Porsgrunn
Sign in to saveis a municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Grenland. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Porsgrunn. Some other notable settlements in Porsgrunn include the town of Brevik and the villages of Langangen and Heistad.
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Porsgrunn is a municipality in Telemark county, Norway, centered around the city of Porsgrunn and including other settlements like the town of Brevik. It is located in the traditional district of Grenland and serves as an administrative hub for the region.
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Key facts
- Kommune.name
- Porsgrunn
- Kommune.former_name
- Porsgrund
- Kommune.image_skyline
- Porsgrunn lars iver.jpg
- Kommune.image_caption
- View of the town of Porsgrunn
- Kommune.idnumber
- 4001
- Kommune.county
- Telemark
- Kommune.district
- Grenland
- Kommune.capital
- Porsgrunn
- Kommune.established
- 1 Jan 1838
- Kommune.preceded
- none
- Kommune.demonyms
- PorsgrunnsfolkPorsgrunnsmannPorsgrunnskvinne
- Kommune.language
- Bokmål
- Kommune.coatofarms
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- General information
- Name
- Coat of arms
- Churches
- History
- Geography
- Government
- Municipal council
- Mayors
- Industry
- Transportation
- Notable people
- Public service and public thinking
- Business
- The Arts
- Sport
- Twin towns – sister cities
- References
- External links
is a municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Grenland. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Porsgrunn. Some other notable settlements in Porsgrunn include the town of Brevik and the villages of Langangen and Heistad.
The municipality is the 315th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Porsgrunn is the 29th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 37,056. The municipality's population density is and its population has increased by 4.7% over the previous 10-year period. The conurbation of the cities of Porsgrunn and Skien is called Porsgrunn/Skien by Statistics Norway and it is considered to be the seventh-largest urban area in Norway.