Historical places in Larvik Comenius Be Globally Aware

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.

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HerregårdenMade of wood in baroque and rococo. Count Gyldenløve founded this residence in

1677.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.