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6 unusual facts about Larvik


Battle of Nesjar

The exact location is unknown, but it is somewhere in today's Langesundfjorden intet in Frierfjord, in Brunlanes, Larvik, Vestfold county.

Larvik Harbour

The bay was roughly charted by a British expedition, 1920–22, and so named after the town of Larvik in southern Norway, following the name usage of whalers (M.C. Lester's amendments to Captain Johans Johannessen's manuscript chart of about 1919–20).

Nikolai Kolomeitsev

Kolomeitsev supervised the fitting out of the Zarya in Larvik, Norway.

Norway women's national beach handball team

In 2009 they reached the final of the European tournament, but lost to Italy after an even shootout and a golden goal in front of a home audience in Larvik.

Oslo Graben

Several of the old magma plumes are now quarried, the rich black Larvikite (named from Larvik, a town south of Oslo) being one.

Pyrochlore

It was first described in 1826 for an occurrence in Stavern (Fredriksvärn), Larvik, Vestfold, Norway.


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Jarle Andhøy

He sailed primarily single-handed from his home town of Larvik to the Antarctic Peninsula, although during some legs of the voyage he was accompanied by crews that he picked up along the way.

Tor Torgersen

Torgersen was a teacher and coach in Larvik, and has been credited for discovering the talent of middle-distance runner Lars Martin Kaupang.

Vestfold Line

The Vestfold Line runs from Drammen Station to Eidanger Station, through three counties, Buskerud, Vestfold and Telemark, and nine municipalities, Drammen Sande, Holmestrand, Re, Horten, Tønsberg, Stokke, Larvik and Porsgrunn.


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