Sandefjord

Sandefjord Municipality Sandefjord kommune
Municipality
Sandefjord town centre during winter, 2019
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Area
• Total	422.28 km2 (163.04 sq mi)
• Land	414.26 km2 (159.95 sq mi)
• Water	8.0 km2 (3.1 sq mi)  1.9%
• Rank	#233 in Norway
Population  (2023)
• Total	65,574
• Rank	#14 in Norway
• Density	158.3/km2 (410/sq mi)
• Change (10 years)	+6.5%
Demonym	Sandefjording[1]
Official language [2]
• Norwegian form	Bokmål
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	NO-3907[3]
Website	Official website
Data from Statistics Norway

Sandefjord (Norwegian pronunciation:

The 422-square-kilometre (163 sq mi) municipality is the 233rd largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Sandefjord is the 14th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 65,574. The municipality's population density is 158.3 inhabitants per square kilometre (410/sq mi) and its population has increased by 6.5% over the previous 10-year period.^[4][5]

Sandefjord is known for its rich

Sandefjord has numerous nicknames, including the

Sandefjord is a stronghold for the Conservative Party;^[15][16][17] the Conservative coalition received over 70 percent of votes cast in 2011. Current mayor is Bjørn Ole Gleditsch from the Conservative Party, who has been mayor since 2004.

General information

The

During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1968 the municipality of Sandefjord (population: 6,242) was merged with the surrounding municipality of Sandar (population: 24,898), creating a much larger municipality of Sandefjord.^[19]

On 1 January 2017, the rural municipalities of Andebu and Stokke were merged into Sandefjord as part of a nationwide municipal reform. This merger was the first one to take place during the reform.^[20]

Etymology

The name Sandefjord was first mentioned in chapter 169 of

Coat of arms

Sandefjord has had two coats of arms over the course of its history.

The original

whalers operating in the southern oceans. The arms were designed by Andreas Bloch. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms.^[25][26][27]

The current coat of arms was approved for use starting on 1 January 2017, after the merger of Andebu, Stokke, and Sandefjord.^[28] The official blazon is "Or, a whaler with raised harpoon on a boat issuant from the base sable" (Norwegian: I gull i en oppvoksende båt en hvalfanger med hevet harpun, alt i svart). This means the arms have a field (background) has a tincture of Or which means it is commonly colored yellow, but if it is made out of metal, then gold is used. The charge is a whaler with a harpoon standing on a boat that is coming out of the base of the shield. The arms show part of a local whale hunting monument to symbolize the historical importance of whaling. The arms were designed by Erik Raastad from Sandefjord who called the design "courage and strength". There were also minor modification done by the heraldic expert Jan Eide from Oslo. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms.^{[25][26][29][30]}

History

Viking history

See also: Gokstad ship

Gokstad Ship

was discovered in Sandefjord.

Sandefjord has been inhabited for thousands of years.^[23]: 6 Excavations indicate that people have inhabited Sandefjord for around 3,000 years. Rock carvings at Haugen farm by Istrehågan in Jåberg are dated to 1,500–500 BCE.^[31] Haugen farm is home to Vestfold county's largest petroglyph site.^[32]: 38 In 1961–1962, 78 rock carvings were discovered at the site. They consist of ships, spiral figures, circular hollows, and much more.^[33]: 88

The Vikings lived in Sandefjord and surrounding areas about 1,000 years ago, and numerous Viking artifacts and monuments can be found in Sandefjord.

Viking Ship Museum in Oslo. The Viking, an exact replica of the Gokstad ship, crossed the Atlantic Ocean from Bergen to be exhibited at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893. A replica of the Gokstad ship, called Gaia, currently has Sandefjord as home port.^{[35]: 277 [31]}

Other known replicas include the Munin, (a half scale replica) located in Vancouver, Canada.

The Gokstad Ship, Norway's largest preserved Viking ship, was discovered during an excavation at Gokstad Mound in 1880. The Vikings first settled here due to its speedy route from Sandefjord and along the coast.^[36] Viking settlements and grave sites have been discovered in Sandefjord.^[37]: 397

Sandefjord functioned as a seaport defined by the twin industries of shipping and shipbuilding throughout the 1600s and 1700s. It was formally recognized as a market town (kjøpstad) by King Oscar in 1845. Its population at the time was 749 residents.^[36]

