Langesund | |
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 View of the town | |
  Langesund Location of the town Langesund Langesund (Telemark)  Langesund Langesund (Norway) | |
| Coordinates: 59°00′02″N 9°44′55″E / 59.00066°N 9.74873°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| Region | Eastern Norway |
| County | Telemark |
| District | Grenland |
| Municipality | Bamble Municipality |
| Established as | |
| Ladested | 1765 |
| Elevation | 4 m (13 ft) |
| Demonym(s) | Langesunder Langesundar |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Post Code | 3970 Langesund |
| Langesund ladested | |
 Telemark within Norway | |
 Langesund within Telemark | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Telemark |
| District | Grenland |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
| • Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1964 |
| • Succeeded by | Bamble Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Langesund |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
| • Total | 0.88 km2 (0.34 sq mi) |
| Population (1964) | |
| • Total | 2,281 |
| • Density | 2,600/km2 (6,700/sq mi) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-0802[3] |
is the administrative centre of Bamble Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. The town is located on a peninsula along the Langesundsfjorden near the Skaggerak coast. The town of Stathelle lies about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) to the northwest. The 0.88-square-kilometre (220-acre)[5] town was established as a ladested in 1765 and on 1 January 1838 it became a self-governing municipality. In 1964, it became part of Bamble Municipality.[6]
For a long time, Langesund and neighboring Stathelle have been grouped together as part of the Porsgrunn/Skien metropolitan area and because of this, the population and area data for this town has not been separately tracked by Statistics Norway. What is tracked, is the portion of the metropolitan area located in Bamble Municipality. In 2022, the Langesund/Stathelle area in Bamble measured 6.34 square kilometres (1,570 acres) and together they had a population of 10,276 with a population density of 1,622 inhabitants per square kilometre (4,200/sq mi).[4]
It is possible to visit the remains of the old Coastal Fortress on Langesundstangen on the extreme end of the Langesund peninsula. The fort was established during the Second World War by Nazi Germany and later used by the Norwegian Coastal Artillery and Home Guard until 1993.
Langesund is one of the most celebrated summer towns in Norway because of the large number of sunny days. It is also well known for Wrightegaarden, a building that hosts outdoor concerts every weekend the whole summer. Artists like Bob Dylan, A-ha, Elton John and Little Richard have played in Wrightegaarden. Langesund marks the border between Ytre Oslofjord and Skagerrak.
- ^ In the Norwegian language, the word by can be translated as "town" or "city".
- ^ "Langesund, Bamble". yr.no. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (26 January 2023). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.
- ^ a b c Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2022). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
- ^ Helland, Amund (1900). "Langesund ladested". VIII. Bratsberg Amt. Anden del. Norges land og folk (in Norwegian). Kristiania, Norway: H. Aschehoug & Company. p. 211. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
- ^ Lundbo, Sten, ed. (4 July 2022). "Langesund". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 19 September 2023.