Falkensten
Falkensten is a nature reserve in Horten, Vestfold, Innlandet. Falkensten is situated nearby to the hamlet Vegge, as well as near the locality Øvremølla.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Tordenskiold Oak and Løvøya.
Tordenskiold Oak
The Tordenskiold Oak in Kjølhalskogen in Horten, Norway is one of the oldest trees in Norway. The tree trunk is very hollow, so the tree is almost split in two.
Falkensten
- Type: Nature reserve
- Description: protected area in Norway (Naturbase code: VV00002460)
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Horten, Vestfold, East Norway, Alvdal, Innlandet, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
59.4371° or 59° 26′ 13″ north
Longitude
10.4205° or 10° 25′ 14″ east
Inception
June 30th, 2006
Operator
Statsforvalteren i Vestfold
Open location code
9FFGCCPC+R5
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserve
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
Discover Falkensten from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Falkensten” goes by many names.
- French: “Falkensten”
- French: “Réserve naturelle de Falkensten”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Falkensten naturreservat”
- Norwegian: “Falkensten naturreservat”
- Norwegian: “Falkensten”
- Spanish: “Falkensten”
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Localities in the Area
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Highlights include Falkenstendammen and Falkensten.
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