Lervik

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Lervik

Total population

3,341

Air quality index

31Good

Land area2.36 km²

Coordinates59.27°, 10.75°

Demographic figures from Statistics Norway (SSB). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Lervik is a village in the municipality of Fredrikstad, Norway, located by the Oslofjord. The population of Lervik is 2,393 (2008). In the summer, a lot of tourists comes to Lervik, mainly from Oslo and Bærum.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Olaus Arvesen

Norwegian politician (1830-1917)

Henrik Bjelke

Norwegian-Danish military officer

Jørgen Bjelke

Officer, nobleman

E

Eth Eonel

singer

Hans Eleonardus Møller, Sr.

Norwegian businessman

A

Arild Christopher Huitfeldt

(1769-1845)

Henrik Bielke Kaas

Danish military personnel (1686-1773)

V

Vilhelm Sandberg

Norwegian politician

M

Marianne Ihlen

muse of Leonard Cohen (1935-2016)

C

Cecilia Jonsdotter

Ingebjørg Gresvik

Norwegian pianist and piano teacher (1908-2000)

Ole Kristian Haagensen

Norwegian politician (1839-1919)

O

Oscar Benjamin Wiik

J

Julie Ensrud

Norwegian cross-country skier and coach

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Østfold

• Skjærhalden
  19.9 mi away · pop. 928
• Askim
  26.1 mi away · pop. 15,629
• Lašovice
  685.7 mi away · pop. 59
• Nerestce
  687.9 mi away · pop. 70
• Nová Ves
  688.7 mi away · pop. 56
• Ratiboř
  688.8 mi away · pop. 153
• Kaliště
  689.9 mi away · pop. 56
• Libenice
  690.3 mi away · pop. 56
• Blehov
  691.2 mi away · pop. 53
• Boudy
  691.3 mi away · pop. 180
• Vrbno
  692.7 mi away · pop. 85
• Nový Kostelec
  693.4 mi away · pop. 45

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Northern Gannet

Morus bassanus

Seen 2026-09-19

necklace ground beetle

Carabus monilis

Seen 2026-09-19

Northern Fulmar

Fulmarus glacialis

Seen 2026-09-19

Velvet Scoter

Melanitta fusca

Seen 2026-09-19

common bilberry

Vaccinium myrtillus

Seen 2026-09-19

common heather

Calluna vulgaris

Seen 2026-09-19

white clover

Trifolium repens

Seen 2026-09-19

European mountain ash

Sorbus aucuparia

Seen 2026-09-19

common polypody

Polypodium vulgare

Seen 2026-09-19

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Lervik, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.