Bjørkholmen

Bjørkholmen is an islet in Porsgrunn, Telemark, Innlandet. Bjørkholmen is situated nearby to the locality Dikkon, as well as near the hamlet Bergsbygda.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Brevik Church and Holtsåsen.

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 southwest of Bjørkholmen.

Holtsåsen

Nature reserve

Photo: Commander-pirx, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Holtsåsen is a nature reserve, which is situated 3½ km north of Bjørkholmen.

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 southwest of Bjørkholmen.

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.

Bjørkholmen

Type: Islet
Also known as: “Bjorkholmen”
Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
Location: Porsgrunn, Telemark, East Norway, Alvdal, Innlandet, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

59.07024° or 59° 4′ 13″ north

Longitude

9.7391° or 9° 44′ 21″ east

Open location code

9FFF3PCQ+3J

OpenStreetMap ID

way 4153742

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

GeoNames ID

2609845

Wikidata ID

Q35369729

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Turkish—“Bjørkholmen” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Bjørkholmen”
Turkish: “Bjørkholmen”

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Localities in the Area

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