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Skien is a city in Norway with a population of 50,595. It sits at 59.21/9.61, runs on Europe/Oslo, is 8 km from Porsgrunn.
Population
50,595
Place Type
Regional Capital
Elevation
n/a
Timezone
Europe/Oslo
- Country
- Norway
- Subdivision
- Telemark
- Coords
- 59.21°N / 9.61°E
- UTC offset
- +1
- DST
- Observed
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Proximity
nearest 10 · within 50 km
NE
Siljan
Telemark
891
10.5 km
S
Herre
Telemark
1,281
12.1 km
SE
Larvik
Vestfold
23,113
30.0 km
W
Lunde
Telemark
1,422
30.5 km
NW
Gvarv
Telemark
871
31.8 km
ENSN
0.0 km
TRF
37.2 km
NTB
45.5 km
- What is the population of Skien?
- 50,595 people, per GeoNames.
- Which timezone is Skien in?
- Europe/Oslo.
- Which country is Skien in?
- Norway (NO).
- Which airport serves Skien?
- Skien Airport (ENSN).
- How far is Skien from Oslo?
- About 101 km.
- Does Skien have a university?
- Not on record.
- What currency is used in Norway?
- Norwegian Krone.
- How many cities are in Norway?
- 623 on record.
- Which admin region is Skien in?
- Telemark.
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$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/3139075
{
"data": {
"id": 3139075,
"name": "Skien",
"ascii_name": "Skien",
"country_code": "NO",
"population": 50595,
"elevation": null,
"timezone_id": "Europe/Oslo",
"feature_class": "P",
"feature_code": "PPLA",
"latitude": 59.20962,
"longitude": 9.60897
}
}
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1.5x the population of Porsgrunn.
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8 km from Porsgrunn.
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Same timezone (Europe/Oslo) as 622 other cities in Norway.