Official Name: | Valebø |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Norway 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: | Grenland |
Subdivision Type4: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name4: | Skien Municipality |
Utc Offset1: | +01:00 |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +02:00 |
Postal Code Type: | Post Code |
Postal Code: | 3721 Skien |
Coordinates: | 59.3127°N 9.3318°W |
Elevation M: | 105 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Valebø is a village in Skien Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. The village is located on the eastern shore of Norsjø, across the lake from the villages of Ulefoss and Helgja in Nome Municipality. The village of Valebø lies about to the northwest of the town of Skien, about northwest of the village of Hoppestad, and about to the south of Nordagutu in Midt-Telemark Municipality.
The village is the site of Valebø Church. The Bratsbergbanen railway line stops at a station in Valebø.
Valebø was administratively a part of Holla Municipality from 1 January 1838 (when municipalities were established in Norway) until 1 January 1964 when it became a part of Skien Municipality. At that time Valebø had 259 inhabitants.[2]