Fon, Norway
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  Fon Location of the village  Fon Fon (Norway) | |
| Coordinates: 59°24′44″N 10°12′23″E / 59.41209°N 10.20628°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| Region | Eastern Norway |
| County | Vestfold |
| Municipality | Tønsberg Municipality |
| Elevation | 102 m (335 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Post Code | 3164 Revetal |
Fon is a village in Tønsberg Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The village is located about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) to the west of the village of Svinevoll, about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) to the northwest of the village of Revetal, and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) to the northwest of the city of Tønsberg.[2]
The area is a fairly rural, agricultural area. Fon hosts a small music festival called Revårock, held here since 2002.[3][4] Fon Church is located in the village.
School
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The Fon Primary School operated in Fon from 1987 until the summer of 2009. It served children from first to fourth grade, and it was part of the Fon Early Development Center and Primary School (Norwegian: Fon oppvekstsenter), along with the Vivestad and Fon preschools.[5] Since 2009, the area's children have attended the Kirkevoll Primary School in Brekkeåsen.
References
[edit]- ^ "Fon, Tønsberg". yr.no. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ Lundbø, Sten, ed. (1 January 2024). "Fon". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ "Revårock".
- ^ Munsterhjelm, Erik (18 September 2014). ""Bønder i byen" inntar Rockefeller". Tønsbergs Blad (in Norwegian).
- ^ Barø, Terje (14 January 2010). "Siste 1. klasse i Fon". Tønsbergs Blad (in Norwegian).
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