Tjøllingvollen Explained

Official Name:Tjøllingvollen
Other Name:Viksfjord
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Norway Vestfold#Norway
Pushpin Label Position:top
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Norway
Subdivision Name1:Eastern Norway
Subdivision Name2:Vestfold
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Vestfold
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Larvik Municipality
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:3280 Tjodalyng
Coordinates:59.0558°N 10.127°W
Elevation M:40
Elevation Footnotes:[1]

Tjøllingvollen or Viksfjord is a village in Larvik Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The village is located about to the east of the town of Larvik. The village of Hem lies about to the northeast, the village of Verningen lies about to the north, and the coastal village of Ula lies about to the southeast.[2]

Tjølling Church is located in the north part of the village. The Vestfoldbanen railway line historically stopped at the Viksfjord Station on the south side of the village, but the station closed in 1978.

The village was the administrative centre of the old municipality of Tjølling which existed from 1838 until 1988 when it became part of Larvik Municipality.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tjøllingvollen, Larvik . 2023-11-04 . yr.no.
  2. Encyclopedia: Viksfjord (tettbebyggelse) . . . 2021-08-18 . Mæhlum . Lars . no . 2023-11-04.
  3. Encyclopedia: Tjølling . . . 2021-08-18 . Thorsnæs . Geir . no . Mæhlum . Lars . 2023-11-04.