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Touring Kruk in Norway
Kruk in the region of Telemark county is located in Norway - some 74 mi or ( 119 km ) South-West of Oslo , the country's capital city .
Time in Kruk is now 10:39 AM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Oslo " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Copenhagen, Aalborg, Malmö, Gothenburg, and Tønsberg. Being here already, consider visiting Copenhagen . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Kruk ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
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 ..
Norcem Brevik gruvetur
Ned i Norcem sine kalksteinsgruver. ..
PORSGRUNN-BYEN I VÅRE HJERTER (Fullversjon) HQ
(VIDEO/GODE MINNER) Denne filmen kalt "PORSGRUNN-BYEN I VÅRE HJERTER" er på 33 minutter, og viser klipp fra Porsgrunn, Heistad, Brevik, samt fra den flotte skjærgården vår. Musikken på filmen er av de ..
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Interesting facts about this location
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 2 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 2 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 3 km away
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 3 km away
St. Olav's Church (ruin)
St. Olav's Church ruin are the ruins of a stone church built before 1150 in the municipality of Bamble in Telemark county, Norway. The church was probably about four feet longer than the ruins suggests, and in this case, Telemark's largest stone church in former times. It had a number of unusual building features, including lektorium and a separate room for earthly values, which today is called "Mary's Chapel.
Located at 59.01 9.66 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
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