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Explore Grava
Grava in Porsgrunn (Telemark) is located in Norway about 69 mi (or 111 km) south-west of Oslo, the country's capital.
Local time in Grava is now 08:50 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / Oslo with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 9 airports in the wider vicinity of Grava, of which two are larger airports. The closest airport in Norway is Skien Airport in a distance of 8 mi (or 13 km), North-West. 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 65 mi (or 105 km). If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Porsgrunn, Langesund, 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: -3°C / 26 °F
Morning Temperature | -5°C / 22 °F |
Evening Temperature | -5°C / 22 °F |
Night Temperature | -5°C / 22 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 33% |
Air Pressure | 993 hPa |
Wind Speed | Light breeze with 4 km/h (2 mph) from South-East |
Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 4% of sky |
General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Saturday, 23rd of November 2024
-1°C (29 °F)
-2°C (28 °F)
Sky is clear, light breeze, clear sky.
Sunday, 24th of November 2024
3°C (37 °F)
3°C (37 °F)
Rain and snow, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 25th of November 2024
7°C (44 °F)
5°C (41 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Vic Porsgrunn
Quality Hotel Skjaergarden
Langesund Bad
Videos from this area
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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.
Stathelle
Stathelle is a town in Norway in the municipality of Bamble in the county of Telemark, Norway.
Brevik
is a town in Telemark, Norway, with an estimated population of 2,700. Brevik was established as a municipality 1 January 1838, but was merged with Porsgrunn on 1 January 1964. Brevik is regarded one of the best preserved towns from the sailing ship era. The town is located on the far end of Eidanger peninsula, and was a former export centre for ice and timber. The last shipment of wood to the United Kingdom was around 1960. Brevik is Cort Adeler's birth town.
Brevik Bridge
Brevik Bridge is a bridge over the mouth of the Frierfjord which connects the municipalities of Bamble and Porsgrunn in Telemark county. On the west side, in Bamble, lies Stathelle, while on the east side lies Brevik in Porsgrunn. The bridge was opened in 1962, and was a part of E18 until 1996, when the E18 was rerouted via a new bridge, the Grenland Bridge (in Norwegian Grenlandsbrua) which lies further up the fjord.
Grenland Bridge
Grenland Bridge is Norway's highest cable-stayed bridge with a tower height of 168 metres . The bridge, which opened in 1996, is on route E18. It crosses the Frierfjord, a fjord which separates the municipalities of Porsgrunn and Bamble in Telemark county. When built, it replaced Brevik Bridge as the primary route across the fjord. The 608-metre long bridge uses cable stayed construction to provide clearance for vessels up to 50 metres in height.
Herøya
Herøya is a peninsula in the municipality of Porsgrunn, Norway. It is located between the fjords of Frierfjord to the west and Gunneklevfjord to the east, at the mouth of Telemarksvassdraget. The name stems from the word hare because of the large number of these that is said to have inhabited the previous island (øya). The peninsula features a large industrial park that was founded in 1928 and contains major facilities of Norsk Hydro, Yara, and REC.
Porsgrunn/Skien
Porsgrunn/Skien is an urban area consisting of parts of the municipalities Skien, Porsgrunn and Bamble. The urban area has a population of 85.408.
Brevik Station
Brevik Station is a former railway station and terminus of the Brevik Line, located at Brevik in Porsgrunn, Norway.
Heistad
Heistad is a village in Aust-Agder, Norway.