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Delve into Valle in Norway

Valle in the region of Telemark county is located in Norway - some 79 mi or ( 128 km ) South-West of Oslo , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Valle

Local time in Valle is now 01:04 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Oslo " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Heistad, Brevikstranda, Copenhagen, Aalborg, and Malmö. While being here, 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 curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Valle ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Full City oil disaster Langesund, Norway (EN)

3:03 min by WiegerAdriaan
Views: 3445 Rating: 3.50

Near Kragerø (aprox. 25 km from the site where M/S Full City ran aground) we took a boat tour, only 2 days after the disaster. Members of Norges Naturvernforbund / Friends of the earth Norway found lo ..

Stathelle - A Little Town Down By The Fjord

4:13 min by Wilfred Hildonen
Views: 2766 Rating: 4.60

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 ..


Norcem Brevik gruvetur

4:35 min by janaturfilm
Views: 1600 Rating: 4.67

Ned i Norcem sine kalksteinsgruver. ..

Makrellfiske utenfor Rauane, Skåtøy

0:30 min by olejoro
Views: 1045 Rating: 5.00

fiske ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Langøy, Telemark

Langøy is an island in the municipality of Kragerø in Telemark county, Norway. An area of 6,6 km² makes it the second largest island of Kragerø after Skåtøy. Its name, which means "Long island", reflects its shape only to some extent. The island is populated, and there is a ferry, operated by Kragerø Fjordbåtselskap, connecting the island to the town of Kragerø. On the island is found several old mines, that used to provide iron to the ironworks of Fritzøe and Bærum.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 58.91 9.52 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Islands of Telemark, Kragerø

Stråholmen

Stråholmen is a small island off the coast of Kragerø and Bamble in southern Telemark, Norway. The island is about 1.5 km long and 1 km wide at the widest, and lays approximately 2 km north of the island Jomfruland. Stråholmen faces the Skagerak seas to the east and provides shelter for the inner coast line. The name is Norwegian and literally translates to "The Islet of Straws".

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Located at 58.90 9.65 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Islands of Telemark

Jomfruland

Jomfruland is a small elongated Norwegian island located off the coast of mainland Kragerø in the county of Telemark, about 2 km south of the island of Stråholmen. It measures about 7.5 km by 1 km. Jomfruland provides shelter to the many islands of the Kragerø archipelago from the Skagerak seas. Approximately on the island's center there are two white lighthouses – one old and one new. Only the newer is in use today. The lighthouses are most characteristic and can be seen from all sides.

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Located at 58.87 9.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Islands of Telemark, Kragerø

Jomfruland Lighthouse

Jomfruland Lighthouse is a coastal lighthouse located on the island of Jomfruland in Kragerø, Norway. The original tower, made of bricks, was first lit in 1839. Another tower, made of iron, was built in 1939.

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Located at 58.87 9.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: 1839 establishments in Norway, Lighthouses completed in 1839, Lighthouses completed in 1939, Lighthouses in Telemark, Listed lighthouses in Norway

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.

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Located at 59.00 9.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Districts of Telemark, Metropolitan regions of Norway, Petty kingdoms of Norway