page_title: Vestfold
section_title: Larvik
hierarchical_section_title: Vestfold / Points of interest / Larvik
caption_attribution_description: Edvard Munch's house in Åsgårdstrand, Norway
context_page_description: Vestfold is a traditional region, a former county and a current electoral district in Eastern Norway. In 2020 the county became part of the much larger county of Vestfold og Telemark. Located on the western shore of the Oslofjord, it bordered the previous Buskerud and Telemark counties. The county administration was located in Tønsberg, Norway's oldest city, and the largest city is Sandefjord. With the exception of the city-county of Oslo, Vestfold was the smallest county in Norway by area.
  Vestfold was located west of the Oslofjord, as the name indicates. It included many smaller, but well-known towns in Norway, such as Larvik, Sandefjord, Tønsberg and Horten; these towns run from Oslo in an almost constant belt of urban areas along the coast, ending in Grenland in neighbouring region Telemark. The river Numedalslågen runs through the county. Many islands are located at the coast. Vestfold is mostly dominated by lowland and is among the best agricultural areas of Norway. Winters last about three months, while pleasant summer temperatures last from May to September, with a July average high of 17 °C.
  Vestfold was traditionally known for shipping and sailing.
context_section_description: Bøkeskogen, world's northernmost beech tree forest.
  Kaupang, home to remains for the oldest Nordic town yet discovered. The remains are from one of Scandinavia's earliest urban sites, established in year 800 A.D.
  Mølen, Scandinavia's first UNESCO Global Geopark.
  Nevlunghavn and Helgeroa, adjacent coastal villages.
  Larvik Museum
  Fritzøehus, largest privately owned estate in Norway.
  Stavern, small coastal town, home of Citadell Island
  Fredriksvern, Norway's main naval base from the mid 1750s until 1864.
  Minnehallen (Hall of Remembrance), largest monument in Vestfold.
caption: Edvard Munch's former summer house at Åsgårdstrand
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