Langesundsfjord
Langesundsfjord, also known as the Breviksfjord, is a stretch of fjord in Telemark county, Norway. The 8-kilometre long fjord flows from the Skagerrak, between the islands of Sandøya, Bjørkøya, and Siktesøya in Porsgrunn Municipality and the mainland of Bamble Municipality.- Type: Fjord
- Description: fjord in Bamble and Porsgrunn, Norway
- Also known as: “Langesund Fjord”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Stathelle Church and Brevik Bridge.
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 2½ km northwest of Langesundsfjord.
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 3 km northwest of Langesundsfjord.
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 northwest of Langesundsfjord.
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.
Langesundsfjord
- Categories: fjord and body of water
- Location: Bamble, Telemark, East Norway, Alvdal, Innlandet, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Ukrainian—“Langesundsfjord” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Langesundsfjorden”
- Cebuano: “Langesundsfjorden”
- Danish: “Langesundsfjorden”
- Hebrew: “לנגסונדספיוד”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Brevikfjorden”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Breviksfjorden”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Langesundfjorden”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Langesundsbukta”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Langesundsfjorden”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Breviksfjorden”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Grenmar”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Langesundsfjorden”
- Norwegian: “Langesundsfjorden”
- Swedish: “Breviksfjorden”
- Swedish: “Langesundsfjorden”
- Ukrainian: “Лангесундсфіорд”
- Ukrainian: “Лангесуннсфіорд”
- “Langesundsfjorden”
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