# Porsgrunn

> town in Porsgrunn Municipality, Norway

**Wikidata**: [Q10637941](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10637941)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porsgrunn_(town))  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/porsgrunn

## Summary
Porsgrunn is a town in Porsgrunn Municipality, Norway, serving as its administrative centre. Established in 1807, it is part of the Porsgrunn/Skien urban area.

## Key Facts
- Country: Norway.
- Part of: Porsgrunn/Skien urban area.
- Inception: 1807.
- Capital of: Porsgrunn Municipality.
- Located in: Porsgrunn.
- Coordinates: 59.14054°N, 9.6561°E (referenced by Q837615).
- Geonames ID: 3142657 (referenced by Q837615).
- Instance of: administrative centre, city, urban area in Norway.
- Replaced by: Porsgrunn/Skien for urban area classification.
- BBC Things ID: e1d2c9bc-50b7-4e26-be6e-30e96a2a8aaf (referenced by Q18336371).
- Sitelink count: 6.
- Wikipedia title: Porsgrunn (town).
- Commons category: Skien (referenced by Q2349453).
- RKD Thesaurus ID: 59674.
- Who's On First ID: 1126031233.
- Wikipedia languages: ceb, commons, en, nn, sv, uk.
- Wikidata description: town in Porsgrunn Municipality, Norway.
- GNS Unique Feature ID: -274491.
- OpenStreetMap node ID: 31264126.
- SSR place name number: 365574.
- SSB urban settlement number: 3002.
- Lokalhistoriewiki.no article ID: Porsgrunn.
- Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID: 1048701 (referenced by http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/1048701).
- Image: Byebakken_Porsgrunn.jpg.
- Lex ID: Porsgrunn.
- Snarc ID: Stefen Fangmeier.

## FAQs
**What is Porsgrunn's administrative status?**  
Porsgrunn is the administrative centre and capital of Porsgrunn Municipality in Norway. It is officially classified as a city and an urban area within the country.

**When was Porsgrunn established?**  
The town was inaugurated in 1807, marking its formal establishment as a settled urban entity.

**Where is Porsgrunn located?**  
It is situated at coordinates 59.14054°N, 9.6561°E within Porsgrunn Municipality. Geographically, it forms part of the larger Porsgrunn/Skien urban area.

**How is Porsgrunn referenced in global geographic databases?**  
Porsgrunn is catalogued with identifiers such as Geonames ID 3142657, OpenStreetMap node 31264126, Who's On First ID 1126031233, and the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID 1048701, among others.

**In which languages is Porsgrunn documented on Wikipedia?**  
The town has a dedicated Wikipedia article titled "Porsgrunn (town)" available in Cebuano, Commons, English, Nynorsk, Swedish, and Ukrainian language editions.

## Why It Matters
As the administrative centre of Porsgrunn Municipality, Porsgrunn is central to local governance and civic administration in the region. Its inclusion in the Porsgrunn/Skien urban area signifies its role within a significant Norwegian conurbation, contributing to regional economic and social integration. The town's formal inception in 1807 provides a historical anchor for its development as a recognized urban settlement in Norway.

## Notable For
- Serving as the administrative centre and capital of Porsgrunn Municipality.
- Official recognition as a city and urban area in Norway with a defined inception date of 1807.
- Being an integral component of the Porsgrunn/Skien urban area, a major regional conurbation.
- Holding a comprehensive set of identifiers across global geographic and cultural databases (e.g., Geonames, OpenStreetMap, Getty, Who's On First).
- Documentation across six distinct Wikipedia language editions, reflecting its international notability.

## Body

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## References

1. BBC Things
2. [Source](http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/1048701)