Brekka
Brekka is a neighborhood in Skien, Telemark, Innlandet. Brekka is situated nearby to the quarter Åsen, as well as near the village Åfoss.Places of Interest
Highlights include Skagerak Arena and Telemark Hospital Trust.
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 3 km northeast of Brekka.
Telemark Hospital Trust
Hospital
Telemark Hospital Trust is a health trust with its headquarters in Skien. There are also sections in Porsgrunn and Kragerø. The total employees in 2003 were 2750, of which 215 were doctors. It is owned by Southern and Eastern Norway Regional Health Authority.
Hakastein Church
Ruins
Hakastein Church was a church under Gimsøy Abbey near Skien in Norway. It is first referred to in a manuscript from 1354. In 2001, archaeologists uncovered post-holes and other features which are believed to belong to the church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Porsgrunn.
Porsgrunn
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
Brekka
- Type: Neighborhood
- Category: locality
- Location: Skien, Telemark, East Norway, Alvdal, Innlandet, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
59.19168° or 59° 11′ 30″ northLongitude
9.55967° or 9° 33′ 35″ eastElevation
84 metres (276 feet)Open location code
9FFF5HR5+MVOpenStreetMap ID
node 5683157664OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhoodGeoNames ID
9449472
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In Other Languages
“Brekka” goes by many names.
- Norwegian: “Brekka”
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Localities in the Area
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