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Kragerø (town)

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382: 60: 93: 680: 43: 100: 67: 413:. Kragerø was one of Norway's largest shipping towns in the latter half of the 19th century. In addition to timber, later came shipping of wood pulp and products from quarries in the upland. 397:, and several other large islands provide for a sheltered harbor for the town. By the 1500, this area began to grow up as an important harbour for shipping timber from the vast forests of 502: 655: 1056: 128: 1051: 885: 1046: 1041: 665: 59: 1036: 686: 610: 446: 331: 33: 747: 206: 826: 660: 647: 308: 92: 430: 987: 405:, giving it "town" rights. The town's business life was characterized by timber exports, shipping, and 170: 957: 339: 211: 603: 536: 335: 287: 488: 394: 297: 8: 390: 351: 194: 42: 1031: 381: 370: 182: 596: 541: 484: 434: 363: 700: 803: 951: 939: 933: 730: 369:
The 3.32-square-kilometre (820-acre) town has a population (2022) of 5,366 and a
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Kagge, Gunnar (8 September 2014). "Historien om den lille gutten i skapet".
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On 17 August 1694, Christian Hansen Ernst was killed at the present-day
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of 1,617 inhabitants per square kilometre (4,190/sq mi).
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and Hellefjorden. The peninsula to the south, the island of
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Kragerø is located at the end of a peninsula between the
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of the time living in Norway, whose identity is known.
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(15 August 2023). 380: 1057:Port cities and towns of the North Sea 1024: 529: 469:can be translated as "town" or "city". 882: 592: 561: 525: 523: 479: 477: 475: 465:In the Norwegian language, the word 244:3.32 km (1.28 sq mi) 13: 581:Map of the town of Kragerø in 1900 520: 472: 447:List of towns and cities in Norway 14: 1068: 886:Former Municipalities in Telemark 574: 678: 98: 91: 65: 58: 41: 1052:Port cities and towns in Norway 409:from then until the end of the 366:is located in the town centre. 99: 66: 555: 495: 459: 416: 19:Town in Eastern Norway, Norway 1: 1047:1666 establishments in Norway 452: 1042:Populated places in Telemark 648:Telemark County Municipality 7: 440: 273:1,617/km (4,190/sq mi) 10: 1073: 1037:Cities and towns in Norway 429:, and a former servant of 376: 893: 878: 874: 802: 755: 746: 685: 676: 630: 315: 294: 277: 269: 261: 256: 248: 240: 235: 225: 217: 205: 193: 181: 169: 159: 124: 52: 40: 31: 24: 431:Ulrik Fredrik Gyldenløve 16:Town in Kragerø, Norway 485:Statistisk sentralbyrå 386: 537:Store norske leksikon 503:"Kragerø by, Kragerø" 384: 336:administrative centre 296: • Summer ( 433:. He was one of few 340:Kragerø Municipality 270: • Density 252:1 m (3 ft) 212:Kragerø Municipality 82:Show map of Telemark 79:Location of the town 646:County government: 144:58.8693°N 9.41493°E 140: /  487:(1 January 2022). 387: 371:population density 262: • Total 241: • Total 115:Show map of Norway 1017: 1016: 1013: 1012: 1009: 1008: 1002: (1838–1964) 996: (1838–1964) 990: (1882–1960) 984: (1838–2020) 978: (1838–1960) 972: (1860–1964) 966: (1838–1964) 960: (1838–1964) 954: (1867–1964) 948: (1838–1964) 942: (1886–1964) 936: (1838–1964) 930: (1838–1964) 924: (1860–1964) 918: (1838–1964) 912: (1838–1964) 906: (1838–2020) 900: (1838–1964) 888: 870: 869: 542:Kunnskapsforlaget 423:Knivstikkersmauet 325: 324: 1064: 884: 880: 879: 876: 875: 753: 752: 687:Towns and cities 682: 656:County Governors 613: 606: 599: 590: 589: 585: 568: 567: 559: 553: 552: 550: 548: 540:(in Norwegian). 