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Skien kommune
—  Municipality  —
Coat of arms of Skien kommune
Coat of arms		 Official logo of Skien kommune
Telemark within
Norway
Skien within Telemark
Skien within Telemark
Coordinates: 59°12′29″N 9°33′10″E / 59.20806, 9.55278
Country Norway
County Telemark
District Grenland
Municipality ID NO-0806
Administrative centre Skien
Government
 - Mayor (2005) Rolf Erling Andersen (Ap)
Area (Nr. ||} Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions called counties ( fylker, singular fylke) and 430 municipalities ( kommuner, cf Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional ||-||} Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties ( Norwegian: singular fylke, plural fylker ( Bokmål is a county in Norway, bordering Vestfold, Buskerud, Hordaland, Rogaland and Aust-Agder. Norway is divided into a number of traditional Districts Many districts have deep historical roots and only partially coincide with today's administrative units of counties Grenland is a traditional district in the county of Telemark, in the south of Norway. ISO 3166-2NO is an ISO standard which defines Geocodes it is the subset of ISO 3166-2 which applies to Norway. The Norwegian Labour Party ( Norwegian: Det norske arbeiderparti ( DNA) or Arbeiderpartiet ( AP) is a Social democratic Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 140 in Norway)
 - Total 779 km² (300. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 8 sq mi)
 - Land 719 km² (277. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 6 sq mi)
Population (2007)
 - Total 50,595
 - Density 70/km² (181. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 3/sq mi)
 - Change (10 years) 4. 6 %
 - Rank in Norway 12
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Official language form Neutral
Data from Statistics Norway
Website: www.skien.kommune.no
Church of Skien
Church of Skien

Skien (help·info) is a city and municipality in the county of Telemark, Norway and administrative centre of Telemark County. Central European Time ( CET) is one of the names of the Time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+1 is used in the following locations Central European Time West Africa Time Western European Summer Time Daylight saving time ( DST Central European Summer Time ( CEST) is one of the names of UTC+2 Time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+2 corresponds to the following Time zones Eastern European Time Egypt Standard Time Central Africa Time Norwegian ( norsk) is a North Germanic Language spoken primarily in Norway, where it is an official language Norwegian ( norsk) is a North Germanic Language spoken primarily in Norway, where it is an official language This is a list of major Dragonlance characters and their early life in the series ||} Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions called counties ( fylker, singular fylke) and 430 municipalities ( kommuner, cf ||-||} Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties ( Norwegian: singular fylke, plural fylker ( Bokmål is a county in Norway, bordering Vestfold, Buskerud, Hordaland, Rogaland and Aust-Agder. Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional

Skien was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Year 1838 ( MDCCCXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Formannskaps-distrikt was the name for a Norwegian local self-government districts put into force in 1838. The rural municipalities of Gjerpen and Solum were merged with Skien January 1, 1964. Gjerpen is a former municipality in Telemark county Norway The municipality was created as Gjerpen Formannskapsdistrikt in 1837 Solum is a former municipality in Telemark county Norway The municipality was created as Solum Formannskapsdistrikt in 1837 New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar.

The conurbation of Skien and Porsgrunn is considered by Statistics Norway the seventh largest city in Norway straddling an area of three municipalities: Skien municipality (about 52% of the population), Porsgrunn (35%) and Bamble (11. A conurbation is an Urban area or Agglomeration comprising a number of Cities, large Towns and larger urban areas that through Population Porsgrunn is a town and municipality in the county of Telemark, Norway. Statistics Norway ( Statistisk sentralbyrå or SSB) is the Norwegian statistics bureau 5%). The area is home to more than 85,000 people. The town also has a large Somalian population. Somalia ( Soomaaliya; الصومال) officially the Somali Republic ( Jamhuuriyadda Soomaaliya, جمهورية الصومال) and formerly known

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History

Until 1979, it was believed that Skien was founded in the 14th century. However, the archaeological find of a carving of the Skien animal has established its founding to before 1000 A. The Skien animal was found during an excavation in Skien, Norway, in 1979 D. The city was then a meeting place for inland farmers and sailing traders, and also as a shipping harbour for whetstones from Eidsborg (inland Telemark). The settlement can be traced back to the 11th century, and Gimsøy Abbey was founded in the 12th century. Gimsøy Abbey was a Benedictine nunnery located on the island of Gimsøy in Skien, Telemark, Norway. Skien was given formal commercial town rights by the Danish crown in 1358. Market town or market right is a legal term originating in the Medieval period for a European settlement that has the right to hold Markets The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe Timber has historically been the most dominant export product from Skien. The oldest remaining building is Gjerpen church (built in approximately 1150).

