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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 beautiful, ungovernable Rjukan waterfall had the power, and the engineer, Sam Eyde, and the physicist, Kristian Birkeland, had the know-how.
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
350m high cliff with buoyancy!
Dalen
The history of Sondre Norheim begins in Morgedal, Telemark.
Morgedal
The new church in Porsgrunn, Østre Porsgrunn church, is an architectural gem and has become Porsgrunn's new landmark.
Porsgrunn
Visit the magnificent Heddal Stave church in Notodden - the largest wooden stave church in Norway.
Notodden
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
Discover Siljan — shaped by ice ages and volcanoes, with Larvikite, Syenite, and stunning glacial landscapes.
Siljan
Strømtangen fyr is one of three lighthouses in Kragerø and lies between Rapen and Skjørsvik. The other two lighthouses are Jomfruland and Stavseng.
Kragerø
The rocks in Steinvika were created in the earth's antiquity, for approx. 461-451 million years ago, in the latter part of the period called the Ordovician.
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
Explore Hakastein Cultural Heritage Park in Skien. See remains of Norway's oldest church and Christian graves from the Viking Age.
Skien
Gorningen, Siljan (Geopark): Explore 10,000 years of history, from early settlement to timber floating. Central to the Gea Norvegica UNESCO Geopark.
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
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
Experience Heddal Open-Air Museum’s 15 historic buildings, stunning art, and unique bunads beside Norway’s largest stave church
Notodden
A hidden pearl right in the center at Porsgrunn City Museum.
Porsgrunn
Kapitelberget in Skien, church ruins from the 1100s, after the mighty Dagsætten (ancestry) in Skien.
Skien