Helgeroa

Helgeroa is a village in Larvik municipality, Norway. It is a popular tourist destination during summers. It is home to a marina, guest harbor, and a harbor for ferries operating in the Langesundsfjord. At the tip of the pier is the 8-meter tall Nesjar Monument.[1]

Before 1988 it was a part of Brunlanes municipality, and has since then grown together with the adjacent village Nevlunghavn. The two villages have a combined population of 1,573.[2]

A toll has been located at Helgeroa since 1639. The need for lodging increased with the surging ship traffic, and Helgeroa's first inn was established in the 1660s. King Christian V stayed at the inn during a visit to Helgeroa in year 1685. Helgeroa is now a popular tourist destination, and large numbers of campgrounds can be found in the immediate nearby area.[3] Helgeroa functioned as a traffic point between Eastern Norway and Southern Norway for hundreds of years.

Geography
Krabbegata ("crab road") in Helgeroa.

Helgeroa lies in a sheltered harbor on the western shore of the Oslo Fjord. Helgeroa was formerly a centre for local commercial traffic across the Langesundsfjord. Today, it is mostly a summer community where tourists often arrive by yachts. All traffic to the islands in the Langesundsfjord, of which some are populated throughout the year, departs from Helgeroa Harbor. The harbor was previously a pilot station, but is now housing a large and well-equipped yachting harbor, as well as oceanside seafood restaurants and bars. It has a shopping center located on the main road.[4]

It was the main settlement in the municipality of Brunlanes, but not the administrative centre, as this was located at Tanum and later in the town of Larvik.[5] Despite being permanent home to just a few hundred households, Helgeroa receives thousands of visitors every summer. The Nesjar Monument is located in the village and was erected on the 1000th anniversary for the Battle of Nesjar, which took place by Helgeroa in year 1026.[6][7]

References
  1. Aadnevik, Kjell-Einar (2019). Turguide til Larvik og Omegn. Dreyers forlag. Page 48. ISBN 9788282654418.
  2. Statistics Norway (2006). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality. 1 January 2006". Archived from the original on 21 August 2006.
  3. Larsen, Erlend (2011). På Tur i Vestfold del 2. E-forlag. Page 245. ISBN 9788293057222.
  4. Lund, Arild and Charlotte Jørgensen (2001). Larvik. Capella Media. Page 66. ISBN 978-8299606912.
  5. "Brunlanes". July 2020.
  6. Bertelsen, Hans Kristian (1998). Bli kjent med Vestfold / Become acquainted with Vestfold. Stavanger Offset AS. Page 55. ISBN 9788290636017.
  7. "The Nesjar Monument".

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