Historical places in Larvik - the prezentation was prepared as a part of Comenius project Be Globally Aware by the students from

1. The historical Larvik Created by Peder Ravn Jensen, Silje Marie Thorstensen, Sunniva Vold, Martine Lester Turøy

2. Larvik This is where Larvik is located in Norway

3. Mølen Mølen is a moraine from the ice age. Here you can find heaps of stones, and you can see big and small rock piles. The rock piles are viking graves. Photo: Ivar

4. Bøkeskogen/Beech wood This is the world’s nothern most natural occurance of beech trees. Photo: Ivar

5. Herregården Made of wood in baroque and rococo. Count Gyldenløve founded this residence in 1677. Photo: Ivar

6. Thor Heyerdahl A scientist and adventurer from Larvik. He is famous for his expeditions to Easter Island with his boat Kon Tiki. He also made other expeditions with boats called Ra and Tigris. Photo: Unknown

7. Kaupang Photo: Silje Marie Thorstensen This was one the first towns in Norway, founded by the Vikings 800 after Christ.

8. Discoveries from Kaupang At Kaupang they have found jewelries , coins and pearls in the viking graves.

9. Colin Archer and his boat Fram Fram was used by Roald Amundsen, a Norwegian explorer, to the South Pole in 1910 -12. Photo: Unknown

10. Bøkkerfjellet In 1851, fire guards were placed on Bøkkerfjellet. From there they had a good view over the city. Photo: Ivar

12. Istrehågan Istrehågan is a ancient monument and an old sacrificial site. We presume that it was in use from 400 to 550 A.D, but the place is from 975 B.C.