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Discover Kjaervik in Norway
Kjaervik in the region of Telemark county is a place located in Norway - some 72 mi or ( 117 km ) South-West of Oslo , the country's capital .
Local time in Kjaervik is now 07:18 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Oslo " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Heistad, Copenhagen, Aarhus, Aalborg, and Malmö. When in this area, you might want to check out Heistad . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Kjaervik ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
PORSGRUNN (Norway) - 2009
(VIDEO/REISE & OPPLEVELSE) Filmen viser klipp fra Porsgrunn by. This is a high quality movie from Porsgrunn City in south of Norway. Musikk: Geir Arne Hansen. Produsert av: STUDIO21 - Tore Christensen ..
BREVIK (Norway) - 2008
(VIDEO/REISE & OPPLEVELSE) Filmen viser klipp fra BREVIK by. This is a high quality movie from BREVIK City in south of Norway. Musikk: RONALD HOLMBERG. Produsert av: STUDIO21 - Tore Christensen ..
Stathelle - A Little Town Down By The Fjord
A short video showing my present hometown - Stathelle - where I also lived many years ago. Amazingly enough, it was elected the ugliest town in Norway a few years ago! Hard to fathom... A pity they do ..
Full City Oil Disaster Effects, Langesund, Norway
A week after the full city disaster at Langesund South Norway, the effects of the oil spill become clear. Dying birds, oil on the water and the shoreline everywhere. Volunteers and locals are doing th ..
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Interesting facts about this location
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.
Located at 59.00 9.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
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.
Located at 58.97 9.71 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
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.
Located at 58.97 9.71 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Arøya
Arøya is a group of isles located in the outer part of the Langesund fjord in Norway. The isles, in detail referred to as Store Arøy, Lille Arøy and Vesle Arøy ('Big', 'Small' and 'Tiny' Arøy), are situated approximately midway between the towns of Langesund and Helgeroa in the municipality of Larvik. Arøya is a typical recreational cottage area for the population in the Grenland area as well as cityslickers from the Norwegian capital Oslo a 1,5h drive away.
Located at 59.00 9.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Grenland
Grenland is a traditional district in the county of Telemark, in the south of Norway. Located in the southeastern part of the county, Grenland is composed of the municipalities Skien, Porsgrunn, Bamble, Nome, and Siljan. Sometimes the municipalities Kragerø, and Drangedal are considered being part of the area. The region encompasses 1,794 km² and has 122,978 inhabitants (2004), which translates as 12% of the area and 64% of the population of Telemark.
Located at 59.00 9.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
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