Porsgrunn
Porsgrunn is a city and a municipality in Vestfold and Telemark County in South-Eastern Norway. The city is divided into two parts by the river Skienselva. There is also a big industrial island called Herøya[3] which is the back bone for the city.
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 Coat of arms  Vestfold og Telemark within Norway | |
 Porsgrunn within Vestfold og Telemark | |
| Coordinates: 59°6′56″N 9°42′36″E / 59.11556°N 9.71000°ECoordinates: 59°6′56″N 9°42′36″E / 59.11556°N 9.71000°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Vestfold og Telemark |
| District | Grenland |
| Administrative centre | Porsgrunn |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2015) | Robin Kåss (Ap) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 165 km2 (64 sq mi) |
| • Land | 161 km2 (62 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 352 in Norway |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 35,117 |
| • Rank | 22 in Norway |
| • Density | 213/km2 (550/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | 6.4% |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-3806 |
| Official language form | Bokmål[2] |
| Website | www |
History
The tradition of industry goes back far, and the most known factory from Porgrunn is "Porsgrund porselænsfabrik" established in 1885.[3] These days the factory has been turned into a small shopping center with a gym and thousands of squarefeet of office spaces.
Area: 161 km2[3]
Population: 36224[3]
Porsgrunn Media
Cort Sivertsen Adeler var en norsk/dansk admiral, født 16. december 1622 i Brevik i Norge, død 5. november 1675. Русский: Адмирал Корт Сивертсен Аделаар
Severin Løvenskiold, 1854
Halfdan Christensen, ca.1940
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References
- ↑ Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn (in Norwegian)Språkrådet.
- ↑ Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar (in Norwegian)Lovdata.no.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Nilsen, Jan Erik. Porsgrunn (in nb). Store Norske Leksikon (2020-02-05).
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