Telemark County Municipality

Telemark County Municipality Telemark fylkeskommune
Former County
Coat of arms
Location in Norway
Coordinates: 59°12′58″N 9°36′44″E / 59.2160°N 9.6122°E / 59.2160; 9.6122
Country	Norway
Disestablished	1 Jan 2020
Administrative center	Skien
Government
• County mayor	Sven Tore Løksild
ISO 3166 code	NO-08
Revenue	NOK 1,508
Employees	1,544
Schools	13
Transit authority	Vestviken Kollektivtrafikk
Website	www.telemark-fk.no

Telemark County Municipality (Norwegian: Telemark fylkeskommune) was the regional governing administration of the old Telemark county in Norway. The county municipality was established in its current form on 1 January 1976 when the law was changed to allow elected county councils in Norway. The county municipality was dissolved on 1 January 2020, when Telemark was merged with the neighboring Vestfold county, creating the new Vestfold og Telemark county which is led by the Vestfold og Telemark County Municipality.

The main responsibilities of the county municipality included the running of 29 upper secondary schools. It administered the county roadways, public transport, dental care, culture, and cultural heritage in the county. The administration was located in Skien. The county municipality had 1,544 employees, and in 2007, a revenue of 1,508 million kr.^[1]