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Kragerø

– is a small town on the southeast coast (about 200 kilometers or 125 miles by road soutwest of Oslo). The town itself has a little more than 5,000 inhabitants. Including the total municipality, which comprises the town and some of the surrounding country, doubles the number. However, these are the winter figures; during a couple of summer months the area is literally invaded by the summer guests. On the coast, but mainly on the nummerous island and islets, there are between three and four thousand cabins. This is not unique to Kragerø: the situation is similar in many municipalities on this coast.

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Blindtarmen ("The Appendix"), a small bay in the center of the town

Blindtarmen seen from the Town Bridge

Some of the Blindtarmen landings are reserved for wooden boats

Bybrua (The Town Bridge) across Blindtarmen

Bybrua seen from the other side

Boats in the outer part of Blindtarmen

Outer end of Blindtarmen, view towards the sea

One of the narrow streets, with a truck

The Town Square

The Salvation Army on the Town Square

Blindtarmen just outside the Town Bridge

Gunnarsholmen, an islet for recreation, mainly for children.

Artificial sand beach on Gunnarsholmen

Swimming pool for children on Gunnarsholmen

The bridge to Øya seen from the hilltop Veten on Øya

View from Veten on Øya towards the archipelago

Island ferry and town with church seen from Veten

The Kragerø Church

Kragerø has its own beer (with "a taste of gull's cries"), brewed in a neighbor town. Skål, my friends!
The can has this ubiquitous (in Kragerø) quotation from the famous painter Edvard Munch (1863–1944):

'Kragerø – the pearl among coastal towns'.


The Scream 1893		Madonna 1894		Puberty 1894-95

Edvard Munch lived and painted in Kragerø from 1909 till 1910.
(The famous samples above were not painted in Kragerø.)



The Forest Troll 1906		Soria Moria Palace 1900



Nøkken, The Water Troll 1904		White-Bear King Valemon 1907

The town also boasts of other old artists.
Theodor Kittelsen (1857–1914) was born here, his family house is now a museum of his art.
He is probably best known for his drawings and paintings of trolls and other mythical creatures.

Kragerø's coat of arms.
Yes, the town has a long history of shipping.

This page was changed 2008-02-15