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| County | NO-{{{isocode}}} |
| Region | Østlandet |
| Administrative centre | Tønsberg |
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Ranked 18 2,224 km² 0. The coat of arms of Vestfold alludes to the tradition of the ancient Norwegian Royal house of Yngling originated in Vestfold ||-||} Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties ( Norwegian: singular fylke, plural fylker ( Bokmål ISO 3166-2NO is an ISO standard which defines Geocodes it is the subset of ISO 3166-2 which applies to Norway. Norway is divided into five major regions ( landsdeler) which consist of counties as follows Northern Norway Eastern Norway ( Norwegian: Østlandet ( Bokmål) or Austlandet ( Nynorsk) is the geographical region of the south-eastern is a town and municipality in the county of Vestfold, Norway The town of Tønsberg was established as a municipality 1 January 1838 (see Formannskapsdistrikt) Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. Population figures from 2007. By population By area By density See also List Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 71 % |
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Ranked 10 226,433 4. In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume Population figures from 2007. By population By area By density See also List 78 % 8. 7 % 102/km² |
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Ranked 10 47,457 million NOK 3. A Metropolitan area 's gross regional product, ie GMP or GRP is one of several measures of the size of its economy The krone ( sign: kr; code: NOK) is the Currency of Norway. The plural form is kroner. 11 % 219,970 NOK |
Vestfold is a county in Norway, bordering Buskerud and Telemark. ||-||} Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties ( Norwegian: singular fylke, plural fylker ( Bokmål Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional is a county in Norway, bordering Akershus, Oslo, Oppland, Sogn og Fjordane, Hordaland, Telemark, and is a county in Norway, bordering Vestfold, Buskerud, Hordaland, Rogaland and Aust-Agder. The county administration is in Tønsberg. is a town and municipality in the county of Vestfold, Norway The town of Tønsberg was established as a municipality 1 January 1838 (see Formannskapsdistrikt) Vestfold is located west of the Oslofjord, as the name indicates. The Oslofjord (Oslofjorden is a Bay in the south-east of Norway, stretching from an imaginary line between the Torbjørnskjær and Færder lighthouses It includes many smaller, but well-known towns in Norway, such as Larvik, Sandefjord, Tønsberg and Horten. Larvik is a town and municipality in the county of Vestfold, Norway. Sandefjord is a town and municipality in the county of Vestfold, Norway. is a town and municipality in the county of Vestfold, Norway The town of Tønsberg was established as a municipality 1 January 1838 (see Formannskapsdistrikt) Follow this link if you are after the Horten brothers and their flying-wing aircraft The river Numedalslågen runs through the district. Numedalslågen is a river located in southeastern Norway. It stretches for over 250 kilometres through the counties of Vestfold and Buskerud, beginning Many islands are located at the coast. Vestfold is mostly dominated by lowland and is among the best agricultural areas of Norway. Winters lasts about three months, while pleasant summer temperatures lasts from May to September, with a July average of 17°C (Tønsberg climate).
Vestfold is known for shipping and sailing. Formerly a headquarters for whaling fleets, the coastal towns of Vestfold now engage in fishing and shipbuilding. Some lumbering is carried on in the interior. The district also includes some of the best farmland in Norway.
