CULTURE & SIGHTS in TELEMARK Telemark´s impressive cultural traditions and their own growing interest in the national heritage have drawn artists and folklorists to the county from the the mid 1800´s until the present. An impressive number of artists and writers have been born and bred in Telemark, combining their rich cultural heritage with an eager acceptance of new impulses.  N A M E  T Y P E / A D D R E S S / M A P  P L A C E        The Telemark Canal  Stretches 105 kilometres from Dalen.  Several  Dalen Hotel  A fairy tale hotel.  Tokke  Henrik Ibsen  Ibsen´s childhood home Venstøp.  Skien  Porsgrunds Porselænsfabrik  Developed over generations.  Porsgrunn  Vemork hydrogen factory  block German research into atomic fission.  Rjukan  Eidsborg Stave Church  Stave church built in 1285.  Eidsborg  Heddal Stave Church  Stave church built in 1275.  Notodden  Theodor Kittelsen  Kragerø´s own son.  Kragerø  Edvard Munch  Inspiration from Kragerø.  Kragerø  Frits Thaulow  Inspiration from Kragerø.  Kragerø  Sommarland  The family park.  Bø  Norsk Hydro  the birthplace of Norsk Hydro.  Notodden  Notodden Blues Festival  Europas Blues Senter.  Notodden  Morgedal  the "cradle of skiing".  Kviteseid