What is Skien?
[[Image:Skien komm.svg|thumb|90px|coat of arms]] '''Skien''' is a city and a municipality in [[Telemark]], [[Norway]]. Skien is the capital of [[Telemark]] county. Skien has a population of 55 079.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kommunefakta|url=https://www.ssb.no/kommunefakta/kommune|access-date=2020-11-04|website=SSB|language=nb}}</ref> == Geography == Skien is located in the South-East of Telemark. The closest city to Skien is [[Porsgrunn]]. Together Skien and Porsgrunn is the seventh largest urban area in Norway.<ref>{{Cite journal|date=2020-10-24|title=List of urban areas in Norway by population|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_urban_areas_in_Norway_by_population&oldid=985223440|journal=Wikipedia|language=en}}</ref> Skienselva is a river flowing through the city, dividing Skien in half. Animal life: The [[Aglia tau]] ([https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Aglia_tau picture]), a [[moth]] that is known as the [[tau emperor]], has been found (as late as the 2020s).<ref>https://www.nrk.no/vestfoldogtelemark/xl/mariken-fra-skien-jakter-pa-den-sjeldne-sommerfuglen-naglespinner-med-en-lysfelle-1.16944923. Retrieved 2024-07-07</ref> == Notable people == * [[Henrik Ibsen]] (1828–1906), Norwegian author. * [[Bård Tufte Johansen]] (born 1969), Norwegian comedian. ==Related pages== *[[List of mayors in Norway 2023–2027|List of mayors in Norway that are elected until 2027]] == References == {{reflist}} {{Telemark}} {{Urban areas of Norway with the largest population}} [[Category:Cities in Norway]] [[Category:Municipalities of Telemark]]