#Larvik

Torger Åge Sinnesdalstroka@snabelen.no
2026-01-30
2025-05-20
The police man whose name became a curse word.

Fredrik Theocar Salicath was a #police inspector in #Bergen in the late 1800s, who got very unpopular, particularily because he tried outlawing "buekorps" (Bow Corps, marching bands of drummer boys). He then moved to #Stavanger to become a police chief, where he infuriated the locals even more. The situation peaked when he arrested an editor and a lieutenant colonel for singing "Mellom bakkar og berg" in the city streets, which with time forced him to move again.

The phrase "Å Salicath" has been used as a non-profane (depends who you are asking, I guess) cussword in Stavanger ever since.

He became a police chief in #Larvik. His treatment of victims of a house fire ended up starting a local attack on the police station which needed the army to calm it down. Salicath then retired his police career to become an editor.

Photo by Marcus Selmer via University of Bergen Library: https://marcus.uib.no/instance/photograph/ubb-xxvi-003-001b.html
#Norway #Norge #NorskPix #Historical #BlackAndWhitePhotography #portrait
A black and white portrait photograph of a late 1800s police officer in uniform sporting a mustache. Woolen jacket, woolen coat and a black hat with police ensign on it. Bottom caption reads "M. Selmer – Royal photographer, Bergen" with the national seal.
2025-04-28

Lyst til å flytte til Larvik? Jeg selger leiligheten, og visning blir i morgen kl. 16:30.

finn.no/402273179

#larvik #dervårenkommertidlig

Art is special, art is individual and often depends on the viewer's eyes in terms of reception. This masterpiece was found by coincidence when venturing through the city in the evening while heading towards the ferry terminal.

#norway #norge #norwegen #scandinavia #larvik #fylke #vestfold #telemark #netflix #urban #art #house #streetart #painting #squidgame #travelingnorway #adventure #vacation #north #upnorth #norwegian #roadtrip #norden #norwayraw #norwaynaturure #norwaytoday #norway🇳🇴 #norwayraw #norse #scandinavia #doortonorway #upnorway

@Ivarv93 Det er så begredelig lesning!

Her i #Larvik har vi (#MDG) fått på plass en Naturmangfoldsplan, som ble endelig vedtatt rett før jul – men det har ikke skortet på motstand!

Da forslaget om å utvikle en slik plan først ble fremmet fikk vi et knapt flertall, men ingen midler til gjennomføring. Midler måtte hentes fra ulike fond og departement til slutt, og det bremset prosessen.

De siste månedene før den skulle gjennom kommunestyret, forsøkte Høyre, Ap, Krf og FrP å vanne ut ordlyden i sentrale paragrafer, som ville gjort hele planen tannløs. Dette var det ikke en sjel som fikk med seg, så jeg skrev et leserinnlegg som påpekte konsekvensene av endringsforslagene (https://www.op.no/flertallet-vanner-ut-naturvernplanen-for-larvik/o/5-36-1677171)

Heldigvis ble endringsforslagene nedstemt, og planen ble vedtatt med opprinnelig ordlyd!

https://www.larvik.kommune.no/politikk/planer-og-strategier/kommunedelplan-for-naturmangfold/

2024-10-03
Art is special, art is individual and often depends on the viewer's eyes in terms of reception. This masterpiece was found by coincidence when venturing through the city in the evening while heading towards the ferry terminal.

#norway #norge #norwegen #scandinavia #larvik #fylke #vestfold #telemark #netflix #urban #art #house #streetart #painting #squidgame #travelingnorway #adventure #vacation #north #upnorth #norwegian #roadtrip #norden #norwayraw #norwaynaturure #norwaytoday #norway🇳🇴 #norwayraw #norse #scandinavia #doortonorway #upnorway
David Schmidtindividual8
2024-08-04

Back from Norway, we traveled almost 4,000 km. An equivalent of 656 kWh of energy consumption with our Tesla Model 3 on the trip from Hamburg to Stavanger, Bergen, Trondheim and Oslo and back.

