is the administrative centre of Bamble Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. The town is located on a peninsula along the Langesundsfjorden near the Skaggerak coast. The town of Stathelle lies about to the northwest. The town was established as a ladested in 1765 and on 1 January 1838 it became a self-governing municipality. In 1964, it became part of Bamble Municipality.
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Place details
- Locality
- Langesund
- Region
- Telemark
- Country
- Norge
- Population
- 0
- Timezone
- Europe/Oslo
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Langesund
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Norwegen 06 - Langesund.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- View of the town
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Telemark#Norway Telemark#Norway
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- top
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location of the town
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Norway
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Eastern Norway
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- County
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Telemark
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Grenland
- Settlement.subdivision_type4
- Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_name4
- Bamble Municipality
- Settlement.timezone1
- CET
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Langesund
- Demonym
- langesundar
- Country
- Norway
- Located in
- Bamble
- Image
- Norwegen 06 - Langesund.jpg
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- Commons category
- Langesund
- replaced by
- Porsgrunn/Skien
- native label
- Langesund
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Gallery (2)
On the map
3 mapped locations