Larvik
Larvik is a city and municipality in Norway. The municipality lies within the county Vestfold. It has a population of 47,440.[1]
Buildings: Bibalo House, was once owned by composer Antonio Bibalo (d. 2008).
History
Kaupang in Skiringssal is an archaeological site where the remains of an ancient town was discovered. It is now known as the oldest known merchant town in Norway.[2]
Other information
The mayor, Birgitte Gulla Løken, is elected until late 2027.[3]
Farris is a brand of mineral water produced in Larvik, and is Norway's oldest bottled-water.[4]
Larvik Media
Istrehågan contains rock carvings dated to 1500-500 BCE.
Helgeroa Harbour in 1953.
Larvik by Moonlight, 1839 painting by Johan Christian Dahl
Beach at Ula.
Bøkeskogen is Norway's largest and the northernmost beech tree forest on Earth.
Bibliography
- Urbańczyk, P. (2008), "What was 'Kaupang in Skiringssal'? Comments on Dagfinn Skre (ed.): Kaupang in Skiringssal. Kaupang Excavation Project Publication Series, Vol. 1, Aarhus University Press, Århus (2007)", Norwegian Archaeological Review, 41 (2): 176–212, doi:10.1080/00293650802516995, ISSN 1502-7678, S2CID 220354539
Related pages
References
- ↑ "Kommunefakta". SSB (in norsk bokmål). Retrieved 2020-11-04.
- ↑ Urbańczyk 2008, p. 180.
- ↑ https://www.kommunal-rapport.no/kommunevalg/her-far-du-den-store-ordforeroversikten/154578!/. Retrieved 2023-10-26
- ↑ "Farris Hjemmeside - Historie".