Porsgrunn | |
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| Coordinates: 59°07′54″N 9°38′48″E / 59.13166°N 9.64665°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| Region | Eastern Norway |
| County | Telemark |
| District | Grenland |
| Municipality | Porsgrunn Municipality |
| Established as | |
| Ladested | 1653 |
| Kjøpstad | 1807 |
| Elevation | 44 m (144 ft) |
| Demonym(s) | Porsgrunnsmann Porsgrunnkvinne Porsgrunnfolk Porsgrunning |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Post Code | 3916 Porsgrunn |
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is a town and the administrative centre of Porsgrunn Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. The town is located at the mouth of the Porsgrunn river where it joins the Frierfjorden. The town of Skien lies immediately to the north of the town of Porsgrunn. The town of Brevik lies about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) to the south of Porsgrunn, just north of Heistad. The European route E18 highway passes through the southern part of the town of Porsgrunn.
The town is part of the Porsgrunn/Skien metropolitan area, so Statistics Norway does not track the population of the town separately. The portion of the urban area within Porsgrunn Municipality is 20.99-square-kilometre (5,190-acre) and it has a population (2022) of 34,291 with a population density of 1,634 inhabitants per square kilometre (4,230/sq mi).[3]
- ^ In the Norwegian language, the word by can be translated as "town" or "city".
- ^ "Porsgrunn by". yr.no. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
- ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2022). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".