Skavråker

Skavråker is a hamlet in Porsgrunn, Telemark, Innlandet. Skavråker is situated nearby to the quarter Skoglia, as well as near the neighborhood Øvre Heistad.

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. Grenland Bridge is situated 3 km south of Skavråker.

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 Bamble Municipality and Porsgrunn Municipality in Telemark county. Brevik Bridge is situated 3½ km southeast of Skavråker.

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 southeast of Skavråker.

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.

Skavråker

Type: Hamlet
Also known as: “Skavraker”
Category: locality
Location: Porsgrunn, Telemark, East Norway, Alvdal, Innlandet, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

59.07718° or 59° 4′ 38″ north

Longitude

9.67081° or 9° 40′ 15″ east

Elevation

54 metres (177 feet)

Open location code

9FFF3MGC+V8

OpenStreetMap ID

node 5679141340

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

2609344

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