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As the first geopark in Scandinavia, Gea Norvegica became member of the Global Geoparks Network/European Geoparks Network in 2006.
Porsgrunn
The sculpture Rat Virgin is located near by Skien centre, at Bakkestranda.
Skien
Folkestadbyen- The town of Folkestad.
In the 1870s, a centre for commerce and crafts started to appear in this small church village. The village received the name of “Folkestadbyen” and the towns people lived by paid work, commerce and handicraft.
Fyresdal
Discover the Bronze Age in Skien. Visit unique rock carvings at Fossum, Løberg, and Bergheim, with 2800-year-old symbols of ships and sun signs.
Skien
Kviteseid Old Church lies close to Kviteseid Bygdetun museum, on a beautiful plateau near the fjord.
Kviteseid
The Rjukan Railway was built by Norsk Hydro, and opened in 1909. It's a unique railway which enabled Sam Eyde to build a power station and factories.
Miland
The medieval church Romnes is beautifully located by lake Norsjø and the Telemark Canal.
Ulefoss
Glasergruva Mine (1543): Norway's oldest datable iron mine in Skien. Discover the history behind Fossum Ironworks & this protected monument.
Skien
The landscape with the escarpments, "flauane" in Norwegian, is characteristic of the Grenland region, and is a result of at least 250 million years of erosion.
Stathelle
Visit the magnificent Heddal Stave church in Notodden - the largest wooden stave church in Norway.
Notodden
Organic herb garden with approx. 400 spices and medical plants, roses, old perennials and lilies.
Siljan
Dalen Hotel is a beautiful fairytale hotel build in 1894 in grand romantic style with dragon heads, towers, pinnacles and balconies.
Dalen
The new church in Porsgrunn, Østre Porsgrunn church, is an architectural gem and has become Porsgrunn's new landmark.
Porsgrunn
Discover Eidsborg Stave Church! An 800-year-old cultural treasure, now dated to pre-1150! See the 360-tour and plan your visit to Vest-Telemark Museum.
Høydalsmo
Brekkeparken in Skien is a lovely park with beautiful flower beds, and with lots of history in the main building and the old houses from Telemark.
Skien
Explore Moholt Ironworks in Siljan — a unique heritage site with a blast furnace, the Kullkjelleren, and guided tours by Siljan Historielag.
Siljan
Explore Porsgrunn’s unique geology! From 1 billion-year-old basement rock to traces of the Oslo Rift and Cambro-Silurian sediments. Visit the Geopark.
Porsgrunn
Explore Siljuhaugen, a monumental Iron Age burial mound in Siljan, Norway. Discover a cultural trail, historical sites, and Bronze Age remains.
Siljan
Kragerø church was consecrated in 1870 and is a Gothic Revival church designed by Georg Andreas Bull and built in brick. The church replaced the old Christi church from 1652 which was a cruciform wooden church.
Kragerø