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Tjøllingvollen or Viksfjord is a village in
Larvik Municipality Larvik () is a municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Vestfold. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Larvik. Other main population centres in the municipality include the ...
in
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county,
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. The village is located about to the east of the town of Larvik. The village of
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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. 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
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of the old municipality of Tjølling which existed from 1838 until 1988 when it became part of
Larvik Municipality Larvik () is a municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Vestfold. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Larvik. Other main population centres in the municipality include the ...
.


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Larvik Villages in Vestfold {{Vestfold-geo-stub