Health resort

The city of Sandefjord became known as a world-renowned health resort destination between 1837 and 1939. Royalty and Prime Ministers from throughout Europe visited the town for its spas in the late 1800s.^[39] It gained its reputation as a health and pleasure community when Sandefjord sulfur spa and resort (Sandefjord Kurbad) was established in 1837. It was the first spa in town and functioned as a medical institution focusing on the treatment of symptoms for rheumatic diseases. The original bathhouse has been restored and is now a culture house by the city center.^[36] It was one of Europe's most visited baths until its closure in 1939.^[40]: 36

Around 50,000 people, mostly Norwegians, visited the bath from 1837 to 1939. A majority of spa visitors were from Norway, but international guests from Germany,

Sandefjord has experienced numerous town fires, including a town fire in 1800 which led to most of the town burning down and subsequently having to be rebuilt.[41] An additional fire in 1900 destroyed 56 houses and caused major damage.^[31] Sandefjord's ships and the shipping industry remained untouched from the major fire of March 1900.^[42]: 200 The fire, which started on the night before 16 March 1900, led to the entire city center burning down, including important business offices. Both newspapers in town, Sandefjords Blad and Vestfold, saw their offices burnt down. Six jewelry stores, three watchmakers, eight grocery stores, and a variety of other shops were destroyed. The fire started in the factory Nordmannen. The fire caused the loss of 51 buildings for a total value of 1.5 million kr in addition to 1 million kr in loss of store items.^{[43]: 7–9} Sandefjord Church (built in 1872) also burnt down during the town fire of 1900.^[21]: 330

A new town fire on 27–28 March 1915 led to the death of two people and destroyed seven farms. Large parts of the street Storgata were also destroyed.^{[43]: 74 [42]: 299}

Whaling and ships

Sandefjord is perhaps best known as a whaling community.^[45] The centre of the world's modern whaling industry was located in town, and local residents not only made up practically all the crew on the Norwegian whaling fleet, but substantial numbers of them also worked within the whaling industry in nearby countries. For over fifty years in the late 1800s, Sandefjord functioned as the world center for the whaling industry, including the manufacture and equipment of whaling vessels, floating factories, and whale-catchers.^[46]: 25 Sandefjord has also been named the "whaling capital of the world."^{[10][11][12][13]} There were 25 whaling companies that were established in Sandefjord between 1905 and 1914.^[47]: 170 During the 1911–1912 season, Sandefjord had 27 whaling companies with a total of 115 vessels. This made up over 30 percent of the world's whaling firms.^[42]: 218

Starting in 1850, a number of ships from Sandefjord were whaling and sealing in the Arctic Ocean and along the coast of Finnmark. The first whaling expedition from Sandefjord to the Antarctic Ocean was sent in 1905. Towards the end of the 1920s, Sandefjord had a fleet of 15 factory ships and more than 90 whalers. In 1954, more than 2,800 men from the district were hired as crew on the whalers, but from the mid-1950s whaling was gradually reduced. The number of southbound expeditions rapidly decreased during the 1960s, and the 1967–1968 season became the last for Sandefjord.^[47]: 170 In 1971, Sandefjord's last whale processing vessel was sold to Japan.^[33]: 28 The shipping industry was gradually readjusted from whaling to other ship types during this period. The local Framnæs Mekaniske Værksted and Jotun Group Private Ltd. had major roles in this business.

Today, the memories of this important period of Sandefjord's history are kept alive at the

Hans Albert Grøn of Sandefjord established the first whaling station in the Faroe Islands in 1894, which was located at Gjánoyri on the island of Streymoy.^{[49][46]: 84} As of 1903, half of all whaling companies in the Faroe Islands were operated out of Sandefjord.^[42]: 205 Furthermore, Sandefjord was the headquarters of the South African Whaling Company (SAWC), which was established in 1908 and managed by shipowner Johan Bryde of Sandefjord.^[50] Sandefjordian whaling firms were also established on the coast of Africa, in Portugal, Mexico, Western Australia, among other places.^[42]: 327

Antarctic expeditions

Towards the beginning of

In the 1910s, affluent resident August F. Christensen was given a grant to practice whaling outside Peru and Ecuador. He was also appointed Ecuador's consul to Norway. He achieved an agreement with Ecuadorian government officials which allowed Norwegians to inhabit the Galápagos Islands, and also receive 200 hectares (490 acres) of land, pay no taxes for ten years, and be allowed to keep their Norwegian citizenship.^{[52]: 665–666 [53]} Christensen created huge local interest of Galápagos, and the local company La Colonia de Floreana A/S was established on 21 March 1925. Its main goal was to exploit the Norwegian fishing rights at the Galápagos Islands. A ship named Floreana departed from Sandefjord on 15 May 1925, equipped with enough men and goods to establish a colony.^{[52]: 666–667}

