page_title: Larvik
section_title: Villages
hierarchical_section_title: Larvik / Geography / Villages
caption_attribution_description: Norsk bokmål: Fra brygga i Nevlunghavn, 2005
context_page_description: Larvik is a town and municipality in Vestfold in Vestfold og Telemark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Larvik. The municipality of Larvik has about 46,364 inhabitants. The municipality has a 110 km coastline, only shorter than that of neighbouring Sandefjord.
  The city achieved market town status in 1671. Larvik was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838. The city of Stavern, and the rural municipalities of Brunlanes, Hedrum, and Tjølling were forcefully merged into the municipality of Larvik on 1 January 1988. On 1 January 2018, neighboring Lardal was merged into Larvik as part of a nationwide municipal reform. After the merge, Larvik is the largest municipality in Vestfold County by area, and the second-most populous municipality in the county.
  Larvik is known as the hometown of Thor Heyerdahl. It is also home to Bøkeskogen, the northernmost beech tree forest in the world. It is also home of Norway's only natural mineral water spring, Farriskilden. Farris Bad has been described as one of the best spas in Europe. It has the largest spa department in Scandinavia.
  Larvik has a daily ferry connection to Hirtshals, Denmark.
context_section_description: Larvik Municipality is home to one city and seven villages:
  Larvik (2016 pop. 23,927)
  Stavern (5,635)
  Helgeroa and Nevlunghavn (1,890)
  Lauve/Viksfjord (1,777)
  Kvelde (931)
  Verningen (931)
  Svarstad (608)
  Himberg is an exclave which is part of Sandefjord, although bordering Larvik in all directions. Attempts at annexing Himberg into Larvik have largely been met with protests from Himberg residents. A 1995 attempt at annexing Himberg was cancelled due to protests from local residents. There are only four such enclaves in Norway, and Himberg is the most populous enclave in Norway, with a population of approximately 40 people. Himberg is 1.4 km² (0.54 sq. mi.).
caption: Harbour in Nevlunghavn, a small fishing village and the southernmost point in mainland Vestfold.[55]
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