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.
Animal life: The Aglia tau (picture), a moth that is known as the tau emperor, has been found (as late as the 2020s).[3]
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.
- ↑ https://www.nrk.no/vestfoldogtelemark/xl/mariken-fra-skien-jakter-pa-den-sjeldne-sommerfuglen-naglespinner-med-en-lysfelle-1.16944923. Retrieved 2024-07-07
