Tjøllingvollen or Viksfjord is a village in Larvik Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The village is located about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) to the east of the town of Larvik. The village of Hem lies about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) to the northeast, the village of Verningen lies about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) to the north, and the coastal village of Ula lies about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) to the southeast.[2]

Tjøllingvollen
Viksfjord
Village
Tjøllingvollen is located in Vestfold
Tjøllingvollen
Tjøllingvollen
Location of the village
Tjøllingvollen is located in Norway
Tjøllingvollen
Tjøllingvollen
Tjøllingvollen (Norway)
Coordinates: 59°03′21″N 10°07′37″E / 59.05576°N 10.12697°E / 59.05576; 10.12697
CountryNorway
RegionEastern Norway
CountyVestfold
DistrictVestfold
MunicipalityLarvik Municipality
Elevation40 m (130 ft)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
3280 Tjodalyng

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]

References

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  1. ^ "Tjøllingvollen, Larvik". yr.no. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  2. ^ Mæhlum, Lars, ed. (18 August 2021). "Viksfjord (tettbebyggelse)". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  3. ^ Thorsnæs, Geir; Mæhlum, Lars, eds. (18 August 2021). "Tjølling". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 4 November 2023.