Grenland is a traditional district in Telemark county, in the south-east of Norway. "Grenland" has referred to varying locations throughout history. In modern times, Grenland refers to the areas of the municipalities of Skien, Porsgrunn, Bamble, and Siljan. Sometimes the municipalities Kragerø and Drangedal are also considered to be part of the area. The region encompasses 1,794 square kilometres (693 sq mi) and has 122,978 inhabitants (2004), which translates as 12% of the area and 64% of the population of Telemark.[1]
Grenland is the core area of a slightly larger traditional district known as Nedre Telemark ("Lower Telemark") which includes all of Grenland plus Midt-Telemark Municipality and the Heddal area of Notodden Municipality.[2]
Grenland is also used as the name of an urban agglomeration consisting of the cities of Skien and Porsgrunn.
Areas that are part of Grenland
Municipality
Population
Area (km2)
Density (pop. per km2)
Skien
55,513
779
77
Porsgrunn
36,624
164
228
Bamble
14,056
304
50
Siljan
2,349
214
12
Drangedal
4,093
1063
4
Kragerø
10,351
305
36
Total
122,986
2,615
47
^Henriksen, Petter, ed. (2006). "Aschehoug og Gyldendals store norske leksikon". Store norske leksikon (4 ed.). Bonn: Kunnskapsforlaget. ISBN 978-82-573-1535-1.
^Grenland. "Grenland" (in Norwegian). grenland.com. Retrieved 2007-02-22.
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