Vardåsen

Vardåsen is a hill in Porsgrunn, Telemark, Innlandet and has an elevation of 97 metres. Vardåsen is situated nearby to the locality Brønnstad, as well as near Ormer.

Type: Hill with an elevation of 97 metres
Description: hill in Telemark, Norway
Also known as: “Vardasen”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Brevik Church and Grenland Bridge.

Brevik Church

Church

Photo: Hallvard Straume, Public domain.

Brevik Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Porsgrunn Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Brevik. It is one of the churches for the Eidanger parish which is part of the Skien prosti in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. Brevik Church is situated 2½ km southwest of Vardåsen.

Grenland Bridge

Bridge

Photo: Hallvard Straume, Public domain.

Grenland Bridge is Norway's highest cable-stayed bridge with a tower height of 168 metres. The bridge, which opened in 1996, is part of the European Route E18 highway and it crosses the Frierfjord, a fjord in Telemark county. Grenland Bridge is situated 3½ km southwest of Vardåsen.

Holtsåsen

Nature reserve

Photo: Commander-pirx, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Holtsåsen is a nature reserve, which is situated 3 km north of Vardåsen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Langesund.

Langesund

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Langesund is the administrative centre of Bamble Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. The town is located on a peninsula along the Langesundsfjorden near the Skagerrak coast.

Vardåsen

Category: landform
Location: Porsgrunn, Telemark, East Norway, Alvdal, Innlandet, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

59.07311° or 59° 4′ 23″ north

Longitude

9.72287° or 9° 43′ 22″ east

Elevation

97 metres (318 feet)

Open location code

9FFF3PFF+64

GeoNames ID

2609223

Wikidata ID

Q31220684

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Dutch—“Vardåsen” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Vardåsen”
Dutch: “Vardåsen”

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