Fon, Norway

Fon
Village
Fon
Location in Vestfold
Fon
Fon (Norway)
Coordinates: 59°24′45.3″N 10°12′17.6″E / 59.412583°N 10.204889°E / 59.412583; 10.204889Coordinates: 59°24′45.3″N 10°12′17.6″E / 59.412583°N 10.204889°E / 59.412583; 10.204889
Country Norway
Region Eastern Norway
County Vestfold
District Vestfold
Municipality Re
Elevation[1] 104 m (341 ft)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code 3164 Revetal

Fon is a hamlet in the municipality of Re in Vestfold county, Norway.[2] It is the site of Fon Church.[2] In the recent past there were several farms here.[3] Fon hosts a small music festival called Revårock, held since 2002.[4][5]

School

Fon Primary School

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.[6] Since 2009, the area's children have attended the Kirkevoll Primary School in Våle.

References

  1. ↑ "Fon, Re (Vestfold)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
  2. 1 2 Store norske leksikon: Fon – sogn i Vestfold.
  3. ↑ Bjørvik, Tor. 2006. Setring i Ramnes. Re-minne. Archived 2016-02-25 at the Wayback Machine.
  4. ↑ Revårock website.
  5. ↑ Munsterhjelm, Erik. 2014. "Bønder i byen" inntar Rockefeller. Tønsbergs Blad (September 18).
  6. ↑ Barø, Terje. 2010. Siste 1. klasse i Fon. Tønsbergs Blad (January 14).
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