"The town of Langesund was established as a municipality 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). It was merged with Bamble 1 January 1964.
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was one of the most important shipping towns in Norway.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 like Bob Dylan, A-ha, Elton John and Little Richard have played in Wrightegaarden." - (en.wikipedia.org 01.04.2020)
