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With the re-establishment of Telemark County (1 January 2024), a new version
of the county flag was presented, showing the axe inside a shield.
https://www.telemarkfylke.no/no/Designmanual/meny/logo-og-bruk/fylkesvapen/
Tomislav Šipek, 20 November 2024
The flag was adopted by the county council on 2 November 1970 and approved
by Royal resolution on 19 December 1970.
Jan Oskar Engene, 19 November 1995
In 2017 the government decided to abolish some of the counties and to merge
them with other counties to form larger ones, reducing the number of counties
from 19 to 11, to be implemented from 2020.:"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Counties_of_Norway
Telemark og Vestfold
will become Vestfold og Telemark.
Valentin Poposki, 16 January 2020
image by Tomislav Šipek,
24 February 2017
Proportions are usually shown as 1:1
Mark Sensen, 18 November 1995
Or, a rising curved axe Sable. Such an axe with a curved handle was
traditional in area from 15th century, and was a symbol of power. People were
bearing axes even to churches, up till the last Century.
Željko Heimer, 19 November 1995
The following communes are listed in this county (fylke). The codes following the names are assigned by Norway for statistical and administrative purposes.
The following are former municipalities of this county:
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