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Vestfold
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Larvik
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Øyvind Riise Jenssen ( H )
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2003
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Bokmål
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is a town and municipality in the county of ,
Helgeroa ,
Kvelde ,
Hvarnes and
Tjølling . Notable geographical features include the lake
Farris and the river
Numedalslågen , locally called Lågen, which terminates in Larvik, east of the town. Larvik is also noted for its natural springs of mineral water, ''Farriskildene'', which have been commercially exploited under the brand name ''Farris''. At Kaupang in Tjølling lie the remains of the medieval
Skiringssal trading outpost. Larvik is also home to the world's northernmost natural occurrence of
Beech trees (''Fagus sylvatica'') in the ''Bøkeskogen'' (
Norwegian for: Beech Tree Forest).
Larvik has a daily
Ferry connection to
Hirtshals in
Denmark .
Larvik houses the
Treschow estate which is currently owned by
Mille-Marie Treschow , the most affluent woman in Norway. The Treschow estate was created in the
1820s when the last
Count of Larvik was declared bankrupt.
