Skjerkebukta
Skjerkebukta is a bay in Bamble, Telemark, Innlandet. Skjerkebukta is situated nearby to the locality Finndal, as well as near the hamlet Surtebogen.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Grenland Bridge and Brevik Bridge.
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.
Brevik Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Hallvard Straume, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Brevik Bridge is one of two bridges that span the mouth of the Frierfjord. It connects the municipalities of Bamble and Porsgrunn in Telemark county. On the west side, in Bamble, lies the town of Stathelle, while on the east side lies the town of Brevik in Porsgrunn. Brevik Bridge is situated 3 km east of Skjerkebukta.
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 3½ km east of Skjerkebukta.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Langesund and Porsgrunn.
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 Skaggerak coast.
Porsgrunn
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Porsgrunn is a town in the county of Telemark in Norway with a population of 35,000. The larger town of Skien is nearby and the combined urban area has a population of 87,000.
Skjerkebukta
- Type: Bay
- Category: body of water
- Location: Bamble, Telemark, East Norway, Alvdal, Innlandet, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
59.05181° or 59° 3′ 7″ northLongitude
9.64093° or 9° 38′ 27″ eastElevation
-1 metres (-3 feet)Open location code
9FFF3J2R+P9GeoNames ID
2609334
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Localities in the Area
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