527: 518: 517: 515: 513: 499: 493: 492: 481: 470: 463: 385:View of the town 301: 155: 154: 152: 151: 150: 149:58.8693; 9.41493 145: 141: 138: 137: 136: 133: 116: 112:Kragerø (Norway) 102: 101: 95: 83: 69: 68: 62: 47:View of the town 45: 22: 21: 1072: 1071: 1067: 1066: 1065: 1063: 1062: 1061: 1022: 1021: 1018: 1005: 889: 866: 798: 742: 683: 672: 626: 617: 583: 577: 572: 571: 560: 556: 546: 544: 528: 521: 511: 509: 501: 500: 496: 482: 473: 464: 460: 455: 443: 419: 411:First World War 379: 321: 295: 148: 146: 142: 139: 134: 131: 129: 127: 126: 120: 119: 118: 117: 114: 113: 110: 109: 108: 107: 103: 86: 85: 84: 81: 80: 77: 76: 75: 74: 70: 48: 36: 27: 20: 17: 12: 11: 5: 1070: 1060: 1059: 1054: 1049: 1044: 1039: 1034: 1015: 1014: 1011: 1010: 1007: 1006: 1004: 1003: 997: 991: 985: 979: 973: 967: 961: 955: 949: 943: 937: 931: 925: 919: 913: 907: 901: 894: 891: 890: 872: 871: 868: 867: 865: 864: 859: 854: 849: 844: 839: 834: 829: 824: 819: 814: 808: 806: 800: 799: 797: 796: 791: 786: 781: 776: 771: 765: 763: 750: 748:Municipalities 744: 743: 741: 740: 734: 728: 722: 716: 710: 704: 698: 691: 689: 684: 677: 674: 673: 671: 670: 669: 668: 663: 658: 652:County lists: 650: 644: 638: 634:Main article: 631: 628: 627: 616: 615: 608: 601: 593: 587: 586: 584:(in Norwegian) 576: 575:External links 573: 570: 569: 554: 519: 494: 471: 457: 456: 454: 451: 450: 449: 442: 439: 427:postal service 418: 415: 378: 375: 364:Kragerø Church 323: 322: 319: 317: 313: 312: 302: 292: 291: 281: 275: 274: 271: 267: 266: 263: 259: 258: 254: 253: 250: 246: 245: 242: 238: 237: 233: 232: 229: 223: 222: 219: 218:Established as 215: 214: 209: 203: 202: 197: 191: 190: 185: 179: 178: 176:Eastern Norway 173: 167: 166: 161: 157: 156: 122: 121: 111: 105: 104: 97: 96: 90: 89: 88: 87: 78: 72: 71: 64: 63: 57: 56: 55: 54: 53: 50: 49: 46: 38: 37: 32: 29: 28: 25: 18: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1069: 1058: 1055: 1053: 1050: 1048: 1045: 1043: 1040: 1038: 1035: 1033: 1030: 1029: 1027: 1020: 1001: 998: 995: 992: 989: 986: 983: 980: 977: 974: 971: 968: 965: 962: 959: 956: 953: 950: 947: 944: 941: 938: 935: 932: 929: 926: 923: 920: 917: 914: 911: 908: 905: 902: 899: 896: 895: 892: 887: 881: 877: 873: 863: 860: 858: 855: 853: 850: 848: 845: 843: 840: 838: 835: 833: 830: 828: 827:Midt-Telemark 825: 823: 820: 818: 815: 813: 810: 809: 807: 805: 804:Øvre Telemark 801: 795: 792: 790: 787: 785: 782: 780: 777: 775: 772: 770: 767: 766: 764: 762: 758: 754: 751: 749: 745: 738: 735: 732: 729: 726: 723: 720: 717: 714: 711: 708: 705: 702: 699: 696: 693: 692: 690: 688: 681: 675: 667: 664: 662: 659: 657: 654: 653: 651: 649: 645: 643: 639: 637: 633: 632: 629: 625: 621: 614: 609: 607: 602: 600: 595: 594: 591: 582: 579: 578: 566:. p. 14. 565: 558: 543: 539: 538: 533: 526: 524: 508: 504: 498: 490: 486: 480: 478: 476: 468: 462: 458: 448: 445: 444: 438: 436: 432: 428: 424: 414: 412: 408: 404: 400: 396: 392: 383: 374: 372: 367: 365: 361: 357: 353: 349: 345: 341: 337: 333: 329: 318: 314: 310: 306: 303: 299: 293: 289: 285: 282: 280: 276: 272: 268: 264: 260: 255: 251: 247: 243: 239: 234: 230: 228: 224: 220: 216: 213: 210: 208: 204: 201: 198: 196: 192: 189: 186: 184: 180: 177: 174: 172: 168: 165: 162: 158: 153: 125:Coordinates: 123: 94: 61: 51: 44: 39: 35: 30: 23: 1019: 739: (1996) 733: (1912) 727: (1845) 721: (1774) 715: (1765) 709: (1666) 706: 703: (1652) 697: (1358) 563: 557: 545:. 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Town
View of the town
Kragerø is located in Telemark
Kragerø is located in Norway
58°52′09″N 9°24′54″E / 58.8693°N 9.41493°E / 58.8693; 9.41493
Norway
Region
Eastern Norway
County
Telemark
District
Vestmar
Municipality
Kragerø Municipality
Kjøpstad
Time zone
UTC+01:00
CET
DST
UTC+02:00
CEST
town
administrative centre
Kragerø Municipality
Telemark
Norway
Kilsfjord
Vadfoss
Helle
Kragerø Church

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