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Delve into Torstrand
The district Torstrand of in Larvik (Vestfold) is a district located in Norway about 65 mi south of Oslo, the country's capital town.
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Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 13°C / 55 °F
Morning Temperature | 10°C / 50 °F |
Evening Temperature | 12°C / 53 °F |
Night Temperature | 9°C / 49 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 64% |
Air Pressure | 1014 hPa |
Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (4 mph) from South-West |
Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 74% of sky |
General Conditions | Broken clouds |
Sunday, 5th of May 2024
10°C (50 °F)
10°C (50 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 6th of May 2024
7°C (44 °F)
8°C (46 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Tuesday, 7th of May 2024
10°C (50 °F)
9°C (49 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Hotel Wassilioff
Quality Hotel Grand Farris
Trudvang Gjestegaard
Grev Gyldenløve Hotel
an Ascend Collection hotel Farris Bad
Videos from this area
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Larvik Håndballskole 2013- vi er i gang!
Mandag 24. juni startet Larvik Håndballskole 2013 i gang. Over 350 jenter i alderen 10-16 stiller til start.
Larvik Vinterhåndballskole 2014
Onsdag 18. februar ble Larvik Vinterhåndballskole avsluttet. Den ble aranget både i Arena Larvik og Jippi Lekeland. Vi tok en tur innom Arena Larvik i innspurten.
Høydepunkter: Fram Larvik - Odd
Fram Larvik - Odd Pause: 0-0 Ordinær tid: 1-1 Full tid: 2-4 Dato: 08.05.2014 kl. 18.00 Turnering: NM Menn Arena: Framparken 1-0 Marcin Pietron (71) 1-1 Herolind Shala (74) 1-2 Frode Johnsen...
Høydepunkter: Fram Larvik - Alta
Fram Larvik - Alta IF (1-0) 4-1 Dato: 06.10.2013 kl. 13.00 Turnering: Oddsen-ligaen avd 2 Arena: Framparken 1-0 Kristoffer Normann Hansen (13) 2-0 Kristoffer Normann Hansen (55) 3-0 Albert...
Camp Senkveld Ta sjansen 2010 Team Larvik Billakkering Harald Thomas (1080p HD)
Team Larvik Billakkering vant klassen FLOTTESTE BÅT med M/S London i Ta sjansen 2010 i Indre Havn i Larvik! Team Harald og Team Thomas fra Senkveld og Camp Senkveld er også med!
Høydepunkter: Fram Larvik - Odd 2
Fram Larvik - Odd 2 (6-0) 9-0 Dato: 11.08.2013 kl. 16.00 Turnering: Oddsen-ligaen avd 2 Arena: Framparken 1-0 Christer Fjellstad (6) 2-0 Albert Kryeziu (11) 3-0 Selvmål (24) 4-0 Kristoffer...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Kaupang
For another Viking Age site, see Kaupanger. Kaupang was a Norse term for market-place. Today, it is generally used as a name of the first town-like market-place in Norway, the Kaupang in Skiringssal, which is located in Tjølling near Larvik in Vestfold. Kaupang was an important merchant and craft center during the Viking period and as yet the first known Norwegian trading outpost.
Numedalslågen
Numedalslågen is a river located in southeastern Norway.
Fredriksvern
Fredriksvern (also called Friderichsværn, Frederiksværn, Fredriksværen and abbreviated Frsværn) was an important Norwegian naval base, just south of Larvik in Vestfold. The town of Stavern has in many ways come to be because of this naval base. Fredriksvern or Stavern has probably been a harbor since ancient times. The name is found in written sources the 11th century and in the 12th century it is referred to as a good fishing harbor.
Stavern
Stavern is a small Norwegian town located in the municipality of Larvik, south of the city of Larvik in Vestfold. The port and naval base of Stavern (until 1930 named Fredriksvern) was established as a municipality 1 January 1838. Even though it was an important port it was first given its status as a town (kjøpstad) 1 July 1942. The small town and municipality of Stavern was merged with the larger town of Larvik 1 January 1988.
Kodal
Kodal is a village and parish in Andebu municipality, Vestfold county, Norway.
Storstadion
Storstadion is a multi-use stadium in Sandefjord, Norway. It was the home ground of Sandefjord Fotball until the summer of 2007. The stadium was built in 1969. The venue has hosted Norway national under-21 football team matches three times, playing 0–2 against Sweden on 30 June 1975, 3–0 against Switzerland on 11 September 1984 and 1–1 against Netherlands on 20 May 2002.
Goksjø
Goksjø is a lake in the municipalities of Sandefjord, Larvik and Andebu in Vestfold county, Norway.
Hallevatnet
Hallevatnet is a lake in the municipality of Larvik in Vestfold county, Norway.
