Åfoss
Åfoss is a village in Skien Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. The village is located near the outlet of the lake Norsjø, just across the river from the village of Skotfoss.- Type: Locality
- Description: village in Skien Municipality, Norway
- Also known as: “Aafoss” and “Afoss”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Skagerak Arena and Skotfoss Church.
Skagerak Arena
Stadium
Photo: Lasse Tollefsen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Skagerak Arena is a football stadium located in Skien, Norway. It was formerly called Odd Stadion, and was built in 1923 as the home ground of Eliteserien club Odd. Skagerak Arena is situated 3½ km northeast of Åfoss.
Skotfoss Church
Church
Photo: Sebastian Bergmann, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Skotfoss Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Skien Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Skotfoss. It is one of the churches for the Gulset og Skotfoss parish which is part of the Skien prosti in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark.
Skotfoss power station
Industrial building
Photo: PeltonMan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Skotfoss power station is an industrial building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Porsgrunn.
Porsgrunn
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Porsgrunn is a town in the county of Telemark in Norway with a population of 35,000. The larger town of Skien is nearby and the combined urban area has a population of 87,000.
Åfoss
- Categories: human settlement and urban area in Norway
- Location: Skien, Telemark, East Norway, Alvdal, Innlandet, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Slovenian—“Åfoss” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Åfoss”
- Dutch: “Åfoss”
- French: “Åfoss”
- Irish: “Åfoss”
- Malay: “Åfoss”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Åfoss”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Åfoss”
- Norwegian: “Åfoss”
- Slovenian: “Åfoss”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Åfossåsen and Hentiåsen.
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