- Langesund
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Bamble ,Norway .The town of Langesund was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 (see
formannskapsdistrikt ). It was merged with Bamble January 1, 1964.In the early days, Langesund was one of the most important shipping towns inNorway .Peter Wessel Tordenskiold got one of his ships built in Langesund, "Løvendals Gallej ".It is possible to visit the remains of the old Coastal Fortress on Langesundstangen on the extreme end of the Langesund peninsula. The fort was established during the war by the Germans and later used by the Norwegian Coastal Artillery and Home Guard until 1993.
Langesund is one of the most celebrated summer towns in
Norway because of the large number of sunny days.It is also well known for Wrightegaarden, a building that hosts outdoor concerts every weekend the whole summer.Artists likeBob Dylan ,A-ha ,Elton John andLittle Richard have played in Wrightegaarden.The most famous landmark in Langesund is Langøytangen fyr, a
lighthouse placed on the peak ofLangøya , a kilometre-long island right outside of Langesund.The island group east of the town are calledArøya .Mathematician
Atle Selberg andmusician Vidar Busk were born in Langesund.
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