Stathelle is a town in Norway in the
municipality
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of
Bamble
Bamble is a municipality in Vestfold og Telemark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Grenland. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Langesund.
General information
Name
The Old Norse form of the nam ...
in the
county
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of
Telemark
Telemark is a traditional region, a former county, and a current electoral district in southern Norway. In 2020, Telemark merged with the former county of Vestfold to form the county of Vestfold og Telemark. Telemark borders the traditional ...
,
Norway
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.
History
Stathelle was a former municipality in Telemark. It was separated from Bamble as a municipality of its own in 1851. In 1964, the municipalities of Stathelle and
Langesund
is the administrative centre of the municipality of Bamble, Norway.
The town of Langesund was established as a municipality 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). It was merged with Bamble 1 January 1964.
In the early days, Langesund was ...
merged with Bamble municipality. With a population of about 8000, Stathelle is situated at the junction of the
Langesundsfjord,
Frierfjord
Frierfjorden is a fjord in the Grenland traditional district in the county of Telemark, Norway. It is an arm of the Langesundsfjord and well into the 1700s was also known as the Langesundsfjord. Frierfjorden stretches from the opening to Langes ...
and
Eidangerfjord
Eidangerfjord is a fjord located in Porsgrunn municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is 6 km long, and stretches between Brevik and the island village of Sandøya. The largest island located in the fjord is Kattøya, located at ...
.
Stathelle is an old
trading town. In the middle of the 1800s, Stathelle was an enterprising seaport, characterized by the trading house established by
Albert Blehr on Kjellestad, which was one of the nation's largest timber exporters. Today there is a marina and a park in the same area.
Brevik bridge was constructed during 1962. Previously travelers along the southern highway between
Oslo
Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of ...
and
Stavanger
Stavanger (, , US usually , ) is a city and municipality in Norway. It is the fourth largest city and third largest metropolitan area in Norway (through conurbation with neighboring Sandnes) and the administrative center of Rogaland county. T ...
had to take the ferry between the towns of Brevik and Stathelle.
Hansen & Arntzen Co AS is a traditional shipyard in Stathelle that specializes in the restoration of vessels. Hansen & Arntzen AS Ekstrand Co. was established in 1929 as a family business. The company is known for its significant repair and restoration projects. Many famous ships have been restored there, including the Norwegian Royal Yacht ''
HNoMY Norge''.
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The name
The first element could be the Old Norse
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word ''staðr'' m 'place; town', the last element is ''hella'' f 'flagstone
Flagstone (flag) is a generic flat stone, sometimes cut in regular rectangular or square shape and usually used for paving slabs or walkways, patios, flooring, fences and roofing. It may be used for memorials, headstones, facades and other con ...
, slab of rock'.
Notable residents
* Knud Karl Krogh-Tonning (1842–1911), Norwegian theologian, was born in Stathelle
*Turid Thomassen
Turid Thomassen (born 19 April 1965) is a Norwegian politician who was party leader of the Norwegian Red party from 2010 to 2012, succeeding Torstein Dahle.
Born in Stathelle, Telemark, Thomassen works in the administration offices of the De ...
(born 1965), politician
* Ella Gjømle Berg (born 1979), cross country skier
See also
* Stathel and staddle stones
References
External links
Hansen & Arntzen Co AS website
Former municipalities of Norway
Cities and towns in Norway
Populated places in Vestfold og Telemark
Bamble
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