Vershaugen

Vershaugen is a hill in Porsgrunn, Telemark, Innlandet. Vershaugen is situated nearby to the suburb Heistad, as well as near Lunde.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Grenland Bridge and Brevik Church.

Grenland Bridge

Bridge

Photo: Hallvard Straume, Public domain.

Grenland Bridge is Norway's highest cable-stayed bridge with a tower height of 168 metres. The bridge, which opened in 1996, is part of the European Route E18 highway and it crosses the Frierfjord, a fjord in Telemark county. Grenland Bridge is situated 3 km south of Vershaugen.

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 south of Vershaugen.

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 Bamble Municipality and Porsgrunn Municipality in Telemark county. Brevik Bridge is situated 3 km south of Vershaugen.

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 Skagerrak coast.

Vershaugen

Type: Hill
Category: landform
Location: Porsgrunn, Telemark, East Norway, Alvdal, Innlandet, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

59.07592° or 59° 4′ 33″ north

Longitude

9.69139° or 9° 41′ 29″ east

Elevation

3 metres (10 feet)

Open location code

9FFF3MGR+9H

GeoNames ID

9372589

Wikidata ID

Q31325933

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Satellite Map

Discover Vershaugen from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Norwegian—“Vershaugen” goes by many names.

Bulgarian: “Вершауген”
Cebuano: “Vershaugen”
Dutch: “Vershaugen”
Norwegian: “Vershaugen”

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Highlights include Heistadbukta and Løkkehaugen.

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