Sand

Sand is a hamlet in Porsgrunn, Telemark, Innlandet and has about 274 residents. Sand is situated nearby to the locality Dikkon, as well as near the town Brevik.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Brevik Church and Brevik Bridge.

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 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.

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.

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.

Sand

Type: Hamlet with 274 residents
Category: locality
Location: Porsgrunn, Telemark, East Norway, Alvdal, Innlandet, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

59.05066° or 59° 3′ 2″ north

Longitude

9.72909° or 9° 43′ 45″ east

Population

274

Elevation

21 metres (69 feet)

Open location code

9FFF3P2H+7J

OpenStreetMap ID

node 5679141457

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

9537302

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In Other Languages

“Sand” goes by many names.

Norwegian: “Sand”

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Sandøystrand and Dikkon.

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