Larvik
Larvik is a city and municipality in Norway. The municipality lies within the county Vestfold. It has a population of 47,440.[1]
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]
Farris is a brand of mineral water produced in Larvik, and is Norway's oldest bottled-water.[3]
Larvik Media
Kommunevåpen for Larvik kommune i Vestfold fylke før 1989, kjend frå 1899. Våpenet viser eit tre, som kan vise til bøkeskogen omkring byen Larvik
Coat of arms of the Norwegian municipality of Larvik, Vestfold.
Istrehågan contains rock carvings dated to 1500-500 BCE.
Helgeroa Harbour in 1953.
Beach at Ula.
Torstrand, Larvik, Norway.
Bøkeskogen is Norway's largest and the northernmost beech tree forest on Earth.
Panoramic view on Larvik, Norway.
Harbour in Nevlunghavn, a small fishing village and the southernmost point in mainland Vestfold.:67
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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.
- ↑ "Farris Hjemmeside - Historie".