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Delve into Langesund in Norway
Langesund in the region of Telemark county is a city in Norway - some 72 mi or ( 116 km ) South-West of Oslo , the country's capital .
Current time in Langesund is now 03:41 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Oslo " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Heistad, Copenhagen, Aarhus, Aalborg, and Malmö. While being here, make sure to check out Heistad . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Langesund ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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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 0 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 3 km away
Langesundsfjord
The Langesundsfjord, also known as the Breviksfjord (Norwegian: Langesundsfjorden or Breviksfjorden) is a stretch of fjord from northern Skagerrak, between the islands of Sandøya, Bjørkøya and Siktesøya in Porsgrunn municipality and the mainland of Bamble municipality, both in Telemark county in the southeastern part of Norway.
Located at 59.00 9.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 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
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