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For about 1000 years Tokke has had an export industry of whetstones. For Norwegian Vikings whetstone from Eidsborg was an effective weapon for throwing as the historic sagas tell us.
Høydalsmo
At Porsgrund's Porcelain Factory, you can see how porcelain painters decorate porcelain, including the world-famous straw pattern.
Porsgrunn
Discover the magic of Sogelandet—where legends, art, and stunning landscapes meet in the scenic villages of Hjartdal, Svartdal, and Flatdal.
Flatdal
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
Explore Hakastein Cultural Heritage Park in Skien. See remains of Norway's oldest church and Christian graves from the Viking Age.
Skien
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 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
The new church in Porsgrunn, Østre Porsgrunn church, is an architectural gem and has become Porsgrunn's new landmark.
Porsgrunn
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
Bamble's Landscape - Exciting Geology Through Millions of Years
Langesund
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
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
Myllarheimen in Arabygdi, Vinje, is the home of the artist and fiddler Torgeir Augundson (1801-1872), better known as the "Millerboy".
Rauland
Glasergruva Mine (1543): Norway's oldest datable iron mine in Skien. Discover the history behind Fossum Ironworks & this protected monument.
Skien
North of Løveid locks in Skien, along the Telemark Canal, lies Mikaelshulen - a mountain cave set in the rockface approx. 30 meters above the water surface.
Skien
Discover Skien's unique geology! 1.5-billion-year-old bedrock, 450-million-year coral reefs, volcanic lava, and Norway's oldest iron mines.
Skien
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
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
The history of Sondre Norheim begins in Morgedal, Telemark.
Morgedal
At Rugtvedt in Bamble, a new exciting locality has emerged, a sandy beach that was created about 480 million years ago.
Stathelle