Stavern is a town in Larvik Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The town is located at the mouth of the Larviksfjorden along the Skaggerak coast, about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) south of the town of Larvik. Historically, Stavern was a self-governing municipality from 1838 until 1988 when it became part of the large Larvik Municipality.
View of the town harbour
Historic photo of Stavern
Stavern Wasilioff
Minnehallen in Stavern. National monument commemorating the sailors killed during World War I and World War II
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 town of Stavern and the villages of Gjone, Helgeroa, Hem, Kjose, Kvelde, Nevlunghavn, Skinmo, Svarstad, Ula, Verningen, and Tjøllingvollen.
Larvik town square, 2008
Istrehågan contains rock carvings dated to 1500-500 BCE.
Helgeroa Harbour in 1953.
Beach at Ula.