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Porsgrunn is a town in the county of Telemark in Norway with a population of 35,000 (2010). The larger town of Skien is nearby and the combined urban area has a population of 87,000. Porsgrunn is a well-known industrial town, and the industries here include Porsgrunds Porselænsfabrik, a porcelain factory established in 1885.
Porsgrunn is a city and municipality in Telemark in the county of Vestfold og Telemark in Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Grenland. The administrative center of the municipality is the city of Porsgrunn.
The municipality of Porsgrunn was established on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). The town of Brevik and the rural district of Eidanger were merged into the municipality of Porsgrunn on 1 January 1964.
The conurbation of Porsgrunn and Skien is considered by Statistics Norway to be the seventh-largest city in Norway.