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Porsgrunn

Type:Municipality

Floodsgt. 153, 3915, Porsgrunn

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Porsgrunn grew from being a coastal town serving Skien in the 1650 s to what it is today. Its existence is due to a favourable position and a good harbour. The district has an archipelago forest, lakes and farmland areas.

In Porsgrunn you will find the only porcelain factory in Norway, Porsgrunds porcelain factory.

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Tel: 35 54 70 00

What's Nearby

  1. Osebrostrøket district

    Osebro is the best preserved part of Porsgrunn town.

    130 m away
  2. Kunsthall Grenland

    Kunsthall Grenland conveys Norwegian and international contemporary art. KG is located in…

    150 m away
  3. Stations – the porcelain rollers

    See the intriguing ‘Stations’ installation in the centre of Porsgrunn.

    404 m away
  1. Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church

    The only Catholic church in Telemark, built in the "dragon style" in 1899.

    630 m away
  2. The Geopark visitor centre

    The Gea Norvegica Geopark visitor center is located at the porcelain factory in Porsgrunn…

    842 m away
  3. Østre Porsgrunn Church

    The new church in Porsgrunn, Østre Porsgrunn church, is an architectural gem and has…

    854 m away
  4. Gea Norvegica Unesco Global Geopark, Porsgrunn

    South of Porsgrunn, across Frierfjorden, there is an extensive fault, the results of a…

    939 m away
  5. Auksjonshallen

    Auksjonshallen in Porsgrunn combines an auction house and antique shop.

    1.00 km away
  6. Gea Norvegica Unesco Global Geopark

    As the first geopark in Scandinavia, Gea Norvegica became member of the Global Geoparks…

    1.04 km away
  7. The Porcelain Museum

    Welcome to the Porcelain Museum where tradition is combined with digital technology and…

    1.06 km away
  8. Porsgrunds Porcelain Factory - factory outlet

    Norway's only porcelain factory, Porsgrund's Porcelain Factory, is located in Porsgrunn…

    1.06 km away
  9. The ‘straw painters’ at Porsgrund Porcelain Factory

    At Porsgrund's Porcelain Factory, you can see how porcelain painters decorate porcelain,…

    1.10 km away
  10. Production at Porsgrund Porcelain Factory

    Everything from coffee cups to magnificent art vases. 

    1.10 km away
  11. Historical garden, Porsgrunn town museum

    A hidden pearl right in the center at Porsgrunn City Museum.

    1.13 km away
  12. Tollboden Porcelain Collection

    At Tollboden Porcelain Collection in Porsgrunn you will find unique porcelain and…

    1.25 km away
  13. Mule Varde

    Mule Varde in Porsgrunn is publicly owned, and after extensive restorations, Mule Varde…

    5.20 km away
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