Editing Vestfold (section)

===Preserved areas===
[[Færder National Park]] was the county's first national park when the decision was formalized by [[King Harald V]] on 23 August 2013.<ref name="snl.no" /><ref name="norwaypost.no">{{Cite web|url=http://www.norwaypost.no/index.php/travel/attractions/28845-this-is-norways-new-national-park|title=This is Norway's new national park|first=Julie|last=Ryland|website=The Norway Post|access-date=10 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612143916/http://www.norwaypost.no/index.php/travel/attractions/28845-this-is-norways-new-national-park|archive-date=12 June 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> The visitor center is at [[Verdens Ende|World's End]], and was officially opened by [[Queen Sonja of Norway|Queen Sonja]] on 26 June 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.visitnorway.com/listings/visitor-center-f%c3%a6rder-national-park/183071/|title=Visitor Center Færder National Park|website=www.visitnorway.com}}</ref><ref name="ReferenceC">{{Cite web|url=http://snl.no/F%C3%A6rder_nasjonalpark|title=Færder nasjonalpark|first1=Leif|last1=Ryvarden|first2=Sten|last2=Lundbo|first3=Svein|last3=Askheim|date=6 November 2018|via=[[Great Norwegian Encyclopedia]]|access-date=6 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190524033025/https://snl.no/F%C3%A6rder_nasjonalpark|archive-date=24 May 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> The national park lies in [[Nøtterøy]]- and [[Tjøme]] municipalities, and is made up of {{convert|325|km²}} of ocean and {{convert|15|km²}} of land. It stretches from [[Ormøy]] in the north to [[Færder Lighthouse]] in the south.<ref name="ReferenceC" /> It is one of two marine national parks in Norway, and is made up of coast, skerries, islands and sea bed.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ferdernasjonalpark.no/en/|title=Færder Nasjonalpark – Come closer Go Færder|website=ferdernasjonalpark.no|access-date=10 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612143138/https://ferdernasjonalpark.no/en/|archive-date=12 June 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Mølen]] in [[Larvik]] is home to Norway's largest stone beach<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lonelyplanet.com/norway/attractions/molen/a/poi-sig/1544033/360161|title=Mølen &#124; The Coast, Norway The Coast|website=www.lonelyplanet.com}}</ref> and is an ancient burial site consisting of 230 cairns, some exceeding {{convert|35|m}} in diameter. Excavations have dated the rock piles to about 250 A.D.<ref name="atlasobscura.com">{{Cite web|url=http://www.atlasobscura.com/places/molen|title=Mølen|website=Atlas Obscura|access-date=6 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612140636/https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/molen|archive-date=12 June 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gonorway.com/norway/articles/5380|title=Mølen|website=www.gonorway.com|access-date=11 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612145200/http://www.gonorway.com/norway/articles/5380|archive-date=12 June 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> It was the first [[UNESCO Global Geopark]] in the [[Nordic countries|Nordics]] when established in 2008.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.op.no/nyheter/article3609340.ece?ns_campaign=article&ns_mchannel=recommend_button&ns_source=facebook&ns_linkname=facebook&ns_fee=0|title=Åpnet Geopark på Mølen og i Lardal|date=16 June 2008|website=www.op.no}}</ref><ref name="vestfoldguide.no">{{Cite web|url=https://www.vestfoldguide.no/molen-vestfold|title=MØLEN|website=VESTFOLD GUIDE|access-date=11 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612142715/https://www.vestfoldguide.no/molen-vestfold/|archive-date=12 June 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> 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. It is a crucially important seabird habitat, where over 316 species of bird have been recorded.<ref>https://issuu.com/visitvestfold/docs/visit_larvik_2018-2019_web{{Dead link|date=December 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} (Page 26).</ref><ref name="ReferenceD">{{Cite web|url=https://www.visitvestfold.com/en/larvik/product/?TLp=1121470|title=Mølen|website=www.visitvestfold.com}}</ref>[[File:Kommuner i Vestfold.png|Municipalities in Vestfold County|alt=Municipalities in Vestfold County|thumb|307x307px]]