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The Best Attractions In Svelvik Municipality

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Svelvik [ˈsvæɽviːk] is a town and municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Svelvik. The town of Svelvik was separated from the rural municipality of Strømm to become a municipality of its own in 1845. The two municipalities were merged back together on 1 January 1964.
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  • 2. Berger Museum Svelvik
    Berger is a village in the municipality of Svelvik in Vestfold, Norway. Its population is 1,108, of which 3 people live within the border of the neighboring municipality Sande. Berger lies on the western side of Drammenfjord. The town of Berger grew into an industrial center around the Berger and Fossekleven factories. In 1880, Berger Factory was established by Jens J. Jebsen. Fossekleven Factory was established in 1889 by Jørg Jebsen, a younger brother of Jens J. Jebsen. Both were nephews of factory owner Peter Jebsen who operated a textile factory at Arna outside Bergen. Berger and Fossekleven factories were situated at the waterfall Fossekleiva and were in operation until 2002. The former factory buildings now house the Berger Museum and the Fossekleiva Cultural Center.Berger Museum wa...
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  • 4. Molen Larvik
    Mølen in Brunlanes, Larvik is Norway's largest beach of rolling stones, and is a part of Vestfoldraet, the terrain left behind after the end of the most recent ice age around 10,000 years ago. Mølen is one of Larvik's most popular tourist attractions. It is home to over a hundred species of rock, including Norway's national stone, Larvikite, which is named from the area.The wind and sea have lashed the landscape of Mølen for thousands of years, and the place takes its name from the Old Norse word mol, meaning a stone mound or bank of stones. Mølen first received protected status in 1939 due to its ancient burial mounds. Mølen is home to over 230 cairns, some exceeding 35 metres in diameter. Excavations have dated the rock piles to about 250 A.D. It received a new protection status in ...
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