Porsgrunn
Porsgrunn is a city and a municipality in Vestfold and 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 | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
 Parts of Porsgrunn | |
 Coat of arms  Vestfold og Telemark within Norway | |
 Porsgrunn within Vestfold og Telemark | |
| Coordinates: 59°6′56″N 9°42′36″E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Vestfold og Telemark |
| District | Grenland |
| Administrative centre | Porsgrunn |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2015) | Robin Kåss (Ap) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 165 km2 (64 sq mi) |
| • Land | 161 km2 (62 sq mi) |
| Area 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(s) | 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
The tradition of industry goes back far, and the most known factory from Porgrunn is "Porsgrund porselænsfabrik" established in 1885.[3] These days the factory has been turned into a small shopping center with a gym and thousands of squarefeet of office spaces.
Porsgrunn porcelain factory
Area: 161 km2[3]
Population: 36224[3]
References
- "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
- "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
- Nilsen, Jan Erik; Skårdal, Halvard; Lundbo, Sten (2020-02-05). "Porsgrunn". Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian Bokmål).
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