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Explore Solbakken
Solbakken in Porsgrunn (Telemark) is located in Norway about 68 mi (or 110 km) south-west of Oslo, the country's capital.
Local time in Solbakken is now 03:50 PM (Tuesday). The local timezone is named Europe / Oslo with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 10 airports in the wider vicinity of Solbakken, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest airport in Norway is Skien Airport in a distance of 10 mi (or 17 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 62 mi (or 100 km). If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Langesund, Porsgrunn, Skien, Siljan and Larvik. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 14°C / 58 °F
Morning Temperature | 8°C / 47 °F |
Evening Temperature | 13°C / 56 °F |
Night Temperature | 9°C / 48 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 58% |
Air Pressure | 1021 hPa |
Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (4 mph) from North |
Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 90% of sky |
General Conditions | Overcast clouds |
Wednesday, 8th of May 2024
17°C (63 °F)
7°C (45 °F)
Scattered clouds, moderate breeze.
Thursday, 9th of May 2024
8°C (47 °F)
9°C (48 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Friday, 10th of May 2024
15°C (59 °F)
9°C (48 °F)
Broken clouds, gentle breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Quality Hotel Skjaergarden
Langesund Bad
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.
Langesund International Shantyfestival
http://www.shanty.no Pictures from previous festivals and performances by Langesund Mandssangforening.
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.
Timelapse fra Smietangen i Langesund
Kranen skulle bli revet 6. oktober men ble utsatt pga værforholdene. Her får du allikevel en film fra morgen til kveld som viser arbeidet pågår.
Demontering av Munck-krana 8. oktober
En timelapse video av arbeidet som pågikk onsdag 8. oktober i Langesund.
Dog Agility Jump - Winner - My Schapendoes Dog Rover
January 10. 2015 - Langesund, Norway Dog Agility Jump - Winner - My Schapendoes Dog Rover.
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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.
Eidangerfjord
Eidangerfjord is a fjord located in Porsgrunn municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is 6 km long, and stretches between Brevik and the island village of Sandøya. The largest island located in the fjord is Kattøya, located at the head of Eidangerfjord. The shipping harbor for the cement produced by Norcem is located at Brevik. Further in, on the west shore, lies the village of Heistad.
Løvøya, Telemark
Løvøya is an island in Ormefjorden in Porsgrunn municipality, Norway. On the island Morten Thrane Esmark found a black mineral which was sent to Swedish chemist Jöns Jakob Berzelius for examination in 1828 for further analysis. Berzelius determined that it contained a new element, which he named thorium after Thor, the Norse god of thunder.