Porsgrunn
municipality in Telemark county, Norway
Porsgrunn is a city and a municipality in 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 kommune | |
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 Parts of Porsgrunn | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Porsgrunn within | |
| Coordinates: 59°6′56″N 9°42′36″E / 59.11556°N 9.71000°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| District | Grenland |
| Administrative centre | Porsgrunn |
| 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% |
| Demonym | Porsgrunnsfolk/-mann/-kvinne[1] |
| 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
change['Porsgrunn porcelain factory' or] "Porsgrund porselænsfabrik" was established in 1885.[3] 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]
Related pages
changeReferences
change- ↑ "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; Skårdal, Halvard; Lundbo, Sten (2020-02-05). "Porsgrunn". Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian Bokmål).
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