Historical places in Larvik Comenius Be Globally Aware
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The historical Larvik
Created byPeder Ravn Jensen, Silje Marie Thorstensen, Sunniva Vold,
Martine Lester Turøy
Larvik
This is where Larvik is located in Norway
MølenMølen is a moraine from the ice age. Here you can find heaps of stones, and you can
see big and small rock piles. The rock piles are viking graves.
Photo: Ivar
Bøkeskogen/Beech woodThis is the world’s nothern most natural occurance of beech trees.
Photo: Ivar
HerregårdenMade of wood in baroque and rococo. Count Gyldenløve founded this residence in
1677.
Photo: Ivar
Thor HeyerdahlA scientist and adventurer from Larvik. He is famous for his expeditions to Easter Island with his
boat Kon Tiki. He also made other expeditions with boats called Ra and Tigris.
Photo: Unknown
Kaupang
Photo: Silje Marie Thorstensen
This was one the first towns in Norway, founded by the Vikings 800 after Christ.
Discoveries from KaupangAt Kaupang they have found jewelries , coins and pearls in the viking graves.
Colin Archer and his boat FramFram was used by Roald Amundsen, a Norwegian explorer, to the South Pole in 1910 -12.
Photo: Unknown
BøkkerfjelletIn 1851, fire guards were placed on Bøkkerfjellet. From there they had a good view over the city.
Photo: Ivar
Fritzøe Verk
• The Fritzøe-business` history goes all the way back to before Larvik was founded. The iron work was built in the 1640s.
Photo: Unknown
IstrehåganIstrehågan is a ancient monument and an old sacrificial site. We presume that it was in
use from 400 to 550 A.D, but the place is from 975 B.C.