Skien

British  

/ ˈʃeːən /

noun

1. a port in S Norway, on the Skien River : one of the oldest towns in Norway; timber industry. Pop: 50 507 (2004 est)

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Example Sentences

Judge Dag Bjorvik oversaw the parole hearing, which lasted for two weeks and was held at Skien prison for security reasons.

From New York Times • Feb. 1, 2022

The hearing started Tuesday at the high-security prison in Skien, south of Oslo.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 19, 2022

Proceedings will take place over a maximum of four days in a makeshift courtroom inside Skien prison, with a decision expected about a week later.

From Reuters • Jan. 17, 2022

Ibsen was born about a hundred and fifty years before Hnath, in Skien, Norway, into a family of merchants.

From The New Yorker • May 1, 2017

It may be roughly said that Skien, in the Danish days, was a sort of Poole or Dartmouth, existing solely for purposes of marine merchandise, and depending for prosperity, and life itself, on the sea.

From Henrik Ibsen by Gosse, Edmund