Larvik
municipality in Vestfold, Norway
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, once owned by composer Antonio Bibalo (d. 2008)
History
changeKaupang 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]
Bibliography
change- 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
changeReferences
change- ↑ "Kommunefakta". SSB (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2020-11-04.
- ↑ Urbańczyk 2008, p. 180.
- ↑ "Farris Hjemmeside - Historie".