Brunlanes
Brunlanes is a parish and former municipality within Larvik municipality in Vestfold county, Norway.
Verningen
Verningen is a village in the municipality of Larvik, Norway. Its population is 806.
Ula, Norway
Ula is a village in the Tjølling district in Larvik municipality, Norway. It had the status of tettsted (urban settlement) until 2003, when the population dropped below 200. Ula, on the Vestfold coast about halfway between the cities of Sandefjord, and Larvik, is a popular summer destination; The sheltered harbor caters to a small commercial fishing fleet and pleasure craft.
Minnehallen
Minnehallen or The hall of remembrance was commissioned by the Norwegian parliament after World War I to commemorate the fallen Norwegian sailors of the war. It was unveiled by king Haakon VII and was later converted to the national monument commemorating fallen sailors of both World War I and World War II. The interior of the hall is visited by some 20,000 people every year. The monument itself is a pyramid of locally quarried rock and is designed by two architects from Oslo, Andreas H.
Gjone
Gjone is a small part of the district Kvelde, which is situated approximately 20 km north of Larvik, Norway. It consists of six main farms. The three original farms, Nord Gjone, Mellem Gjone and Gjone Gård, were further divided into other farms due to the old system of land partition, whereby every son inherited his own portion of the land. Today, approximately forty people live in the Gjone area.
Komplett.no Arena
Komplett. no Arena is the current stadium of Sandefjord Fotball. It was opened on 21 July 2007, when Lyn visited Sandefjord, and is still the match with the highest attendance of 8,103. The stadium is named after the club's new sponsor Komplett. no.
Larvik Station
Larvik Station is a railway station on the Vestfold Line in Larvik, Norway. The station is served with InterCity Express trains operated by Norwegian State Railways. The station opened as part of the Vestfold Line in 1881.
German training ship Brummer
Brummer was a training ship of the German Kriegsmarine during World War II .
Tanum, Norway
Tanum is a parish and district in the municipality of Bærum, Norway. Its population (2007) is 2,751. Tanum is home for the romanesque Tanum Church, built between 1100 and 1130, and expanded in the 18th century. The church is known for its plaster art. The church is placed near the highest point of the Tanum plateau, located approximately 150 meters above sea level. This areas is also known for its archaeological findings of Viking graves from the Iron Age.
Arena Larvik
Arena Larvik is an indoor arena in Larvik, Norway. It was opened in September 2009. The arena will be primarily used for handball, but the hall has additional permanent floor marks for basketball, volleyball and floorball. Starting in September 2009, Arena Larvik will be the home court of Larvik HK. It is also one of the Norwegian venues selected to host the 2010 European Women's Handball Championship.
Lovisenlund
Lovisenlund is a multi-purpose stadium in Larvik, Norway. It is the home ground of Larvik Turn. The record attendance is about 17,000, from a 1956 match between Larvik Turn and Fredrikstad FK. It was used for the Norwegian football cup final of 1931, when Odd played Mjøndalen IF. The venue hosted the Norwegian Athletics Championships in 1979.
Tvistein Lighthouse
Tvistein Lighthouse is a coastal lighthouse in the municipality of Larvik in Vestfold, Norway. It was established in 1908, and was automated in 1988.
Svenner Lighthouse
Svenner Lighthouse is a coastal lighthouse in the municipality of Larvik in Vestfold, Norway. It was established in 1874 on the archipelago Svenner. The current tower was built in 1900. The lighthouse was listed as a protected site in 1997, and was automated in 2003.
Stavernsodden Lighthouse
Stavernsodden Lighthouse is a coastal lighthouse in the municipality of Larvik in Vestfold, Norway. It was established in 1855, and was automated in 1984. The lighthouse was listed as a protected site in 1997.
Svenner
Svenner is an archipelago in the municipality of Larvik in Vestfold, Norway. It is located outside the mouth of the fjord Larviksfjorden. A lighthouse was established in 1874 on the island Korpekollen. The smaller islands of Bølene, Strømsundholmen and Ferjeholmen were listed as bird sanctuaries in 2009. Geologically, the islands consist largely of syenite.
Larviksfjorden
Larviksfjorden is a fjord in the municipality of Larvik in Vestfold, Norway. The fjord has a length of about eight kilometers, and is about three kilometer wide at the mouth. The rivers Numedalslågen and Farriselva both discharge into the fjord. The towns Stavern and Larvik both border to the fjord. The two lighthouses Stavernsodden and Svenner are located near the mouth of the fjord.
Norsk Soyamelfabrikk
Norsk Soyamelfabrikk was a soy flour manufacturing company in Larvik, Norway. It was established in 1933, and was closed down in the 1970s.