Åfoss is a village in Skien Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. The village is located near the outlet of the lake Norsjø, just across the river from the village of Skotfoss. The village is located about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) to the west of the town of Skien and about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) to the north of the village of Klovholt.
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👉 Åfoss in the context of Skien (town)
is a town/city in Skien Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is the administrative centre of the municipality. The town is located along the Skienselva river, about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) to the northwest of the town of Porsgrunn. The villages of Skotfoss, Åfoss, and Klovholt are located about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) to the west of the town, the village of Sneltvedt lies about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) to the east of the town, and the village of Hoppestad lies about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) to the northwest.
Skien and Porsgrunn are considered to be a conurbation and grouped together as part of the Porsgrunn/Skien metropolitan area. 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 Skien Municipality. In 2022, the urban area of Skien measured 26.24 square kilometres (6,480 acres) it had a population of 50,142 with a population density of 1,882 inhabitants per square kilometre (4,870/sq mi).
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Åfoss in the context of Skien Municipality
Skien (Norwegian: [ˈʂêːən] ) 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.
The 779-square-kilometre (301 sq mi) municipality is the 147th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Skien is the 18th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 56 866. The municipality's population density is 77.8 inhabitants per square kilometre (202/sq mi) and its population has increased by 5.5% over the previous 10-year period. The conurbation of Porsgrunn/Skien is reckoned by Statistics Norway to be the seventh largest urban area in Norway, straddling an area of three municipalities: Skien municipality (about 62% of the population), Porsgrunn Municipality (30%), and Bamble Municipality (8%). This entire area is home to more than 100,000 people.
Åfoss in the context of Skotfoss
Skotfoss is a village in Skien Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. The village is located along the river Farelva where lake Norsjø feeds into the Skien watershed. It is located across the river from the village of Åfoss. It is located about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) west of the town of Skien. The village has a population of about 1,700 people.
Skotfoss Church is located in the village.
Åfoss in the context of Klovholt
Klovholt is a village in Skien Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. The village is located at the southern tip of the lake Norsjø. The village of Åfoss lies about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) to the north, the village of Melum lies about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) to the northwest, and the town of Skien lies about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) to the east.
Klovholt is heavily wooded and one of its major exports is timber. Solum Church is located just south of the village.