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Svarstad is a village in Larvik Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The village is located along the river Numedalslågen, approximately north of the town of Larvik and about south of the village of Hvittingfoss in Kongsberg Municipality (in Buskerud county). The village has a population (2022) of 611 and a population density of . Historically, this village was the administrative centre An administrative centre is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune, is located. In countries with French as the administrative language, such as Belgi ... of the municipality of Lardal which existed from 1838 until 2018 when it became part of Larvik Municipality. Svarstad Church (built in 1657) is located in the village. Holemyra is a small forested area located on the east side of Svarstad. It is a popular picnic and hiking area for local residents. The Svarstad ski center is locate ...
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Lardal
Lardal () is a former municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 2018. The area is now part of Larvik Municipality. The administrative centre was the village of Svarstad. The village of Steinsholt was also part of Lardal. The highest point in Lardal is Pikstein, which is located in western Lardal along the Buskerud county border. General information The parish of ''Laurdal'' (later spelled ''Lardal'') was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). The municipality included the three sub-parishes of Svarstad, Styrvoll, and Hem. On 1 January 1983, an unpopulated area of Bergan, just south of Steinsholt, was transferred to Lardal from the neighboring municipality of Hedrum. On 9 January 1987, another unpopulated area was transferred to Lardal from the neighboring municipality of Hedrum. On 1 January 2018, the municipality of Lardal was merged into the neighboring Larvik Municipal ...
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Svarstad Church
Svarstad Church ( or ) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Larvik Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. It is located in the village of Svarstad. It is one of the churches for the Lardal parish which is part of the Larvik prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Tunsberg. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1657 using plans drawn up by an unknown architect. The church seats about 220 people. History The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1359, but the church was not built that year. It is said that the first church was a wooden stave church and it may have been built around the year 1200. That church was dedicated to St. Olav. Two of the decorative portal planks from this church have been preserved at the Museum of Cultural History, Oslo for a long time. The old church had a fire in 1392 and it was either repaired or completely rebuilt in 1395. By the end of the 17th century, the church was considered to b ...
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Larvik
Larvik () is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. It is located in the Traditional districts of Norway, traditional district of Vestfold. The administrative centre of the municipality is the Larvik (town), city of Larvik. Other main population centres in the municipality include the town of Stavern and the villages of Gjone, Helgeroa, Hem, Norway, Hem, Kjose, Kvelde, Nevlunghavn, Skinmo, Svarstad, Ula, Norway, Ula, Verningen, and Tjøllingvollen. The municipality is the 140th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Larvik is the 21st most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 48,246. The municipality's population density is and its population has increased by 5.9% over the previous 10-year period. The Larvik (town), city of Larvik achieved Kjøpstad, market town status in 1671, but it did not become a self-governing municipality until 1 January 1838 when the formannskapsdistrikt law went into effect. Lar ...
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Larvik Municipality
Larvik () is a municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Vestfold. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Larvik. Other main population centres in the municipality include the town of Stavern and the villages of Gjone, Helgeroa, Hem, Kjose, Kvelde, Nevlunghavn, Skinmo, Svarstad, Ula, Verningen, and Tjøllingvollen. The municipality is the 140th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Larvik is the 21st most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 48,246. The municipality's population density is and its population has increased by 5.9% over the previous 10-year period. The city of Larvik achieved market town status in 1671, but it did not become a self-governing municipality until 1 January 1838 when the formannskapsdistrikt law went into effect. Larvik is known as the hometown of Thor Heyerdahl. It is also home to ''Bøkeskogen'', the northernmost beech tree forest i ...
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