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6 unusual facts about Skien


Atle Pettersen

Atle Pettersen (born in Skien on September 5, 1989) is a Norwegian singer and songwriter from Skien and lead singer of the band Above Symmetry.

Christopher de Paus

Born in Christiania, he belonged to the Skien branch of the Paus family, and was the son of Major and War Commissioner in Molde Johan Altenborg Paus (1833–1894) and Agnes Tostrup (1839–1863).

Kongsberg Silver Mines

Recognizing it as silver and quite valuable, he melted it and brought it to the town of Skien in Telemark county to sell it.

Magdalene Sophie Buchholm

Magdalene Sophie Buchholm (15 March 1758, Skien - 12 August 1825, Kragerø), was a Norwegian poet.

Oslo Graben

The bedrock in this area, roughly from Skien to Oslo and Mjøsa, results in soil rich in nutrients important for plant growth.

Torhild Staahlen

Torhild Staahlen (born 25 September 1947 in Skien Norway) is a Norwegian operatic mezzo-soprano who was employed at Norwegian National Opera from 1967 to 1969 and from 1971 to 2000.


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Aasmund Olavsson Vinje

Today Aasmund Vinje paths exist in several Norwegian cities and towns including Oslo, Stavanger, Trondheim, Moss, Fjellhamar, Corby, Hamar, Gjøvik, Rjukan, Skien and Mandal.

Brevik Line

In general the local trains to Skien were hauled using a NSB Class 32 steam locomotives, and the express train by NSB Class 30.

Carsten Tank

Carsten Tank was married first to Bartha Sophie Leth (d. 1795) from Halden, and secondly to Catherine von Cappelen (1772–1837), sister of Didrich von Cappelen (1761–1828), who was the deputy for Skien to the Norwegian Constituent Assembly at Eidsvoll in 1814 which established the Constitution of Norway.

Eskil Pedersen

Born in Skien in Telemark, Pedersen has studied towards a bachelor's degree in political science, and studied courses in European and American studies at the University of Oslo.

Fjellfly

From 1955 the airline flew from the water aerodrome at Oslo Airport, Fornebu to Herøya in Porsgrunn and onwards to Hjellevatnet in Skien.

Hans Paus

Hans Paus was the son of Povel Pedersson Paus (1620–1715), parish priest in Hjartdal, and Ingrid Corneliusdatter Trinnepol, who belonged to the Skien patriciate who had made a fortune in the sawmill industry (her family might originate in Trinitapoli, Italy).

Lisbet Rugtvedt

She finished secondary education in Skien in 1986, and finished a minor in the history of ideas at the University of Oslo in 1993.

Skien Church

During the World War II the parish was redefined by the occupation Quisling government, and was called Skien Cathedral up to the war was over and the former, geographical division of dioceses was reinstated.


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