Coordinates | 41°52′55″N87°37′40″N |
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name | Larvik |
idnumber | 0709 |
county | Vestfold |
capital | Larvik |
language | Bokmål |
coatofarms | Larvik_komm.png |
demonym | LarvikingLarvikerLarvikar |
munwebpage | www.larvik.kommune.no |
mayor | Øyvind Riise Jenssen |
mayor party | H |
mayor as of | 2003 |
area rank | 199 |
area total km2 | 535 |
area land km2 | 501 |
area water percent | 0.17 |
population as of | 2006-1-1 |
population rank | 17 |
population total | 42 637 |
populationpercent | 0.90 |
population density km2 | 82 |
population increase | 5.5 |
utm zone | 32V | utm_northing 6549532 | utm_easting 0558263 | geo_cat adm2nd }} |
is a city and municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Larvik. Larvik kommune - has about 41 364 inhabitants and covers 530 km2.
The city of Larvik was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). The city of Stavern and the rural municipalities of Brunlanes, Hedrum, and Tjølling were merged into the municipality of Larvik on 1 January 1988.
Larvik has a daily ferry connection to the town of Hirtshals in Denmark.
Treschow-Fritzøe Museum (''Verkensgården'') houses exhibitions from the former Treschow-Fritzøe ironworks. Verkensgarorden displays tools, equipment, drawings, and models illustrating the iron-production era in Larvik which dated from 1670 to 1870. The exhibition shows various aspects, from the geological process of creation to production and use of the stone larvikite, the area's main export product. The Iron Works was closed during 1868.
Manor House (''Herregården'') was built by Ulrik Fredrik Gyldenløve for his third wedding in 1677. It is a large wooden structures with well-preserved baroque interiors from the 1730s. Herregården manor house is a large Baroque wooden building with classic elements. The interior design is mainly Baroque and Regency style. The house is filled with 17th- and 18th-century antiques.
Larvik Maritime Museum (''Larvik Sjøfartsmuseum'') is housed in Larvik's oldest brick building dating from 1730. Larvik Maritime Museum is located in the old customs house and residence for the local building inspector. This museum displays models of ships, paintings of sailing vessels, and other nautical artifacts to bring the port's maritime history alive. One section of the museum is devoted to the exploits of Larvik-born Thor Heyerdahl.
The district also includes the town of Stavern (population: 5,000) and the villages of Nevlunghavn, Helgeroa, Kvelde, Hvarnes, and Tjølling. Notable geographical features include the lake Farris and the river Numedalslågen, locally called ''Lågen'', which terminates in Larvik, east of the town. Other bodies of water include the lakes Eikeren, Farris, Goksjø and Hallevatnet.
Larvik is also noted for its natural springs of mineral water, ''Farriskildene'', which have been commercially exploited under the brand name ''Farris''. At Kaupang in Tjølling, lie the remains of the medieval Skiringssal trading outpost. Larvik is also home to the world's northernmost natural occurrence of ''Fagus sylvatica'' forests (European Beech tree or ).
The following cities are twinned with Larvik: Borlänge, Sweden Frederikshavn, Denmark Jyväskylä, Finland Malbork, Poland
Category:Municipalities of Vestfold Category:Populated places in Vestfold Category:Cities and towns in Norway Category:Populated places established in 1671 Category:Populated places on the Numedalslågen
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