Foldvik

Foldvik is a hamlet in Larvik, Vestfold, Innlandet. Foldvik is situated nearby to the locality Nalum Nordre, as well as near Nalum Søndre.

Places of Interest

Highlights include The Seamen’s Memorial Hall and Gumserødøya.

The Seamen’s Memorial Hall

Museum

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Minnehallen or Hall of Remembrance is a national memorial located outside Stavern in Larvik, Vestfold, Norway. The memorial was commissioned by the Norwegian Parliament after World War I to commemorate the fallen Norwegian sailors of the war. The Seamen’s Memorial Hall is situated 3½ km east of Foldvik.

Gumserødøya

Nature reserve

Photo: Natur og Miljø, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Gumserødøya is a nature reserve, which is situated 3 km southeast of Foldvik.

Fredriksvern

Naval base

Photo: Mahlum, Public domain.

Fredriksvern was an important Norwegian naval base, just south of Larvik in Vestfold. It is named after Fredrik V Denmark-Norway. The town of Stavern has in many ways come to be because of this naval base. Fredriksvern is situated 4 km east of Foldvik.