Øvre Heistad

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

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 Øvre Heistad.

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 3 km south of Øvre Heistad.

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 3 km southeast of Øvre Heistad.

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.

Øvre Heistad

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

59.07723° or 59° 4′ 38″ north

Longitude

9.68338° or 9° 41′ 0″ east

Elevation

87 metres (285 feet)

Open location code

9FFF3MGM+V9

OpenStreetMap ID

node 5679141520

OpenStreetMap feature

place=neighbourhood

GeoNames ID

2609449

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