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+47 33 69 71 00

Address:
Molen, Larvik 3296, Norway

Mølen in Brunlanes, Larvik is Norway's largest beach of rolling stones, and is a part of Vestfoldraet, the terrain left behind after the end of the most recent ice age around 10,000 years ago. Mølen is one of Larvik's most popular tourist attractions. It is home to over a hundred species of rock, including Norway's national stone, Larvikite, which is named from the area.The wind and sea have lashed the landscape of Mølen for thousands of years, and the place takes its name from the Old Norse word mol, meaning a stone mound or bank of stones. Mølen first received protected status in 1939 due to its ancient burial mounds. Mølen is home to over 230 cairns, some exceeding 35 metres in diameter. Excavations have dated the rock piles to about 250 A.D. It received a new protection status in 1970 due its rich and unusual avifauna. Mølen is a habitat for a variety of rare bird species. Between 316 and 320 species of birds have been recorded at Mølen, more species than at any other site in Norway.It became the first UNESCO Global Geopark in the Nordics in 2008.
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