Standard TimeCET |
UTC+1 |
Daylight Saving Time
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UTC+2 |
IANA Time Zone |
Europe/Oslo |
Sekmo time compared to Beijing time (China) |
7 hours ahead |
Skien is the capital of Telemark county in Norway, located in the south of the country near the Skagerrak, and is one of the country's major industrial and port cities. The city has a long history, having been founded in medieval times, and was once a center of the timber trade and shipping, and still retains many historic wooden buildings and canal landscapes. As the birthplace of the famous playwright Henrik Ibsen, Sekmo has a rich cultural heritage and the city's Ibsen Museum attracts many literature lovers. In addition, the city is surrounded by lakes and forests, offering boating and hiking in the summer and skiing in the winter, combining natural beauty with human charm.