Melum

Melum

Mælum
Melum Mælum
Village
	View of the old mill in the village
	Melum Location of the village Melum Melum (Norway)
	Coordinates: 59.2104°N 9.41707°E
Country	Norway
Region	Eastern Norway
County	Vestfold og Telemark
District	Grenland
Municipality	Skien Municipality
Elevation [1]	41 m (135 ft)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code	3729 Skien

Melum or Mælum is a village in Skien Municipality in Vestfold og Telemark county, Norway. The village is located at the south end of the lake Norsjø, about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) to the west of the town of Skien. The villages of Ulefoss and Helgja (in Nome Municipality) are located about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) to the north and the village of Klovholt is located about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) to the southeast. The Norwegian National Road 36 runs through the village.

Melum Church is located in the village. The village also has a school, a kindergarten, and a sports club.

History

Melum was administratively a part of Solum Municipality from 1 January 1838 (when municipalities were established in Norway) until 1 January 1964 when it became part of Skien Municipality.[2]

References

"Melum, Skien". yr.no. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå. ISBN 9788253746845.

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[1] "Melum, Skien". yr.no. Retrieved 23 September 2023.

[Dag-2] Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå. ISBN 9788253746845.