Tjølling is a former municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. Tjølling was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). Together with Brunlanes, Stavern and Hedrum, it was merged into Larvik on January 1, 1988. [1][2] Tjølling had 7,878 residents at one point, as well as an area of 70km².
Former arms of Tjølling, approved by Royal Decree 7 May 1971
Tjøllingvollen is currently a village and a town that was the municipal center in the then Tjølling municipality.
Tjølling includes the 69,5 km² area between Numedalslågen and Sandefjordsfjorden, south of E18.
There's some agriculture and numerous quarries excavating of larvikite in Tjølling. The biggest quarry is Klåstad, which extracts a type of larvikite called Mørk Labrador (English: Dark Labrador).[3]
Tjølling has a long coastline with many fine beaches and coves. Tjølling is also known as a popular cottage area, as well as a popular holiday area. The most popular ports are Ula and Kjerringvik. Viksfjord is an idyllic sidefjord to Larviksfjorden, and is located in Tjølling.
Population
Historic numbers show that Tjøllings population grew from the early 19th century until the municipal merger in 1988.
Year
Population
1801
1427
1815
1584
1825
1803
1835
2055
1845
2290
1855
2509
1865
3012
1875
3346
1890
3620
1900
3639
1910
3532
1920
4035
1930
4307
1946
4575
1950
4911
1960
5673
1970
6772
1980
7412
1988
7878
History
Tjølling is the site of one of the oldest Viking Era settlements within Scandinavia. Kaupang was a big trading centre for the Vikings. Kaupang is considered to be Norway's first city, being mentioned by Ohthere of Hålogaland when he visited Alfred the great around year 890.
There have been several earlier archaeological surveys and excavations at Kaupang. In 1867 antiquarianNicolay Nicolaysen mapped one of the grave-fields around the former town and excavated 79 grave mounds. He uncovered a cremation cemetery, largely dated to the 10th century. Charlotte Blindheim (1917-2005) started excavating in 1947 and completed her last publication in 1999. In 1997, Dagfinn Skre and his associates from the University of Oslo undertook a new program of work at Kaupang followed by a large excavation that ran over three years, from 2000 till 2002. Most recently it has been the site of post-excavation work conducted by the University of Oslo. [4][5]
Tjøllingvollen
Tjøllingvollen is placed at the highest part of the outer raet. Tjøllings administrative and religious center has been here since pagan times.
Vollen is currently a well developed rural area, with a grocery store, kindergarten, post office, primary and secondary school, health and elderly institutions, among others.
During the 1960- and 70s, the residential area of Vollen was expanded. There has been large construction activity in the area in the past few years.[6]
Education and sports
Tjodalyng school is a primary and secondary school, with around 520 students and 60 employees. The principal of the school is Terje Berglie.[7] The school was built as a primary school in 1963, but was expanded as a secondary school in 1976.[8]
Tjølling IF was founded in 1888, and is located at Løveskogen Idrettspark. They operate also Tjøllinghallen, which is located in the same area. The club also disposes of artificial turf pitches, a grass pitch, two peach pitches and a clubhouse.[9] The club has 27 fotball teams, where nine of those are women's teams, and 18 are men's teams. They also have 18 children's teams, six youth teams, three adult teams, and 23 coaches.[10]
The sports association has other activities as well, like "allis" for kids between 2-7 years old, and activities for former members.[11][12] There's also Tjøllingmila and Vestfold Maraton, which they arrange.[13]
Tjølling Church
Tjølling Church at Larvik in Vestfold
Tjølling Church (Tjølling kirke) at Larvik in Vestfold was originally constructed as a medieval stone church in the 12th century.
The church was hit by a fire in 1360 and was then rebuilt. An earthquake damaged the church in the 1750s. It has been speculated that it was the 1755 Lisbon earthquake, but it's more plausible that it was an earthquake in Kattegat in 1759 that caused the damages.[14] It was rebuilt from 1762 to 1767 as a Romanesque church with interiors from different eras. The restoration in 1860 gave Tjølling church its present appearance. [15]
Name
The site was apparently the location of a Thing for the district long before the introduction of Christianity. The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old church site (Tjølling kyrkje). The Old Norse form of the name was Þjóðarlyng. The first element is the genitive case of þjóð f 'crowd of people; assembly', the last element is lyng n 'heather' (here in the sense 'heath, moor').
