Falkum
Falkum is a neighborhood in Skien, Norway, with 15,234 residents. It is a high-density, youthful neighborhood with a high percentage of families headed by single parents.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Skagerak Arena and Ibsenhuset.
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.
Ibsenhuset
Theater building
Photo: Bitjungle, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ibsenhuset is a Norwegian cultural centre in the city of Skien, Telemark county. The building houses several facilities for concerts, theater performances, opera, exhibits, conferences, courses, meetings and other events.
Skien Church
Church
Photo: Bitjungle, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Skien Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Skien Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is located in the town of Skien. It is the church for the Skien parish which is part of the Skien prosti in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark.
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.
Falkum
- Type: Quarter
- Description: district in Eastern Norway, Norway
- Categories: neighborhood and locality
- Location: Skien, Telemark, East Norway, Alvdal, Innlandet, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
59.20763° or 59° 12′ 28″ northLongitude
9.59283° or 9° 35′ 34″ eastElevation
32 metres (105 feet)Open location code
9FFF6H5V+34OpenStreetMap ID
node 5683157219OpenStreetMap feature
place=quarter
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Urdu—“Falkum” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Falkum”
- French: “Falkum”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Falkum”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Falkum”
- Norwegian: “Falkum”
- Persian: “فالکوم”
- Urdu: “فالکوم”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Falkum kolonihage and Hjellen.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Betanien Hospital and Odd stadion treningsbane.
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