Topic: Vestfold

Related pictures

Click to see an enlarged picture
Click to see an enlarged picture
Click to see an enlarged picture
Rate these pictures

Vestfold

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Vestfold , county (1995 pop. 203,231), c.900 sq mi (2,330 sq km), SE Norway, bordering on the Skagerrak in the south and on the Oslofjord in the east. Tønsberg is the capital. Farming, shipping, and fishing are the chief occupations, with much of the Norwegian merchant marine registered at Vestfold ports, notably Tønsberg, Sandefjord, and Larvik. Author not available, VESTFOLD. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ... Read more
Harold I
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition or Harold Fairhair, Norse Harald Haarfager, c.850-c.933, first king of Norway, son of Halfdan the Black, king of Vestfold (SE Norway). After succeeding his father, Harold initiated a series of battles against the other petty kings, climaxed by a ... Read more
Horten
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition , town (1995 pop. 16,059), Vestfold co., SE Norway, a port on the Oslofjord (an arm of the Skagerrak); chartered 1907. It is a commercial and industrial center. Horten was the main Norwegian naval base until after World War II, when its facilities were moved to Bergen. Read more

Related links

"Vestfold" on Wikipedia

Related research topics

Online videos

Live @ TV-Vestfold 2005