East Norway
Vestfold
Larvik

Bøkeskogen

Bøkeskogen stretches inwards along Farris Lake in . It is an archeological area which is home to between 83, 90, and 100 burial mounds. It contains largest burial grounds from the Pre-Roman Iron Age.
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  • Type: Protected area
  • Description: protected area in Norway (Naturbase code: VV00001589)
  • Also known as: “Larvik Bokeskog Landskapsvernomrade” and “Larvik bøkeskog landskapsvernområde”
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lovisenlund and Larvik Museum.

Sports venue
is a multi-purpose stadium in , . It is the home ground of Larvik Turn. The record attendance is about 17,000, from a 1956 match between Larvik Turn and Fredrikstad FK.

Museum
Photo: Mahlum, Public domain.

Bridge
Photo: Peulle, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a major road bridge crossing the Farris lake just north of , . The bridge is part of the expansion of the E18 motorway from the antiquated single carriageway to modern dual carriageway standards, enabling increased speeds and traffic volumes between the eastern and southern parts of the country.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gamle Frostvedt skole and Ula.

Locality
Photo: PeterFisk, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a locality.

Village
Photo: Robin Stott, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small seaside village in Larvik Municipality in county, . The village is located in the area of the municipality. It is located about 5 kilometres to the south of the village of and about 5 kilometres to the southeast of the village of Tjøllingvollen. is situated 10 km east of Bøkeskogen.

Bøkeskogen

Latitude
59.05817° or 59° 3′ 29″ north
Longitude
10.02436° or 10° 1′ 28″ east
Elevation
59 metres (194 feet)
Inception
June 13th, 1980
Operator
Statsforvalteren i Vestfold
Open location code
9FFG325F+7P
Open­Street­Map ID
way 463274154
Geo­Names ID
12077759
Wiki­data ID
Q5005219
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In Other Languages

From Danish to Swedish—“Bøkeskogen” goes by many names.
  • Danish: “Bøkeskogen”
  • Dutch: “Bøkeskogen”
  • French: “Bøkeskogen”
  • German: “Bøkeskogen”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Bøkeskogen (Larvik)”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Bøkeskogen”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Bokeskauen i Larvik”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Bokeskauen”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Bøkeskogen i Larvik”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Bøkeskogen”
  • Norwegian: “Bøkeskogen”
  • Norwegian: “Larvik Bøkeskog Landskapsvernområde”
  • Spanish: “Larvik bøkeskog”
  • Swedish: “Bøkeskogen”

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