Skien (nor)

Skien

Skien ranks 1,879th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Sigulda, Le Puy-en-Velay, and Free City of Frankfurt. Memorable people born in Skien include Henrik Ibsen, Hjalmar Johansen, and Nils Eriksen. Memorable people who died in Skien include Rolf Holmberg, Gunnar Knudsen, and Bjørn Paulson. Skien has been the birth place of many soccer players and writers and the death place of many soccer players and politicians. Skien is located in Norway.

Skien is a municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Grenland, although historically it belonged to Grenmar/Skiensfjorden, while Grenland referred the Norsjø area and Bø. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Skien, which is also the administrative centre of the whole county. Some of the notable villages in the municipality include Åfoss, Hoppestad, Klovholt, Luksefjell, Melum, Kilebygda, Skotfoss, Sneltvedt, and Valebø. Read more on Wikipedia