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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
The sculpture Rat Virgin is located near by Skien centre, at Bakkestranda.
Skien
Gjerpen Church lies on the northern edge of Skien and is a beautiful romanesque stone church built at some time in the twelfth century.
Skien
Oppelv Skåtøy is a network of ten companies on Skåtøy, which deliver everything from accommodation, food & drink, art & culture, as well as activities.
Skåtøy
The beautiful, ungovernable Rjukan waterfall had the power, and the engineer, Sam Eyde, and the physicist, Kristian Birkeland, had the know-how.
Rjukan
Sannidal Church is a cruciform church built in 1711. Sannidal originaly had its own stave church from approx. year 1200. Different items from the stave church can be found at todays church.
Sannidal
The two lighthouses located in the middle of Jomfruland are well-known landmarks. The oldest of them is from 1839. You can get a fantastic panorama view over the other islands and the open sea from its top.
Jomfruland
Myllarheimen in Arabygdi, Vinje, is the home of the artist and fiddler Torgeir Augundson (1801-1872), better known as the "Millerboy".
Rauland
Kragerø is referred to as "The gem among coastal cities" of Edvard Munch, Norway's most famous artist of all time.
Kragerø
Organic herb garden with approx. 400 spices and medical plants, roses, old perennials and lilies.
Siljan
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
Gallery Nutheim was opened in 1978. The Gallery exhibits art by local artists. Nutheim Guest House accommodates bus groups and other groups for meals and a look through the art gallery.
Flatdal
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
Berg-Kragerø Museum promotes art, history, holiday life, coastal culture and export of natural ice in Kragerø - Make sure you explore our Edvard Munch exhibition.
Kragerø
The history of Sondre Norheim begins in Morgedal, Telemark.
Morgedal
Snipetorp, Skien's oldest residential quarter and residence of Henrik Ibsen's parents, survived the city fires in 1854 and 1886.
Skien
Dyrskuplassen is one of the best-developed event sites in the country with good camping space, sanitary facilities, green area, small streets and farmyard.
Seljord
Glasergruva Mine (1543): Norway's oldest datable iron mine in Skien. Discover the history behind Fossum Ironworks & this protected monument.
Skien
Kapitelberget Skien: Medieval crypt church built on a 430M-year-old coral reef. A protected site with unique Silurian fossils.
Skien