References
^Tjølling – tidligere kommune (Store norske leksikon)
^Larsen, Erlend (2016). Tre kommuner blir til én: Suksesskriteriene bak nye Sandefjord. E-forl. Page 128. ISBN9788293057277.
^"Smugtitt 2 – Tom Lotherington om «Et liv i stein»". Litteraturmagasinet.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). 2012-06-13. Retrieved 2022-07-03.
^New archaeological investigations of Norway's Viking town (Kaupang Excavation Project) 2007-08-21 at the Wayback Machine
^"Tjøllingtunet - 20 nye leiligheter med fin beliggenhet på Tjøllingvollen - Heis/Garasje - 16 SOLGT! Byggingen er i gang! | Aktiv Eiendomsmegling". aktiv.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2022-07-03.
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Tjolling is a former municipality in Vestfold county Norway Tjolling was established as a municipality January 1 1838 see formannskapsdistrikt Together with Brunlanes Stavern and Hedrum it was merged into Larvik on January 1 1988 1 2 Tjolling had 7 878 residents at one point as well as an area of 70km Former arms of Tjolling approved by Royal Decree 7 May 1971 Tjollingvollen is currently a village and a town that was the municipal center in the then Tjolling municipality Beach at Ula Contents 1 Geography and demography 1 1 Population 2 History 3 Tjollingvollen 4 Education and sports 5 Tjolling Church 6 Name 7 References 8 Other sources 9 External linksGeography and demography EditTjolling includes the 69 5 km area between Numedalslagen and Sandefjordsfjorden south of E18 There s some agriculture and numerous quarries excavating of larvikite in Tjolling The biggest quarry is Klastad which extracts a type of larvikite called Mork Labrador English Dark Labrador 3 Tjolling has a long coastline with many fine beaches and coves Tjolling is also known as a popular cottage area as well as a popular holiday area The most popular ports are Ula and Kjerringvik Viksfjord is an idyllic sidefjord to Larviksfjorden and is located in Tjolling Population Edit Historic numbers show that Tjollings population grew from the early 19th century until the municipal merger in 1988 Year Population1801 14271815 15841825 18031835 20551845 22901855 25091865 30121875 33461890 36201900 36391910 35321920 40351930 43071946 45751950 49111960 56731970 67721980 74121988 7878History EditTjolling is the site of one of the oldest Viking Era settlements within Scandinavia Kaupang was a big trading centre for the Vikings Kaupang is considered to be Norway s first city being mentioned by Ohthere of Halogaland when he visited Alfred the great around year 890 There have been several earlier archaeological surveys and excavations at Kaupang In 1867 antiquarian Nicolay Nicolaysen mapped one of the grave fields around the former town and excavated 79 grave mounds He uncovered a cremation cemetery largely dated to the 10th century Charlotte Blindheim 1917 2005 started excavating in 1947 and completed her last publication in 1999 In 1997 Dagfinn Skre and his associates from the University of Oslo undertook a new program of work at Kaupang followed by a large excavation that ran over three years from 2000 till 2002 Most recently it has been the site of post excavation work conducted by the University of Oslo 4 5 Tjollingvollen EditTjollingvollen is placed at the highest part of the outer raet Tjollings administrative and religious center has been here since pagan times Vollen is currently a well developed rural area with a grocery store kindergarten post office primary and secondary school health and elderly institutions among others During the 1960 and 70s the residential area of Vollen was expanded There has been large construction activity in the area in the past few years 6 Education and sports EditTjodalyng school is a primary and secondary school with around 520 students and 60 employees The principal of the school is Terje