The Telemark Canal connects the towns Skien and Dalen in southern Norway by linking several long lakes in the Skien watershed through a series of 18 locks...
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diesel-powered ship built in 1907. Together with MS Victoria, it sails on the Telemark Canal in Norway between Skien and Dalen in the summer. The ship was built...
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Eidselva (category Rivers of Telemark)
July 2023). "Eidselva (elv i Nome)". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2 September 2023. The Telemark Canal v t e v t e...
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endpoint of the Telemark Canal which runs from Dalen to the town of Skien to the southeast. Dalen became a tourist site due to all the canal traffic. The...
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Skien (category Municipalities of Telemark)
Skien (Norwegian: [ˈʂêːən] ) is a municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Grenland, although historically...
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Sørlandet Line (category Railway lines in Telemark)
at Bø (Telemark) southwards, going via side-valleys to Lunde, sitting at the Straumen river. In Lunde there is a bridge over the Telemark Canal. The route...
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Kviteseid (category Municipalities of Telemark)
municipality are forestry, agriculture, tourism, and hydroelectric power. The Telemark Canal goes through Kviteseid. There are also several ski resorts in Kviteseid...
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Line and a barge ride from Borgestad to Herøya with barge on the Telemark Canal. The canal was superseded by the Bratsberg Line in 1916. By the 1920s, Norsk...
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Dalen Hotel (category Hotels in Telemark)
in Dalen came with the expansion of the Telemark Canal in 1892. Through a series of staircase locks, the canal from Skien to Norsjø was extended to reach...
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Heddalsvatnet (category Lakes of Telemark)
is part of the Skien watershed and is connected to the ocean by the Telemark Canal. Heddalsvatnet is only 16 metres (52 ft) above sea level and only two...
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