Larvik
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
[change | change source]Kaupang 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 | change source]- 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
[change | change source]References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Kommunefakta". SSB (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2020-11-04.
- ↑ Urbańczyk 2008, p. 180.
- ↑ "Farris Hjemmeside - Historie".
