Bjørkøya

Bjørkøya is a farm in Porsgrunn, Telemark, Innlandet. Bjørkøya is situated nearby to the locality Risøya, as well as near Rorholmen.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Stathelle Church and Brevik Church.

Stathelle Church

Church

Photo: Bamble kommune, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Stathelle Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Bamble Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is located in the town of Stathelle. It is the church for the Stathelle parish which is part of the Bamble prosti in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. Stathelle Church is situated 2½ km west of Bjørkøya.

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 northwest of Bjørkøya.

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 3½ km northwest of Bjørkøya.

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.

Bjørkøya

Type: Farm
Also known as: “Bjerkøya” and “Bjorkoya”
Categories: locality and agriculture
Location: Porsgrunn, Telemark, East Norway, Alvdal, Innlandet, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

59.03591° or 59° 2′ 9″ north

Longitude

9.74537° or 9° 44′ 43″ east

Elevation

15 metres (49 feet)

Open location code

9FFF2PPW+94

OpenStreetMap ID

node 5679141450

OpenStreetMap feature

place=farm

GeoNames ID

9484773

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In Other Languages

“Bjørkøya” goes by many names.

Norwegian: “Bjørkøya”

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