The Atlantic Road in Norway.
David Schmidtindividual8
2024-08-03

About to leave Norway by ferry from Larvik to Hirthalts, Denmark. Enjoyed the trip a lot. Norway is a great destination for a road trip. We'll be at around 4,000 km when we arrive back in Hamburg.

Color Line terminal in Larvik. Queues of cars waiting to board.

I morgen, lørdag, braker det løs kl 12 med verdens koseligste #sommermarked#TorsøyGrendehus#Eftang!

Det blir vafler, kaffe og aktiviteter for barna. Er du i #Vestfold / #Larvik / #Sandefjord, så stikk innom hvis du kan!

Masse nipps utstilt på langbord, loppemarked-style
Gunnar Roland Tjomlidcivix@snabelen.no
2024-06-02

Del 4 av videoserien om @dagsoras på turné er ute på YouTube. Denne gang gikk turen til #Arendal og #Larvik.

Gøy om du vil se videoen, abonnere på kanalen min, og ikke minst bestille fotoboken fra turneen på shop.qualia.no

youtu.be/wIy2RuIQ0HM?si=67eiPJ

2024-05-10

«Vi kunne hatt en rik skog på Torsrød, der dyr og fugler og mennesker kunne hatt noen fine stunder både sammen og hver for seg. Vi hadde det en gang. Isteden ville noen grunneiere bli rike mennesker uten de fine stundene skogen deres kunne gitt dem og andre. For meg er det nesten uforståelig.»

op.no/torsrodmassakren/o/5-36- #Larvik #Torsrød

2024-03-17
Art is special, art is individual and often depends on the viewer's eyes in terms of reception. This masterpiece was found by coincidence when venturing through the city in the evening while heading towards the ferry terminal.

#norway #norge #norwegen #scandinavia #larvik #fylke #vestfold #telemark #netflix #urban #art #house #streetart #painting #squidgame #travelingnorway #adventure #vacation #north #upnorth #norwegian #roadtrip #norden #norwayraw #norwaynaturure #norwaytoday #norway🇳🇴 #norwayraw #norse #scandinavia #doortonorway #upnorway
2023-10-22
Art is special, art is individual and often depends on the viewer's eyes in terms of reception. This masterpiece was found by coincidence when venturing through the city in the evening while heading towards the ferry terminal.

#norway #norge #norwegen #scandinavia #larvik #fylke #vestfold #telemark #netflix #urban #art #house #streetart #painting #squidgame #travelingnorway #adventure #vacation #north #upnorth #norwegian #roadtrip #norden #norwayraw #norwaynaturure #norwaytoday #norway🇳🇴 #norwayraw #norse #scandinavia #doortonorway #upnorway
An old man painted on a wall, seemingly inspired from The Squid Game.
2023-10-06

After all, isn’t contemporary Paganism somewhat akin to this very church? A relic from ages past that fell or nearly fell out of used, only to be rediscovered and refitted in order to conform to both the needs of a new age, and the idea we modern men have of a sacred past?

wildhunt.org/2023/10/the-stone

#norway #pilgrimages #barrow #heathen #heathenry #larvik #hoyjord #molen #norse #pagan

2023-09-20

Als Teilnehmer des #ColinArcherMemorialRace 2018
camr.nl/
von #Lauwersoog nach #Stavern bei #Larvik
war ich Botschafter für meine Ecke von Deutschland für das (dann wg. Corona abgesagte) #CAMR 2020.
Nun denn, nach 2022 wird auch 2024 wieder eins stattfinden, Start ist am 13.7.2024, eine Infoveranstaltung am 18. November in #Lelystad camr.nl/voorbespreking-18-nove
Vielleicht sieht man sich beim #Segeln auf #Nordsee und #Skagerrak...

2023-09-09

Today's office
#Larvik #Norway

2023-09-02

#Larvik #norway is home town of Thor Heyerdahl

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