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Porsgrunn/Skien

General information - Location

Country	Norway
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 9.6211,Lat: 59.177
Elevation	18 meter above sea level
Local time	16:01:24pm
Population	89000 (7th largest city in country)
Name province/region	Telemark
Name Subregion	Skien

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Sneltvedt	4.9 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Hoppstad	8.8 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Herre	8.8 km	SouthSouthWest
4 Siljan	11.7 km	NorthNorthEast
5 Snurråsen	13.1 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Oslo	Norway	104 km	NorthEast
2 København	Denmark	424 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Stockholm	Sweden	484 km	East

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Skagerrak is very close with only a distance of around 5 km (direction South).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named West Bay. The nearest bigger lake is Norsjø (56.5 km² at a height of around 14 meter above sea level) at a distance of 4.5 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Swedish-Norwegian border with a straight distance of 107.4 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 150 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 6%, low location: 91%, hill: 3%, The hills are mainly northeastern orientated. The surroundings of the place is moderately urbanised. The most common land use in the area is urban.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)

Name
LÅGLANDSDALFØRA I TELEMARK, BUSKERUD OG VESTFOLD

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (at a distance of 141 km and direction NorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

24.8 km2

31.6%

Nature

2.3 km2

2.9%

Wet nature

0.3 km2

0.4%

Agriculture

21.9 km2

27.9%

Urban area

25.3 km2

32.2%

Infrastructure

0.7 km2

0.9%

Water - Lakes

2.6 km2

3.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Porsgrunn/Skien in country Norway

Porsgrunn/Skien at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Rjukan-Notodden Industrial Heritage Site	Norway	97 km	NorthWest
2 Rock Carvings in Tanum	Sweden	112 km	EastSouthEast
3 Urnes Stave Church	Norway	268 km	NorthNorthWest

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Porsgrunn/Skien
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Fjere

Type of weather in Fjere	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	16 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.53 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1023 mb
Humidity:	63 %
Daylength at 8 May 2024:	16 hour and 26 minutes
Sunrise :	05:04 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:31 Europe/Amsterdam