-
You are here:
- Homepage »
- Norway »
- Vestfold county » Rolvsoy
Rolvsoy Destination Guide
Touring Rolvsoy in Norway
Rolvsoy in the region of Vestfold county is a city located in Norway - some 46 mi or ( 73 km ) South of Oslo , the country's capital city .
Time in Rolvsoy is now 03:46 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Oslo " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Copenhagen, Aarhus, Aalborg, Malmö, and Gothenburg. Being here already, consider visiting Copenhagen . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Rolvsoy ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Rollerblading down 49 steps, part 2
Another video of me rollerblading down 49 steps outside the city hall in Fredrikstad, backwards! ..
Graffiti contest NYC (Over)
Thanks for 500 subs!! This is the new contest im hosting. Rules Sub to my channel (747hero) Make a piece that says NYC You can have characters if you want, any theme Post it as a video response to thi ..
Green Cargo Rc4 1162 Car Carrier Train 11 desember
Swedish Green Cargo Rc4 1162 Car Carrier Train, will soon arrive in Sarpsborg. Short stops for intercity traffic, then on to Halden and abroad. ..
NSB Di3 602 Di3 616 back home.wmv
After diesel exhibition in Ängelholm in Sweden is the time for return journey. Here we see the train at three points on a misty Østfoldbanen. It's not often we get to see these great locomotives anymo ..
Videos provided by Youtube are under the copyright of their owners.
Interesting facts about this location
Rolvsøy
Rolvsøy is an island and a former municipality in Østfold county, Norway. It was created by a split from Tune on 1 January 1911. At that time Rolvsøy had a population of 2,381. On 1 January 1994 Rolvsøy was incorporated into the municipality of Fredrikstad, the neighboring municipality to the south. Prior to the merger Rolvsøy had a population of 5,947. The Tune ship, a viking ship dating from ca. 900 and now exhibited in the Viking Ship Museum in Bygdøy, Oslo was found in Rolvsøy in 1867.
Located at 59.27 11.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Greåker
Greåker is a borough in the city of Sarpsborg, Norway, located 7 km west of the city centre. Before 1992 Greåker was a part of Tune municipality. It is situated at the river Glomma between Sarpsborg and Fredrikstad. The borough of Greåker is probably best known for the Premier League Floorball team "Greåker Bulldogs". The team's home arena is the Tindlundhallen arena. And their biggest star today is Lars Erik Torp.
Located at 59.27 11.03 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tune ship
The Tune ship (Tuneskipet) is a Viking era ship exhibited in the Viking Ship Museum in Bygdøy, Oslo. The "karv" type ship was found at Haugen farm on Rolvsøy in Tune, Østfold, Norway. The ship was built around AD 900, and is made of clinkered oak planks. It was found in a boat burial mound . The site was excavated by archaeologist Oluf Rygh in 1867. The ship is fragmentary, but may have been up to 22 m long. It is 4.35 m wide and would have had 11 or 12 pairs of oars.
Located at 59.28 11.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Yven
Yven is a borough in the city of Sarpsborg, Norway, located east of the city centre. Yven was previously located in Tune municipality.
Located at 59.28 11.06 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Rostadneset
Rostadneset is a village in the municipality of Fredrikstad, Norway, located north of the Fredrikstad city in the former municipality Rolvsøy. Its population is 270.
Located at 59.29 11.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Related Locations
Information of geographic nature is based on public data provided by geonames.org, CIA world facts book, Unesco, DBpedia and wikipedia. Weather is based on NOAA GFS.