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.

Porsgrunn lars iver.jpg
Coat of arms of
Official logo of
Porsgrunn within Vestfold og Telemark
Porsgrunn within Vestfold og Telemark
Coordinates: 59°6′56″N 9°42′36″E / 59.11556°N 9.71000°E / 59.11556; 9.71000Coordinates: 59°6′56″N 9°42′36″E / 59.11556°N 9.71000°E / 59.11556; 9.71000
CountryNorway
CountyVestfold og Telemark
DistrictGrenland
Administrative centrePorsgrunn
Government
 • Mayor (2015)Robin Kåss (Ap)
Area
 • Total165 km2 (64 sq mi)
 • Land161 km2 (62 sq mi)
 • Rank352 in Norway
Population
 (2010)
 • Total35,117
 • Rank22 in Norway
 • Density213/km2 (550/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
6.4%
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-3806
Official language formBokmål[2]
Websitewww.porsgrunn.kommune.no
Data from Statistics Norway

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.

Porsgrunn porcelain factory

Area: 161 km2[3]

Population: 36224[3]

Porsgrunn Media

References

  1. "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  2. "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  3. 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).