Vestfold is the only county in which all municipalities have declared Bokmål to be their official written form of the Norwegian language. Bokmål (lit "book language" or Dano-Norwegian is the most commonly used of the two official Norwegian written Standard languages the other The orthography of a language specifies the correct way of using a specific Writing system to write the language Norwegian ( norsk) is a North Germanic Language spoken primarily in Norway, where it is an official language
History
The family of Harald Fairhair, who was most likely the first king of the whole Norway, is said to have come from this area. Harald Fairhair or Harald Finehair ( Old Norse: Haraldr hárfagri, Norwegian: Harald Hårfagre) (c At that time Vestfold, including Lier and Eiker, was a petty kingdom. Lier is a municipality in the county of Buskerud, Norway Lier was established as a municipality January 1 1838 (see Formannskapsdistrikt) Eiker is a traditional district in the county of Buskerud, Norway, consisting of the municipalities of Nedre Eiker and A petty kingdom is an independent realm recognizing no suzerain and controlling only a portion of the territory held by a particular ethnic group or nation Kings of Vestfold include:
- Erik Agnarsson
- Halfdan Hvitbeinn (part of Vestfold)
- Eystein Halfdansson
- Halfdan the Mild
- Gudrød the Hunter
- Halfdan the Black, together with his brother, Olaf Gudrødsson
- Ragnvald the Mountain-High, Cousin of Harold Fairhair
- Harald Fairhair
- Bjørn Farmann
- Olaf Haraldsson Geirstadalf, brother of Bjørn
- Harald Gudrødsson Grenske, 976-987
Kaupang, a town from the Viking Age is believed to be the first town in Norway, although Tønsberg is the oldest town in Norway still existing. Halfdan Hvitbeinn ( Old Norse: Hálfdan hvítbeinn) was a mythical petty king in Norway described in Ynglinga saga. Eystein Halfdansson ( Old Norse: Eysteinn Hálfdansson) was the son of Halfdan Hvitbeinn of the House of Yngling according to Heimskringla Halfdan the Mild ( Old Norse: Hálfdan hinn mildi) was the son of king Eystein Halfdansson, of the House of Yngling and he succeeded his father Gudrød the Hunter ( Old Norse: Guðrǫðr veiðikonungr, Norwegian Gudrød Veidekonge) was a semi-legendary king in south-east Norway, during Halfdan the Black Gudrødsson (c 810 – c 860) ( Old Norse: Hálfdan svarti, Norwegian Halvdan Svarte) was the father of the first Olaf Gudrødsson, or as he was named after his death Olaf Geirstad-Alf, was a legendary Norwegian king of the House of Yngling from the Ynglinga saga. Ragnvald (or Rognvald) "the Mountain-High" Olafsson was a petty king of Vestfold in what is today Norway. Harald Fairhair or Harald Finehair ( Old Norse: Haraldr hárfagri, Norwegian: Harald Hårfagre) (c Bjørn Farmann ("Bjørn the Tradesman" also called Bjørn Haraldsson, Farmand and Kaupman, c Olaf Haraldsson (d 934 was son of Harald Fairhair of Norway. He was made king of Vingulmark by his father and then later inherited Vestfold Harald Grenski (10th century was the son of Gudrød Bjørnsson. For the 976 telephone prefix see Premium-rate telephone number Events By Place Byzantine Empire January 10 — Events By Place Europe Hugh Capet, Count of Paris, is crowned King of France. For another Viking Age site see Kaupanger. Kaupang is a town founded in the 780s during the time when the Vikings started to launch their Viking Age is the term denoting the years from about 700 to 1066 in European history. is a town and municipality in the county of Vestfold, Norway The town of Tønsberg was established as a municipality 1 January 1838 (see Formannskapsdistrikt) By the 10th century the local kings had established themselves as the first dynasty to begin the unification of Norway.
The name
Vestfold is the old name of the region - revived in modern times. Fold was the old name of the Oslofjord, and the meaning of the name Vestfold is 'the region west of the Fold'. The Oslofjord (Oslofjorden is a Bay in the south-east of Norway, stretching from an imaginary line between the Torbjørnskjær and Færder lighthouses
Before 1919 the county was called Jarlsberg og Larvik Amt. The amt was created in 1821, consisting of the two old counties of Jarlsberg and Larvik. " Amt " is a type of Administrative division of some Northern European countries This article is about the county for the cheese see Jarlsberg cheese Jarlsberg was a county established in 1673 by Peter Griffenfeld Larvik is a town and municipality in the county of Vestfold, Norway.
J. R. R. Tolkien also used Westfold as the name of a district in the fictional realm of Rohan, in his fantasy world of Middle-earth. Rohan, is a fictional realm in J R R Tolkien 's Fantasy era of Middle-earth. Fantasy is a Genre that uses magic and other Supernatural forms as a primary element of plot, theme, and/or setting Middle-earth refers to the fictional lands where most of the stories of author J
Municipalities
Vestfold County has a total of 14 municipalities:
- Andebu
- Hof
- Holmestrand
- Horten
- Lardal
- Larvik
- Nøtterøy
- Re
- Sande
- Sandefjord
- Stokke
- Svelvik
- Tjøme
- Tønsberg
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