Porsgrunn

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Porsgrunn

Total population

34,953

Coordinates59.14°, 9.66°

Demographic figures from Statistics Norway (SSB). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Porsgrunn 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 the village of Heistad. The European route E18 highway passes through the southern part of the town of Porsgrunn.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

L

Lars Fredriksen

Norwegian singer and composer

Harold Knutson

American politician (1880-1953)

Hjalmar Johansen

Norwegian explorer

Audun Kleive

Norwegian jazz drummer, percussionist, music arranger, composer

Iver Kleive

Norwegian pianist, organist, conductor, composer

Tommy Svindal Larsen

Norwegian footballer

Tora Aasland

Norwegian politician and civil servant

Terje Riis-Johansen

Norwegian politician

V

Vegard Høidalen

Norwegian beach volleyball player

August Cappelen

Norwegian painter (1827-1852)

Dag Erik Pedersen

Norwegian racing cyclist and cycling journalist (1959-2024)

G

Geir Karlsen

Norwegian footballer (1948–2024)

Nils Eriksen

Norwegian footballer and manager (1911-1975)

Bjørn Tore Godal

Norwegian politician

Knut Wigert

Norwegian actor (1916–2006)

Rune Jarstein

Norwegian association football player

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Telemark

• Østsida
  0.4 mi away
• Herre
  4.2 mi away · pop. 1,244
• Skien
  5 mi away · pop. 51,527
• Åfoss
  5.8 mi away
• Brevik
  6.3 mi away · pop. 3,000
• Langangen
  6.4 mi away · pop. 470
• Stathelle
  6.8 mi away · pop. 10,563
• Skotfoss
  6.9 mi away
• Siljan
  9.9 mi away · pop. 1,058
• Langesund
  10.2 mi away · pop. 5,500
• Valle
  14.8 mi away
• Ulefoss
  17 mi away · pop. 2,498

Browse all places in Telemark →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

King Bolete

Boletus edulis

Seen 2026-10-05

common reed

Phragmites australis

Seen 2026-09-19

Eurasian Coot

Fulica atra

Seen 2026-09-19

5-spotted Lady Beetle

Coccinella quinquepunctata

Seen 2026-09-03

orange hawkweed

Pilosella aurantiaca

Seen 2026-08-21

Japanese knotweed

Reynoutria japonica

Seen 2026-08-19

Downy jumping spider

Attulus pubescens

Seen 2026-08-17

European beech

Fagus sylvatica

Seen 2026-08-17

Song Thrush

Turdus philomelos

Seen 2026-08-16

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).