Skien

Summary

Skien is a municipality of Norway^[1]. Skien ranks in the top 9% of municipality_of_norway entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (37 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Skien was a member of International Cities of Refuge Network^[3].
• Skien is located in Telemark^[4].
• Skien is in the country of Norway^[5].
• Skien's head of government is recorded as Hedda Foss Five^[6].
• Skien's image is recorded as Bryggevannet og Hjellevannet - Skien.jpg^[7].
• Skien's instance of is recorded as municipality of Norway^[8].
• Skien's capital is recorded as Skien^[9].
• Skien's flag image is recorded as Flag of Skien.gif^[10].
• Skien's shares border with is recorded as Kongsberg^[11].
• Skien's shares border with is recorded as Siljan Municipality^[12].
• Skien's shares border with is recorded as Porsgrunn^[13].
• Skien's shares border with is recorded as Bamble^[14].
• Skien's shares border with is recorded as Drangedal Municipality^[15].
• Skien's shares border with is recorded as Nome Municipality^[16].
• Skien's shares border with is recorded as Midt-Telemark^[17].
• Skien's main regulatory text is recorded as Act relating to municipalities and county authorities^[18].
• Skien's coat of arms image is recorded as Skien komm.svg^[19].
• Skien's twinned administrative body is recorded as Sorrento^[20].
• Skien's twinned administrative body is recorded as Belozersk^[21].
• Skien's twinned administrative body is recorded as Jõhvi Rural Municipality^[22].
• Skien's twinned administrative body is recorded as Loimaa^[23].
• Skien's twinned administrative body is recorded as Jackson^[24].
• Skien's twinned administrative body is recorded as Onești^[25].
• Skien's twinned administrative body is recorded as Rendsburg^[26].
• Skien's twinned administrative body is recorded as Thisted Municipality^[27].

Body

Founding

+1358-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Skien^[28].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Skien include Skien Airport, Geiteryggen^[29], an airport^[30], in Norway^[31] and Skien municipal culture award^[32], an award^[33], in Norway^[34], founded in 1981^[35].

Why It Matters

Skien ranks in the top 9% of municipality_of_norway entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (37 views/month).^[2] Skien has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36] Skien is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]

Entities named for Skien include Skien Airport, Geiteryggen^[29], an airport^[30], in Norway^[31] and Skien municipal culture award^[32], an award^[33], in Norway^[34], founded in 1981^[35].