Berglie 7 The school was built as a primary school in 1963 but was expanded as a secondary school in 1976 8 Tjolling IF was founded in 1888 and is located at Loveskogen Idrettspark They operate also Tjollinghallen which is located in the same area The club also disposes of artificial turf pitches a grass pitch two peach pitches and a clubhouse 9 The club has 27 fotball teams where nine of those are women s teams and 18 are men s teams They also have 18 children s teams six youth teams three adult teams and 23 coaches 10 The sports association has other activities as well like allis for kids between 2 7 years old and activities for former members 11 12 There s also Tjollingmila and Vestfold Maraton which they arrange 13 Tjolling Church Edit Tjolling Church at Larvik in Vestfold Tjolling Church Tjolling kirke at Larvik in Vestfold was originally constructed as a medieval stone church in the 12th century The church was hit by a fire in 1360 and was then rebuilt An earthquake damaged the church in the 1750s It has been speculated that it was the 1755 Lisbon earthquake but it s more plausible that it was an earthquake in Kattegat in 1759 that caused the damages 14 It was rebuilt from 1762 to 1767 as a Romanesque church with interiors from different eras The restoration in 1860 gave Tjolling church its present appearance 15 Name EditThe site was apparently the location of a Thing for the district long before the introduction of Christianity The municipality originally the parish is named after the old church site Tjolling kyrkje The Old Norse form of the name was THjodarlyng The first element is the genitive case of thjod f crowd of people assembly the last element is lyng n heather here in the sense heath moor References Edit Tjolling tidligere kommune Store norske leksikon Larsen Erlend 2016 Tre kommuner blir til en Suksesskriteriene bak nye Sandefjord E forl Page 128 ISBN 9788293057277 Smugtitt 2 Tom Lotherington om Et liv i stein Litteraturmagasinet no in Norwegian Bokmal 2012 06 13 Retrieved 2022 07 03 New archaeological investigations of Norway s Viking town Kaupang Excavation Project Archived 2007 08 21 at the Wayback Machine Kaupang kaupangprosjektet Tjollingtunet 20 nye leiligheter med fin beliggenhet pa Tjollingvollen Heis Garasje 16 SOLGT Byggingen er i gang Aktiv Eiendomsmegling aktiv no in Norwegian Retrieved 2022 07 03 Tjodalyng skole Larvik kommune www larvik kommune no Retrieved 2022 07 03 Davidsen Roger 1996 I var del av bygda absolutt lokalhistorie Ostlandsposten p 76 Klubben Tjolling Idrettsforening ble stiftet lille juleaften i 1888 Tjolling Idrettsforening in Norwegian Bokmal Retrieved 2022 07 03 Fotballforbund Norges Tjolling IF Hjem fotball no Norges Fotballforbund in Norwegian Retrieved 2022 07 03 Allis Allis er aktiviteter for barn fra 2 7 ar Tjolling Idrettsforening in Norwegian Bokmal Retrieved 2022 07 03 Eldres Eldres er et aktivitetstilbud for tidligere medlemmer og aktive Tjolling Idrettsforening in Norwegian Bokmal Retrieved 2022 07 03 Friidrett og mosjon Vi arrangerer Tjollingmila arlig Tjolling Idrettsforening in Norwegian Bokmal Retrieved 2022 07 03 Basilica ridanos com Retrieved 2022 07 03 Tjolling kirke Kunsthistorie Other sources EditBlindheim Charlotte 1972 Kaupang Vikingenes Handelsplass Mortensen Universitets oldsaksamling ISBN 8252700551 Helle K et al 2006 Norsk Byhistorie Pax forlag Oslo ISBN 978 82 530 2882 8 Krohn Holm Jan W 1970 Tjolling bygdebok Tjolling Kommune 3 volumes ISBN 82 990341 0 8 Skre Dagfinn 2007 Kaupang in Skiringssal Kaupang Excavation Project Publication Series ISBN 978 87 7934 259 0 Skre Dagfinn Stylegar Frans Arne 2008 Kaupang the Viking town Jac Trykk as Oslo ISBN 82 8084 018 4External links EditTjolling kirke LarvikCoordinates 59 03 24 N 10 07 32 E 59 05667 N 10 12556 E 59 05667 10 12556 Retrieved from https en 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