The current town layout was fixed after the last town fire in 1886. In 1964, the rural municipalities Solum and Gjerpen were merged together with Skien town, forming the Skien municipality.

Toponymy

The Old Norse form of the name was Skiða (from the word skiða f 'straight plank'), and the town is probably named after a brook (with a straight run) with this name. Old Norse is the North Germanic language that was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and inhabitants of their overseas settlements during the Viking Age

Coat-of-arms

The coat-of-arms is based upon a seal from 1609. It shows a pair of skis (this is based upon a misunderstanding of the meaning of the name of the town, which has nothing to do with skis. A ski is a long flat device worn on the feet designed to help the wearer slide smoothly over snow )

Transportation

Skien is one terminus for the Telemark canal (in Norwegian, Telemarkskanalen), which consists of two canals. The Telemark Canal originally consisted of two canals The Norsjø - Skien Canal with locks in Skien and Løveid was built in the period In Europe canals were commonly built in the pre-railroad period to transport goods, timber and passengers.

Skien was connected to the Norwegian railway network (Vestfoldbanen) in 1882. In 1919 Bratsbergbanen opened between Skien and Notodden. is a city and municipality in the county of Telemark, Norway. Norges Statsbaner still operates regular train services on both railways. Norges Statsbaner commonly know as NSB or the Norwegian State Railways is a Norwegian transport company The local airport is called Skien Lufthavn Geiteryggen and serves domestic flights to Bergen, Stavanger and Molde and international flights to Stockholm by the airline Vildanden. Skien Airport Geiteryggen (Norwegian Skien lufthavn Geiteryggen) is an airport located 2 is the second largest city in Norway. It is located on the south-western coast of Norway in the county of Hordaland in between a group of mountains known as De syv fjell is a city and municipality in the county of Rogaland, Norway. Molde is a city and municipality in the county of Møre og Romsdal, Norway. Vildanden is a Regional airline flying from Skien Airport Geiteryggen. Skien harbour is located at Vold havneterminal.

Sports

Arenas

Teams

Commerce and industry

The largest industries are

Other important places of work are

The daily newspapers Varden and Telemarksavisa are published in Skien. Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, or Olympic handball) is a Team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six Odd Grenland is a Norwegian football club from the town of Skien. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Curling is a team Sport with similarities to Bowls and Shuffle board, played by two teams of four players each on a rectangular sheet of carefully prepared Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered } ABB, formerly Asea Brown Boveri, is a Multinational corporation headquartered in Zürich, Switzerland, operating mainly in the power Norske Skog Union was a Paper mill located in Skien in Norway. A paper mill is a Factory devoted to making Paper from wood pulp and other ingredients using a Fourdrinier Machine or similar apparatus Induction heating is the process of Heating an electrically conducting object (usually a Metal) by Electromagnetic induction, where Eddy currents Induction welding is a form of Welding that uses Electromagnetic induction to heat the workpiece Telemarksavisa is a Norwegian newspaper published in Telemark since 1921.

Shopping

Skien has four shopping malls

Townscape

Telemark Museum is located in Skien. The Telemark Museum is located in the older part of Skien, Norway called Kleiva Skien was the birthplace of the author and playwright Henrik Ibsen. "Ibsen" redirects here For other people named Ibsen see Ibsen (disambiguation. At Venstøp in Skien you can find the Venstøp Farm, established as the Ibsen Museum in 1958.

Not far away from Venstøp lies the Fossum Hovedgård. This light red/pink Empire Style, castle-like building dates back to 1818 and was built for Severin Løvenskiold, the head of the Løvenskiold family. The Empire Style, sometimes considered the second phase of Neoclassicism, is an early-19th-century Design movement in Architecture, Furniture Severin Løvenskiold Jr (born 7 February 1777, Porsgrunn, Norway, died 15 September 1856, Gjerpen, Norway

Famous people from Skien

External links

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