Editing Notodden (section)

{{short description|Municipality in Telemark, Norway}}
{{about|the municipality in Telemark, Norway||}}
{{Infobox kommune
|name                   = Notodden
|native_name            = 
|native_name_lang       = 
|other_name             = 
|former_name            = 
|image_skyline          = Utsikt_over_Hjuksebø_mot_Notodden.JPG
|image_caption          = 
|idnumber               = 4005
|county                 = Telemark
|district               = Aust-Telemark
|capital                = [[Notodden (town)|Notodden]]
|established            = 1 Jan 1913
|preceded               = [[Heddal|Heddal Municipality]]
|demonym                = Notodding
|language               = Neutral
|coatofarms             = Notodden komm.svg
|flag                   = 
|webpage                = www.notodden.kommune.no
|mayor                  = Gry Bløchlinger
|mayor_party            = [[Arbeiderpartiet|Ap]]
|mayor_as_of            = 2015
|area_rank              = 118
|area_total_km2         = 983.89
|area_land_km2          = 912.00
|area_water_km2         = 71.89
|area_water_percent     = 7.3
|population_as_of       = 2023
|population_rank        = 94
|population_total       = 13025
|population_density_km2 = 14.3
|population_increase    = 4.2
|coordinates            = {{coord|59|37|46|N|9|11|29|E|region:NO|display=inline,title}}
|utm_zone = 32V | utm_northing = 6610172 | utm_easting = 0510809 | geo_cat = adm2nd
|module = 
{{Infobox UNESCO World Heritage Site
|child         = yes
|Official_name = Rjukan–Notodden Industrial Heritage Site
|Criteria      = Cultural: ii, iv
|ID            = 1486
|Year          = 2015
|Area          = {{convert|4959.5|ha|mi2|1}}
|Buffer_zone   = {{convert|33967.6|ha|mi2|1|abbr=on}}
}} }}

{{Audio|Notodden.ogg|'''Notodden'''}} is a [[List of municipalities of Norway|municipality]] in [[Telemark]] county, [[Norway]]. It is located in the [[Traditional districts of Norway|traditional district]] of [[Aust-Telemark]]. The [[administrative centre]] of the municipality is the [[Notodden (town)|town of Notodden]]. Other population centres include the villages of [[Bolkesjø]], [[Gransherad (village)|Gransherad]], [[Heddal (village)|Heddal]], [[Hjuksebø]], [[Hjuksevelta]], [[Rudsgrendi]], [[Tinnoset]], and [[Yli]].<ref name="snl" />

The {{convert|984|km2|adj=on}} municipality is the 118th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Notodden is the 94th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 13,025. The municipality's [[population density]] is {{convert|14.3|PD/km2}} and its population has increased by 4.2% over the previous 10-year period.<ref name="ssb pop">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |title=Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/06913/ |language=Norwegian}}</ref><ref name="ssb area">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |title=09280: Area of land and fresh water (km²) (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/09280/ |language=Norwegian}}</ref>

Norway's largest [[stave church]], [[Heddal Stave Church]], is located in [[Heddal (village)|Heddal]], a few kilometres west the municipal centre. [[Notodden Airport]], is located west of the town of Notodden, along the [[European route E134]] highway. [[Norsk Hydro]] was founded in this town. Notodden is well known for the annual [[Notodden Blues Festival]], which is considered one of the best blues festivals in Europe. It also has a well-known metal festival called ''Motstøy Festivalen''. The [[association football|football]] club [[Notodden FK]] is headquartered here.