Tjøllingvollen or Viksfjord is a village in Larvik Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The village is located about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) to the east of the town of Larvik. The village of Hem lies about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) to the northeast, the village of Verningen lies about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) to the north, and the coastal village of Ula lies about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) to the southeast.[2]
Tjøllingvollen
Viksfjord | |
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Village | |
  Tjøllingvollen Location of the village  Tjøllingvollen Tjøllingvollen (Norway) | |
| Coordinates: 59°03′21″N 10°07′37″E / 59.05576°N 10.12697°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| Region | Eastern Norway |
| County | Vestfold |
| District | Vestfold |
| Municipality | Larvik Municipality |
| Elevation | 40 m (130 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Post Code | 3280 Tjodalyng |
Tjølling Church is located in the north part of the village. The Vestfoldbanen railway line historically stopped at the Viksfjord Station on the south side of the village, but the station closed in 1978.
The village was the administrative centre of the old municipality of Tjølling which existed from 1838 until 1988 when it became part of Larvik Municipality.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Tjøllingvollen, Larvik". yr.no. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
- ^ Mæhlum, Lars, ed. (18 August 2021). "Viksfjord (tettbebyggelse)". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
- ^ Thorsnæs, Geir; Mæhlum, Lars, eds. (18 August 2021). "Tjølling". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
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