Pop. 7,171; Area 435 sq. km. (170 sq. mi.)

Nome is a fairly new township, created when the independent towns of Holla and Lunde were joined together. The administrative center is Ulefoss. The Agricultural College of Telemark has its campus at Søve on the Norsjø just south of Ulefoss. A well-known home for mentally handicapped children, Dagsrudheimen, lies between Ulefoss and Lunde. Although there is industry in both Ulefoss and Lunde, forestry is also of prime importance for the township. The Aall and Cappelen families are the leading forest owners.

LUNDE is a small village and railway station on the Southern Line. A brick works is established here. This is a convenient place to go ashore from the "Victoria" since one of the locks on the Bandak Canal is in Lunde. This is the furthest point to which you can travel on the Canal and still get back to your starting place on the same day.

ULEFOSS is an old industrial town on the Norsjø where the first lock system of the Bandak Canal was built. Industry started here as early as 1657 with the opening of the Ulefoss Iron Works. The town is strongly marked by the presence of the Cappelen and Aall families. The Ulefoss Manor, home of the Aall family, overlooks the town on a high ridge north of the river. It has been characterized as "the chief masterpiece of Norwegian empire style." The Nome Tourist Information Office lies next to the locks at Ulefoss. Historical exhibitions about the Telemark Canal are set up here every summer. Little Ulefos was formerly the dowager house to Ulefoss Manor. Now it is a cultural center for applied art and a multitude of other activities ranging from concerts, exhibitions, and lectures to the production of printed leather wearing apparel. The main building and park of Holden Manor, home of the Cappelen family, have been declared historic monuments. Picturesque old workers' quarters on the other side of the highway are also historic monuments. The Fen Field is famous among geologists for its rare minerals and earth types.

SIGHTS TO SEE:
Helgen Church, a stave church, was built in 1392. It was torn down in 1735 so that a new church could be built on the same site. This church was rebuilt in 1865 as the white-painted wooden long church we see today.

Romnes Church, "Rumanes Kirkja" in ancient times, is a romanesque stone church built about 1150. It lies just north of Ulefoss on the shore of the Norsjø. The church's interior is especially interesting. The church was acquired by the Aall family in 1864.

Vrangfoss lock system can be reached on a side road from highway 359 between Ulefoss and Lunde. The lock system is the largest in the Telemark Canals with 6 lock chambers and a total lift of 15 meters. A park surrounds the locks on either side. Many of the Canal Company's characteristic buildings are located in this park.

Flåbygd Church is a cruciform church with a log construction. It was built in 1822 and imitated the design of the Kongsberg Church and the old Skien Church. A medieval bell in the tower is inscribed "Sanctus Olavus rex noster" or Saint Olav our King.

HOTELS:
Aaheim Inn, Ulefoss.
Heggen Boarding House, Ulefoss.
Lunde Inn, Lunde.

LOCAL AUTHORITY OFFICE: 3730 Ulefoss; Tel. (035) 84 100

Iginga. Tidsskrift for Holla historielag. Red. Tormod Halvorsen m. fl. Udtg. Holla historielag. 1986.

Stranna, Olav og Knut O. Mæland. Lunde Herad med Flaabygd. Kristiania: Nikolai Olsens Boktrykkeri, 1975. 2v. (Also 1925 edition, Lundesoga. Skien: I Hovedkommission hos Erik St. Nilssen. 1v.)