Herøya
Herøya is a peninsula in Porsgrunn Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is located between the fjords of Frierfjord to the west and Gunnekleivfjord to the east, at the mouth of Porsgrunn River.Photo: Ernst Vikne, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Suburb
- Description: peninsula of Norway
- Also known as: “Heroen”, “Heroya”, “Heroyo”, “Herroya”, and “Hoeröya”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Herøya Church and Stridsklev Church.
Herøya Church
Church
Photo: Vinguru, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Herøya Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Porsgrunn Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is located on Herøya in the town of Porsgrunn.
Stridsklev Church
Church
Photo: Vinguru, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Stridsklev Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Porsgrunn Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is located in the town of Porsgrunn.
Herøya
- Categories: human settlement, quarter, peninsula, and locality
- Location: Porsgrunn, Telemark, East Norway, Alvdal, Innlandet, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
59.112° or 59° 6′ 43″ northLongitude
9.64833° or 9° 38′ 54″ eastElevation
24 metres (79 feet)United Nations Location Code
NO HRYOpen location code
9FFF4J6X+R8OpenStreetMap ID
node 1500546119OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
3152868Wikidata ID
Q1420136
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Swedish—“Herøya” goes by many names.
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Localities in the Area
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