Kyrkjebygda, Telemark Explained

Official Name:Kyrkjebygda
Other Name:Nissedal
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:Vest-Telemark
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Nissedal Municipality
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:3854 Nissedal
Coordinates:59.1604°N 8.5353°W
Elevation M:395
Elevation Footnotes:[1]

Kyrkjebygda or Nissedal is a village in Nissedal Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. The village is located on the eastern shore of the lake Nisser, about to the north of the municipal centre of Treungen.[2]

The meaning of the name is literally "the church village" since the Nissedal Church has been located there for centuries.

There is a small cable ferry located about to the north of the village which connects the east and west sides of the large lake Nisser.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kyrkjebygda . 2023-08-08 . yr.no.
  2. Encyclopedia: Nissedal . . . 2023-06-12 . Nilsen . Jan Erik . no . Lundbo . Sten . 2023-08-08.