Preikestolen

Preikestolen is a hill in Porsgrunn, Telemark, Innlandet and has an elevation of 125 metres. Preikestolen is situated nearby to the locality Kjørholt, as well as near the quarter Blekebakken.

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 Bamble Municipality and Porsgrunn Municipality in Telemark county.

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 east of Preikestolen.

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.

Preikestolen

Type: Hill with an elevation of 125 metres
Description: hill in Telemark, Norway
Category: landform
Location: Porsgrunn, Telemark, East Norway, Alvdal, Innlandet, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

59.05908° or 59° 3′ 33″ north

Longitude

9.66361° or 9° 39′ 49″ east

Elevation

125 metres (410 feet)

Open location code

9FFF3M57+JC

GeoNames ID

2609441

Wikidata ID

Q31220821

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Norwegian—“Preikestolen” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Preikestolen”
Dutch: “Preikestolen”
Norwegian: “Preikestolen”
Norwegian: “Prekestolen”

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Localities in the Area

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