Langesund
in Bamble of Telemark, Norway
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Skien Airport (14 mi) - Sandefjord Airport, Torp (22 mi)
- Notodden Airport (43 mi)
- Moss Airport, Rygge (45 mi)
- Kristiansand Airport (81 mi)
- Oslo Gardermoen Airport (95 mi)
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Sindal Airport (105 mi) - Geilo Airport Dagali (107 mi)
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Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport (130 mi) - Aalborg Airport (132 mi)
- Rock Carvings in Tanum (Unesco heritage, 61 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 59.001 and 9.749 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 59° 0' 2" and E 9° 44' 55"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Krone - NOK
- Spoken languages:
- Norwegian, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, Northern Sami, Finnish
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 11:51 PM (Friday)
- Timezone: Europe/Oslo
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:33 am and 9:03 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 2,8 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Norway.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Norway. Last Update: 2024-04-26 08:02:42
Discover Langesund
Langesund in Bamble (Telemark) is a place in Norway about 72 mi (or 116 km) south-west of Oslo, the country's capital city.
Current time in Langesund is now 11:51 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / Oslo with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 10 airports near Langesund, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest airport in Norway is Skien Airport in a distance of 14 mi (or 23 km), North-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. The closest heritage site is Rock Carvings in Tanum in Sweden at a distance of 61 mi (or 97 km). If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Porsgrunn, Skien, Siljan, Larvik and Kragero. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 9°C / 48 °F
| Morning Temperature | 2°C / 36 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 9°C / 48 °F |
| Night Temperature | 4°C / 40 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 54% |
| Air Pressure | 1010 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 5 km/h (3 mph) from West |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 86% of sky |
| General Conditions | Overcast clouds |
Saturday, 27th of April 2024
10°C (50 °F)
4°C (39 °F)
Broken clouds, gentle breeze.
Sunday, 28th of April 2024
4°C (39 °F)
5°C (40 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 29th of April 2024
11°C (51 °F)
7°C (45 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Langesund Bad
Quality Hotel Skjaergarden
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Morten Harket - Wild Seed 19.07.2014 live in Langesund
Morten Harket - Wild Seed 19.07.2014 live in Langesund.
Dog Agility Competition - My Schapendoes Dog Rover - Langesund 2015
January 10. 2015 Langesund, Norway, Dog Agility Competition - My Schapendoes Dog Rover.
Langesund International Shantyfestival 2010
In the little town of Langesund in southern Norway, they arreange a shantyfestival each year and we paid a visit.
NTN Taekwon-Do sommerleir Langesund 2014
Video fra NTN Taekwon-Do sommerleir i Langesund 2014. Redigering: Jan-Inge "Flisa" Engelsen Bilder og video: Andrea Bjarvin og Jan-Inge Engelsen Musikk: You Gonna Get Jinxed - Plastic Joker...
Langesund International Shantyfestival
http://www.shanty.no Pictures from previous festivals and performances by Langesund Mandssangforening.
Langesund 17.mai 2010
Fra barnetoget i Langesund 17. mai 2010.
Fra Langesund til Lofoten - appell fra WWFs frivillige oljevernere
WWFs frivillige oljevern Ren kyst! har ryddet oljesøl vekk fra fjæresteinene i Langesund-området helt siden olje begynte å spre seg langs kysten etter 'Full City'-forliset 31. juli 2009....
Langesund
En liten spasetur i Langesund.
Melissa Horn - Jag saknar dig mindre och mindre. Live Langesund Wrightegaarden Norway 21. juli 2012
Melissa Horn - Jag saknar dig mindre och mindre. Live Langesund Wrightegaarden Norway 21. juli 2012.
Langesund International Shantyfestival 2010, del 2
More glimpses from the shantyfestival in Langesund, with the bands Hoolie from Michigan and the local Fish & Ships joining forces in Storgata, a visit on board Großherzogin Elisabeth from...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Langesund
is the administrative centre of the municipality of Bamble, Norway. The town of Langesund was established as a municipality January 1, 1838. It was merged with Bamble January 1, 1964. In the early days, Langesund was one of the most important shipping towns in Norway. Peter Wessel Tordenskiold got one of his ships built in Langesund, Løvendals Gallej. It is possible to visit the remains of the old Coastal Fortress on Langesundstangen on the extreme end of the Langesund peninsula.
Full City oil spill
The Full City oil spill is a major fuel oil spill incident on 31 July 2009 when the Panama-registered, bulk carrier Full City operated by COSCO (H.K. ) Shipping Co. Ltd. ran aground on the island of Såstein / Saastein south of Langesund, Telemark, Norway spilling 700,000 kg of IFO-380 heavy fuel oil. As of April 2010 the ship was in Gothenburg for repairs in drydock.
Full City
Full City is a Panama-flagged bulk carrier made infamous by running aground after an engine failure during a storm at the island of Saastein (Såstein) outside Langesund, Telemark, Norway, spilling 700 tons of heavy bunker fuel oil in a sensitive wildlife refuge area on 31 July 2009. Full City was built by Hakodate Dockyard Co. Ltd. in Hakodate, Hokkaidō, Japan in 1995. The vessel was pulled off the rocks and first towed to Brevik, and later to Gothenburg for full drydock repairs.
These districts belong to Langesund.
Other districtsThese are districts that are close by, but belong to a different city than Langesund.
- Hovenga
- Moldhaugen
- Breidablikk
- Vestsida
- Gratenmoen
- Doktorstykket
- Graten
- Bratsberg
- Frogner
- Hjellen
- Falkum
- Langestrand
- Nanset
- Torstrand
- Thomesheia
- Bjornebyen
- Vestheia
- Kalstad
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Langesund.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Langesund
