Skien
Skien is a city and a municipality in Telemark, Norway. Skien is the capital of Telemark county. Skien has a population of 55 079.[1]
Geography[change | change source]
Skien is located in the South-East of Telemark. The closest city to Skien is Porsgrunn. Together Skien and Porsgrunn is the seventh largest urban area in Norway.[2] Skienselva is a river flowing through the city, dividing Skien in half.
Notable people[change | change source]
- Henrik Ibsen (1828–1906), Norwegian author.
- Bård Tufte Johansen (born 1969), Norwegian comedian.
Related pages[change | change source]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Kommunefakta". SSB (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2020-11-04.
- ↑ "List of urban areas in Norway by population". Wikipedia. 2020-10-24.
