Skien (town)

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Skien (Norwegian: [¹ʃiː.ən] ) is a town/city in Skien Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is the administrative centre of the municipality. The town is located along the Skienselva river, about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) to the northwest of the town of Porsgrunn. The villages of Skotfoss, Åfoss, and Klovholt are located about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) to the west of the town, the village of Sneltvedt lies about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) to the east of the town, and the village of Hoppestad lies about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) to the northwest. The town is part of the Porsgrunn/Skien metropolitan area, so Statistics Norway does not track the population of the town separately. The portion of the urban area within Skien Municipality is 26.66-square-kilometre (6,590-acre) and it has a population (2025) of 51,527 and a population density of 1,933 inhabitants per square kilometre (5,010/sq mi). Skien city center is located where the river Farelva (from the lake Norsjø) forms the lake Hjellevatnet, and...

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