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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
Gea Norvegica Geo Park is Scandinavia's first UNESCO certified geopark.
The geopark is located in the Vestfold and Telemark county, and is including municipalities of Bamble, Kragerø, Lardal, Larvik, Nome, Porsgrunn, Siljan og Skien.
Kragerø
Skåtøy is the largest of Kragerø’s islands and has a flourishing Cultural life year-round. In addition to beautiful nature and great hiking possibilities for everyone, you’ll find galleries with art exhibitions, concerts, a cafe, a wooden church,…
Skåtøy
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
Vinjestoga is the childhood home of the poet, journalist and linguist Aasmund Olavsson Vinje (1818-1870).
Vinje
Glasergruva Mine (1543): Norway's oldest datable iron mine in Skien. Discover the history behind Fossum Ironworks & this protected monument.
Skien
Explore Hakastein Cultural Heritage Park in Skien. See remains of Norway's oldest church and Christian graves from the Viking Age.
Skien
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
As the first geopark in Scandinavia, Gea Norvegica became member of the Global Geoparks Network/European Geoparks Network in 2006.
Porsgrunn
Visit Grorud Chapel in Siljan. Unique long church built and consecrated during WWII. Discover Telemark's history and beautiful, peaceful surroundings.
Siljan
The Gea Norvegica Geopark visitor center is located at the porcelain factory in Porsgrunn. Here, both children and adults can learn more about the natural history of our planet.
Langesund
Tinn Museum is a open air museum with houses from before the Black Death and onwards. The oldest building, a cage, was built before 1350.
Rjukan
The beautiful, ungovernable Rjukan waterfall had the power, and the engineer, Sam Eyde, and the physicist, Kristian Birkeland, had the know-how.
Rjukan
Oppelv Skåtøy is a network of ten companies on Skåtøy, which deliver everything from accommodation, food & drink, art & culture, as well as activities.
Skåtøy
During the WWII Vemork in Rjukan was in focus for their production of heavy water. The heavy water war stopped the Germans in developing the atom bomb.
Rjukan
Bamble is dominated by two types of landscape with completely different geological histories.
Stathelle
Kviteseid Old Church lies close to Kviteseid Bygdetun museum, on a beautiful plateau near the fjord.
Kviteseid
A hidden pearl right in the center at Porsgrunn City Museum.
Porsgrunn
Learn about the Gorningen log chute's role in Siljan's log driving history and the community's fight for better forestry worker rights.
Siljan
Kragerø is referred to as "The gem among coastal cities" of Edvard Munch, Norway's most famous artist of all time.
Kragerø