Kaupang
Kaupang was a Viking Age village that is generally considered to be the first town/marketplace in Norway. It is located near the present-day village of Tjøllingvollen in Larvik Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Farm
- Description: Old Norse term for market place
- Also known as: “Kaupang sondre” and “Kaupang søndre”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sundskjæra and Østre Halsen Church.
Østre Halsen Church
Church
Photo: Mahlum, Public domain.
Østre Halsen Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Larvik Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. It is located in the eastern Halsen area of the town of Larvik.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gamle Frostvedt skole and Ula.
Gamle Frostvedt skole
Locality
Photo: PeterFisk, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gamle Frostvedt skole is a locality, which is situated 4½ km northwest of Kaupang.
Ula
Village
Photo: Robin Stott, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ula is a small seaside village in Larvik Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The village is located in the Tjølling area of the municipality. It is located about 5 kilometres to the south of the village of Hem and about 5 kilometres to the southeast of the village of Tjøllingvollen. Ula is situated 5 km east of Kaupang.
Kaupang
- Categories: cultural property, archaeological site, and agriculture
- Location: Larvik, Vestfold, East Norway, Alvdal, Innlandet, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Swedish—“Kaupang” goes by many names.
- Czech: “Kaupang”
- Danish: “Kaupang”
- Dutch: “Kaupang”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كاوبانج”
- Finnish: “Kaupang”
- French: “Kaupang”
- German: “Kaupang”
- German: “Skiringssal”
- Indonesian: “Kaupang”
- Italian: “Kaupang”
- Japanese: “カウパング”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Kaupang”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Kopang”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Kaupang”
- Norwegian: “Kaupang”
- Portuguese: “Kaupang”
- Spanish: “Kaupang”
- Swedish: “Kaupang”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Fløya and Kaupangskilen.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Kaupang”. Photo: Jpfagerback, BSD.