Hestholmen
Hestholmen is an islet in Porsgrunn, Telemark, Innlandet. Hestholmen is situated nearby to the neighborhood Lajordet, as well as near the locality Svenskeplassen.Places of Interest
Highlights include Brevik Church and Brevik 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 3 km west of Hestholmen.
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 3½ km west of Hestholmen.
Stathelle Church
Church
Photo: Bamble kommune, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stathelle Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Bamble Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is located in the town of Stathelle. It is the church for the Stathelle parish which is part of the Bamble prosti in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. Stathelle Church is situated 3½ km west of Hestholmen.
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 Skaggerak coast.
Hestholmen
- Type: Islet
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Porsgrunn, Telemark, East Norway, Alvdal, Innlandet, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
59.04598° or 59° 2′ 46″ northLongitude
9.75829° or 9° 45′ 30″ eastElevation
8 metres (26 feet)Open location code
9FFF2QW5+98OpenStreetMap ID
way 4153819OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
2609674Wikidata ID
Q35393141
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Hestholmen” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Hestholmen”
- Norwegian: “Hesteholmen”
- Norwegian: “Hestholmen”
- Turkish: “Hestholmen”
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