Stathelle

Stathelle
Town[1]
View of the town
View of the town
Stathelle is located in Telemark
Stathelle
Stathelle
Location of the town
Stathelle is located in Norway
Stathelle
Stathelle
Stathelle (Norway)
Coordinates: 59°02′42″N 9°41′54″E / 59.04511°N 9.69821°E / 59.04511; 9.69821
CountryNorway
RegionEastern Norway
CountyTelemark
DistrictGrenland
MunicipalityBamble Municipality
Established as 
Ladested1774
Elevation
[2]
4 m (13 ft)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
3960 Stathelle
Former municipality
Stathelle ladested
Telemark within Norway
Telemark within Norway
Stathelle within Telemark
Stathelle within Telemark
CountryNorway
CountyTelemark
DistrictGrenland
Established1 Jan 1838
 • Created asFormannskapsdistrikt
Disestablished1 Jan 1964
 • Succeeded byBamble Municipality
Administrative centreStathelle
Population
 (1964)
 • Total724
ISO 3166 codeNO-0803[3]
Data from Statistics Norway

Stathelleⓘ is a town in Bamble Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. The town is located at the confluence of the Frierfjorden, Eidangerfjord, and Langesundsfjorden. The town of Brevik lies about 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) across the fjord and the town of Langesund lies about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) to the southeast. Stathelle Church is located in the town.[4]

For a long time, Stathelle and neighboring Langesund 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).[5]

  1. ^ In the Norwegian language, the word by can be translated as "town" or "city".
  2. ^ "Stathelle, Bamble". yr.no. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  3. ^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (26 January 2023). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.
  4. ^ Lundbo, Sten, ed. (30 June 2022). "Stathelle". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  5. ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2022). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".