2019: Bjørn Sverre Birkeland (Sp)
  • 2019–2023: Steinar Bergsland (H)
  • 2023-present: Kathrine Haatvedt (Ap){{Cite news |date=2023-09-16 |title=Kathrine Haatvedt blir ny ordfører i Tinn |url=https://www.nrk.no/vestfoldogtelemark/kathrine-haatvedt-blir-ny-ordforer-i-tinn-1.16559938 |access-date=2024-01-30 |work=NRK |language=no}}

{{div col end}}

Geography

{{Infobox UNESCO World Heritage Site

| WHS = Rjukan–Notodden Industrial Heritage Site

| Image = Ammoniakkvannfabrikken Notodden 1914 1916.jpg

| caption = The old ammonia factory at Notodden industrial site

| Criteria = Cultural: ii, iv

| ID = 1486

| Year = 2015

| Area = 4,959.5 ha

| Buffer_zone = 33,967.6 ha

}}

Tinn borders the municipality of Nore og Uvdal (in Buskerud county) to the north; Rollag and Flesberg (also in Buskerud) to the east; Notodden, Hjartdal, and Seljord to the south, and Vinje to the west.

Most of Tinn is quite rural. The town of Rjukan is the largest settlement. It is located in the Vestfjorddalen valley, through which the Måna river flows.

Tinn stretches deeply into the Hardangervidda landscape. One landmark in Tinn is the {{convert|1883|m}} tall mountain Gaustatoppen, which is climbed by 30,000 people each year. On clear days it is possible to see one sixth of Norway from its summit. Other areas include the Blefjell mountains, with Bletoppen being the highest mountain in that area and also the Vegglifjell mountains, with Skirveggen being the highest mountain in that area.

There are several large lakes in Tinn, including Tinnsjå and Kalhovdfjorden.

Notable people

= WWII heavy water saboteurs =

File:Bernt Ivar Eidsvig.jpg

= Other public Service =

File:Linnea Dale 2.jpg

= The Arts =

= Sport =

Gallery

{{wide image|Tinn haugefjell 1214mosl IMG 0108.JPG|770px|Mountains in the municipality of Tinn, near Rjukan}}

References

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