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.
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
References
- ↑ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
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: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
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: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Nilsen, Jan Erik; Skårdal, Halvard; Lundbo, Sten (2020-02-05). "Porsgrunn". Store Norske Leksikon (in norsk bokmål).