Landsverk

:"This is about the village. For the Swedish heavy industry manufacturer, see AB Landsverk."Landsverk is the name of two forest farms located in the village of Lisleherad, in the municipality of Notodden, Norway. The name means "land squeezed in between the river and mountain in each end", or "land squeezed". The cultivated land is of minor importance compared to the value of the forest. Forestry has been the basic income for generations. Whilst argiculture has been subsidized by the state, the income from forestry has always been dependant upon world markets. The village of Lisleherad has the largest average size of privately owned forest properties in Norway. The first written official document dates the Landsverk properites back to early 1300 (with buildings constructed before The Great Plague), while the nabour farm, "Haave", ("viking temple") has buildings dated back to year 900. During Danish rule, the Danish king never achieved control in this part of Telemark, and the old families in Lisleherad still regards the land occupied by old Danish families like, Treschow, Lowenskiold and Cappelen as intruders.