Langesund

Langesund
View of the town
View of the town
Langesund is located in Telemark
Langesund
Langesund
Location of the town
Langesund is located in Telemark
Langesund
Langesund
Langesund (Telemark)
Langesund is located in Norway
Langesund
Langesund
Langesund (Norway)
Coordinates: 59°00′02″N 9°44′55″E / 59.00066°N 9.74873°E / 59.00066; 9.74873
CountryNorway
RegionEastern Norway
CountyTelemark
DistrictGrenland
MunicipalityBamble Municipality
Established as 
Ladested1765
Elevation4 m (13 ft)
Demonym(s)Langesunder
Langesundar
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
3970 Langesund
Langesund ladested
Telemark within Norway
Telemark within Norway
Langesund within Telemark
Langesund within Telemark
CountryNorway
CountyTelemark
DistrictGrenland
Established1 Jan 1838
 • Created asFormannskapsdistrikt
Disestablished1 Jan 1964
 • Succeeded byBamble Municipality
Administrative centreLangesund
Area
 (upon dissolution)
 • Total0.88 km2 (0.34 sq mi)
Population
 (1964)
 • Total2,281
 • Density2,600/km2 (6,700/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeNO-0802[3]

Langesund 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.

  1. ^ In the Norwegian language, the word by can be translated as "town" or "city".
  2. ^ "Langesund, Bamble". yr.no. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  3. ^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (26 January 2023). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.
  4. ^ a b c Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2022). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ Lundbo, Sten, ed. (4 July 2022). "Langesund". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 19 September 2023.