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Delve into Kruk
Kruk in Bamble (Telemark) is a town located in Norway about 74 mi (or 119 km) south-west of Oslo, the country's capital town.
Time in Kruk is now 07:52 AM (Tuesday). The local timezone is named Europe / Oslo with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 10 airports closer to Kruk, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest airport in Norway is Skien Airport in a distance of 15 mi (or 24 km), North. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. The closest heritage site is Rock Carvings in Tanum in Sweden at a distance of 62 mi (or 99 km). In need of a room? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Langesund, Porsgrunn, Skien, Siljan and Kragero. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 8°C / 46 °F
Morning Temperature | 4°C / 40 °F |
Evening Temperature | 5°C / 41 °F |
Night Temperature | 4°C / 39 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 80% |
Air Pressure | 1025 hPa |
Wind Speed | Calm with 2 km/h (1 mph) from South |
Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
General Conditions | Overcast clouds |
Wednesday, 6th of November 2024
7°C (44 °F)
4°C (39 °F)
Overcast clouds, calm.
Thursday, 7th of November 2024
7°C (45 °F)
4°C (40 °F)
Broken clouds, calm.
Friday, 8th of November 2024
8°C (46 °F)
4°C (40 °F)
Sky is clear, calm, clear sky.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Langesund Bad
Quality Hotel Skjaergarden
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Morten Harket - Wild Seed 19.07.2014 live in Langesund
Morten Harket - Wild Seed 19.07.2014 live in Langesund.
Dog Agility Competition - My Schapendoes Dog Rover - Langesund 2015
January 10. 2015 Langesund, Norway, Dog Agility Competition - My Schapendoes Dog Rover.
Langesund International Shantyfestival 2010
In the little town of Langesund in southern Norway, they arreange a shantyfestival each year and we paid a visit.
NTN Taekwon-Do sommerleir Langesund 2014
Video fra NTN Taekwon-Do sommerleir i Langesund 2014. Redigering: Jan-Inge "Flisa" Engelsen Bilder og video: Andrea Bjarvin og Jan-Inge Engelsen Musikk: You Gonna Get Jinxed - Plastic Joker...
Langesund International Shantyfestival
http://www.shanty.no Pictures from previous festivals and performances by Langesund Mandssangforening.
Fra Langesund til Lofoten - appell fra WWFs frivillige oljevernere
WWFs frivillige oljevern Ren kyst! har ryddet oljesøl vekk fra fjæresteinene i Langesund-området helt siden olje begynte å spre seg langs kysten etter 'Full City'-forliset 31. juli 2009....
Melissa Horn - Jag saknar dig mindre och mindre. Live Langesund Wrightegaarden Norway 21. juli 2012
Melissa Horn - Jag saknar dig mindre och mindre. Live Langesund Wrightegaarden Norway 21. juli 2012.
Langesund International Shantyfestival 2010, del 2
More glimpses from the shantyfestival in Langesund, with the bands Hoolie from Michigan and the local Fish & Ships joining forces in Storgata, a visit on board Großherzogin Elisabeth from...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
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.
Full City oil spill
The Full City oil spill is a major fuel oil spill incident on 31 July 2009 when the Panama-registered, bulk carrier Full City operated by COSCO (H.K. ) Shipping Co. Ltd. ran aground on the island of Såstein / Saastein south of Langesund, Telemark, Norway spilling 700,000 kg of IFO-380 heavy fuel oil. As of April 2010 the ship was in Gothenburg for repairs in drydock.
Full City
Full City is a Panama-flagged bulk carrier made infamous by running aground after an engine failure during a storm at the island of Saastein (Såstein) outside Langesund, Telemark, Norway, spilling 700 tons of heavy bunker fuel oil in a sensitive wildlife refuge area on 31 July 2009. Full City was built by Hakodate Dockyard Co. Ltd. in Hakodate, Hokkaidō, Japan in 1995. The vessel was pulled off the rocks and first towed to Brevik, and later to Gothenburg for full drydock repairs.
St. Olav's Church (ruin)
St. Olav's Church ruin are the ruins of a stone church built before 1150 in the municipality of Bamble in Telemark county, Norway. The church was probably about four feet longer than the ruins suggests, and in this case, Telemark's largest stone church in former times. It had a number of unusual building features, including lektorium and a separate room for earthly values, which today is called "Mary's Chapel.