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LAURVIK, LARVIK
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See also:LAURVIK, LARVIK or LAURVIG, a seaport of See also:Norway, in Jarlsberg and Laurvik amt (See also:county), at the See also:head of a See also:short See also:fjord near the mouth of the Laagen See also:river, 98 m. S.S.W. of See also:Christiania by the See also:Skien railway. Pop. (1900) 10,664. It has various See also:industries, including saw and planing See also:mills, See also:shipbuilding, See also:glass-See also:works and factories for See also:wood-pulp, barrels and See also:potato See also:flour; and an active See also:trade in exporting See also:timber, See also:ice, wood-pulp and See also:granite, chiefly to See also:Great See also:Britain, and in importing from the same See also:country See also:coal and See also:salt. The See also:port has a See also:depth of 18 to 24 ft. beside the quays. Four See also:miles See also:south is Fredriksvaern, formerly a station of the See also:Norwegian See also:fleet and the seat of a See also:naval See also:academy. Laurviks See also:Bad is a favourite See also:spa, with See also:mineral and See also:sulphur springs and mud-See also:baths. End of Article: LAURVIK, LARVIKAdditional information and CommentsThere are no comments yet for this article.
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