Porsgrunn kommune | |
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Municipality | |
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 |
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 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]
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