Minnehallen (lit. Minnehallen or The hall of remembrance was commissioned by the Norwegian parliament after World War I to commemorate the fallen Norwegian sailors of the war "The Hall of Remembrance") in Stavern, Norway. National monument commemorating the sailors killed during WWI and WWII.

Stavern is a small Norwegian town located in the municipality of Larvik, south of the city of Larvik in Vestfold. Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional Larvik is a town and municipality in the county of Vestfold, Norway. is a county in Norway, bordering Buskerud and Telemark. The county administration is in Tønsberg.

The port and naval base of Stavern (until 1930 named Fredriksvern) was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). Fredriksvern (also called Friderichsværn (1801 Frederiksværn (1865 Fredriksværen (1900 and abbreviated Frsværn) was an important Formannskaps-distrikt was the name for a Norwegian local self-government districts put into force in 1838. Even though it was an important port it was first given its status as a town (kjøpstad) July 1, 1942. The small town and municipality of Stavern was merged with the larger town of Larvik January 1, 1988. Larvik is a town and municipality in the county of Vestfold, Norway.

The town was the site of an important Norwegian naval base, Fredriksvern, from 1677 to 2002. Fredriksvern (also called Friderichsværn (1801 Frederiksværn (1865 Fredriksværen (1900 and abbreviated Frsværn) was an important

Stavern has probably been a harbor since ancient times. The name is found in written sources from the 11th century and the 12th century where it is referred to as a good fishing harbor. Besides being an important military harbour, Stavern in the 17th and 18th century was also an important port for civil ship traffic from Norway to Denmark and Sweden.

Its name might stem from the name of the farm previously located there, Staurheim. It might also originate from merchants sailing from the Frisian town Stafern. Friesland ( West Frisian: Fryslân, Dutch Friesland) is a province in the north of the Netherlands and part of the bigger region known A final possible explanation is that it originates from an Old Norse name for steep cliffs or mountains, Staferni or Stafr, which accurately describes the landscape around the town. Old Norse is the North Germanic language that was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and inhabitants of their overseas settlements during the Viking Age

Its former and current name is Stavern, but from 1799 to 1930 even the civilian part of the town was titled Fredriksværn as its only function was as the site of that naval base. Fredriksvern (also called Friderichsværn (1801 Frederiksværn (1865 Fredriksværen (1900 and abbreviated Frsværn) was an important

From 1942 the town was Norway's smallest until it merged with Larvik in 1988 and lost its town status. Larvik is a town and municipality in the county of Vestfold, Norway. In 1999 Stavern was again elevated to town status.

Currently there are around 3000 inhabitants in Stavern. It is a small town where tourism is one of the most important sources of income. During summer, the population increases to around 30,000-40,000 people, due to camping sites and cottages around the town center as well as boats visiting the harbour.

During the 20th century, Stavern became a beloved site for artists and craftsmen. The poet Herman Wildenvey, the writer Jonas Lie as well as the painters Hans Gude and Christian Krohg all lived in Stavern at some point in their lives. Herman Wildenvey ( 20 July 1885 &ndash 27 September 1959) born Herman Theodor Portaas, was one of the most prominent Norwegian This page is about Jonas Lie the novelist For the NS minister see Jonas Lie (government minister; for the artist see Jonas Lie (painter Hans Fredrik Gude ( March 13 1825 Later Gude would work specifically on his figures while at Karlsruhe and so began populating his paintings with them Christian Krohg ( August 13, 1852 &ndash October 16, 1925) was a Norwegian naturalist painter author and journalist Today, the town is well known in southern Norway for its many exhibitions and art galleries.

Stavern is the site of the Norwegian national memorial to fallen sailors of World War I and World War II and a statue of the 18th century naval hero Peder Tordenskjold. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Peter Jansen Wessel (alt spelling Peder) better known as Tordenskjold (lit

External links

• iStavern.no, a local web-based newspaper
• Short history of Stavern

Coordinates: 59°00′N 10°02′E / 59, 10.033