Grenland

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.

[SNL-1] Henriksen, Petter, ed. (2006). "Aschehoug og Gyldendals store norske leksikon". Store norske leksikon (4 ed.). Bonn: Kunnskapsforlaget. ISBN 978-82-573-1535-1.

[2] Grenland. "Grenland" (in Norwegian). grenland.com. Retrieved 2007-02-22.

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