Gransherad (village) explained

Official Name:Gransherad
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Telemark#Norway
Pushpin Label Position:top
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Norway
Subdivision Name1:Eastern Norway
Subdivision Name2:Telemark
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Aust-Telemark
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Notodden Municipality
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:3691 Gransherad
Coordinates:59.6906°N 9.0384°W
Elevation M:183
Elevation Footnotes:[1]

Gransherad is a village in Notodden Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. The village is located along the river Tinnelva, about to the south of the village of Tinnoset and the lake Tinnsjå. It sits about to the southwest of the village of Bolkesjø, about to the northwest of the town of Notodden, about to the northwest of the village of Heddal, and about to the northeast of the village of Sauland (in Hjartdal Municipality). Gransherad Church is located in the village.[2]

Historically, this village was the administrative centre of the old Gransherad Municipality which existed from 1860 until 1964. Prior to 1860, the village and surrounding areas were part of Hjartdal.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gransherad, Notodden . 2023-08-26 . yr.no.
  2. Encyclopedia: Gransherad (tidligere kommune) . . . 2022-06-29 . Mæhlum . Lars . Norwegian . 2023-08-26.