Along the new E18 route, by the industrial area southeast of the road, an exciting, new geolocation appeared.
Here you can see the very first sandy beach, a result of the sea washing up on the dilapidated landscape - about 480 million years ago.
Right on the old bedrock, a coarse sand was deposited, which was eventually "glued" together into sandstone and conglomerate. At Rugtvedt, the "beach" can be seen in three dimensions!
"Krystallhuset" in Brevik was erected on the occasion Brevik 150th anniversary in 1995.
Brevik Museum is located in the old town hall in Brevik, erected in 1761.
Bamble is dominated by two types of landscape with completely different geological…
Great hiking area near Rognstranda in Bamble. Beautiful forests and flora.
The landscape with the escarpments, "flauane" in Norwegian, is characteristic of the…
Bamble's Landscape - Exciting Geology Through Millions of Years
The rocks in Steinvika were created in the earth's antiquity, for approx. 461-451 million…
Tangen Fort, located at the far end of Langesundstangen, is a popular hiking area just…
The new church in Porsgrunn, Østre Porsgrunn church, is an architectural gem and has…
A hidden pearl right in the center at Porsgrunn City Museum.
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South of Porsgrunn, across Frierfjorden, there is an extensive fault, the results of a…
Auksjonshallen in Porsgrunn combines an auction house and antique shop.
At Porsgrund's Porcelain Factory, you can see how porcelain painters decorate porcelain,…
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