Vestre Porsgrunn Church
Vestre Porsgrunn 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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Church
- Denomination: Lutheran
- Description: church building in Porsgrunn, Eastern Norway
- Also known as: “Vestsidens kirke”
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Porsgrunn Station and Duverden (Norway).
Porsgrunn Station
Railway station
Photo: Vinguru, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Porsgrunn Station is a railway station serving Porsgrunn, Norway. It serves regional trains on Vestfold Line and local trains on Bratsberg Line, all operated by Vy. The station building is located beside a bus terminal. Porsgrunn Station is situated 1 km east of Vestre Porsgrunn Church.
Duverden (Norway)
Museum
Photo: Orf3us, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Duverden (Norway) is a museum, which is situated 740 metres south of Vestre Porsgrunn Church.
Pors Stadion
Pitch
Pors Stadion is the home stadium of the second division football team Pors Grenland. Pors Stadion is located on the westside of Porsgrunnselva river in Porsgrunn, an area locally termed "Vessia". Pors Stadion is situated 1 km north of Vestre Porsgrunn Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Skien.
Skien
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Skien is a municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Grenland, although historically it belonged to Grenmar/Skiensfjorden, while Grenland referred the Norsjø area and Bø.
Vestre Porsgrunn Church
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Porsgrunn, Telemark, East Norway, Alvdal, Innlandet, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
59.14291° or 59° 8′ 35″ northLongitude
9.64176° or 9° 38′ 30″ eastElevation
7 metres (23 feet)Inception
1758Operator
Porsgrunn kirkelige fellesrådOpen location code
9FFF4JVR+5POpenStreetMap ID
way 546043261OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=lutheranOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesGeoNames ID
8532405Wikidata ID
Q15649128
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Swedish—“Vestre Porsgrunn Church” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Vestre Porsgrunn Kirke”
- Finnish: “Porsgrunnin läntinen kirkko”
- Finnish: “Vestre Porsgrunnin kirkko”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Vestre Porsgrunn kirke”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Vestre Porsgrunn kyrkje”
- Norwegian: “Vestre kirke”
- Norwegian: “Vestre Porsgrunn kirke”
- Swedish: “Vestre Porsgrunn kyrka”
Localities in the Area
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