Larvik

Larvik is a municipality in the county of Vestfold, Norway. The municipality covers an area of 530 km?. The district also includes the villages Stavern, Nevlunghavn, Helgeroa, Kvelde, Hvarnes and Tj?lling. Other notable places are the lake Farris and the river Numedalsl?gen, locally called L?gen, which terminates in the fjord of Larvik. A source of fresh water located below the city's beech tree forest also bears the name Farris. At Kaupang lie the remains of Sciringes heal - Norway's first town.

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Larvik has a daily ferry connection to Frederikshavn in Denmark.

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Larvik houses the Treschow estate which is currently owned by Mille-Marie Treschow, the richest woman in Norway.

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The world's most northern natural occurrence of beech trees (Fagus sylvatica) in B?keskogen (Beech Tree Forest).

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Norway: The Kingdom of Norway is a Nordic country on the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, bordering Sweden, Finland and Russia, with territorial waters bordering Danish and British waters. It has a very elongated form and has an extensive coastline along the North Atlantic Ocean, where Norway'...

Stavern: Stavern is a norwegian city located south of Larvik in Vestfold. It was the site of an important Norwegian naval base....

Ferry: A ferry is a boat or a ship carrying passengers, and sometimes their vehicles, on scheduled services....