On 16 November 1904,

German forces constructed two coastal forts in Sandefjord, located at the southern tips of two local peninsulas: Vesterøya and Østerøya. The largest German construction in Sandefjord took place at Folehavna, where a fortress was erected in the spring of 1941. Four cannons with a target range of 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) were installed at the site, along with a 120-metre (390 ft) tunnel. The four 15-centimetre (5.9 in) cannons were installed in concrete gun pits on the sloping rocks. German construction also took place by the lake Goksjø, and also at Jernbaneallén, where a former garage structure was turned into a prison camp.^{[61]: 121–122 [62]: 114}

Many local residents were killed during World War II, including a number of seamen. Håkon Andersen of Framnes was killed onboard Arcturus when the ship was attacked by British

In the fall of 1941, German occupation forces replaced Sandefjord's city manager Finn Sandberg with NS-member Frithjof Holtedahl who was soon appointed mayor. The neighboring Sandar Municipality received its NS mayor in November 1941, Ole Kristian Holtan.^[62]: 119 Olaf Bøe from Nasjonal Samling was appointed editor for Sandefjords Presse by Anders Beggerud in 1944.^[62]: 119

Following World War II, Norway became one of the founding members of

The municipalities of Sandefjord (S),

A poll conducted by the Sandefjords Blad newspaper in January 2015 called 600 residents in Andebu, 750 in Stokke, and 1,000 in Sandefjord. All were given the question "Do you think Stokke, Andebu, and Sandefjord should establish one single municipality?". About 69% of Sandefjord residents answered "yes", while 64% (Andebu) and 61% (Stokke) answered "yes" in Stokke and Andebu.^[65]: 136

Few Stokke residents read Sandefjords Blad, the main newspaper of Sandefjord, and relatively few residents commute to the city of Sandefjord for work. Despite this, Stokke residents voted to merge with Sandefjord due to two key features: its wealth and the nearby international airport.^[65]: 72 About 78 percent of Stokke residents ultimately voted to merge into Sandefjord during the September 2015 elections.^[65]: 165

Population growth

The municipality experienced a 98.6 percent population growth from 1875 to 1900. Even not including the boundary adjustments between the municipalities of Sandar and Sandefjord in 1888, this population increase was substantially higher than most Norwegian cities. Sandar experienced the largest population growth of any Norwegian town, and over twice the growth of other towns in Vestfold County.^[42]: 111

From 1875 to 1900, the disposable income of people from Sandefjord increased by over 200 percent.^[42]: 80 Total assets in local banks also increased, and in 1895–1900, total assets went from NOK 0.6 to 1.9 million in Aktiekreditbanken and from NOK 1.1 million to 1.3 million in Sandefjords Sparebank.^[42]: 85 Even after whaling lost its importance, Sandefjord remained Norway's richest city, and from 1913 to 1917, the median income increased by over 350 percent.^[42]: 295

• 
  Postcard of Sandefjord − about 1970
• 
  Ommestadkollen
• 
  Sandefjord in 1947

Geography

Sandefjord is a coastal municipality on the western shore of the

Sandefjord has a relatively humid continental climate (Dfb) with warm summers, no dry season, and relatively much precipitation year long. During the colder season, which is from the end of November until early March, there is a 56 percent average chance that precipitation will be observed during a given day. The likelihood of snow falling is highest in late January and the season in which it is likely to snowfall spans from early November until early April. The coldest day of the year in Sandefjord is 4 February, with an average low temperature of −6 °C (21 °F) and average high of only −1 °C (30 °F).^[75]

Villages

Sandefjord Municipality includes several larger urban areas in addition to the city of Sandefjord (population: 45,816):^[67]

• Stokke (2022 pop. 4,221)
• Andebu (pop. 2,532)
• Melsomvik (pop. 2,067)
• Kodal (pop. 1,059)
• Fossnes (pop. 650)
• Høyjord (pop. 381)

A small part of Sandefjord,

Municipal council

The

Sandefjord is a stronghold for the Conservative Party.^[108] In the Norwegian local elections of 2011, 47.9% of voters voted for the Conservative Party. The right-wing parties received a total of 70.4% of the vote in Sandefjord, compared to 51.2% nationwide.^{[109][110][111][112]} The current mayor, Bjørn Ole Gleditsch, was elected in 2004 with the support of the Progress Party. Gleditsch is the wealthiest mayor to ever be elected in Norway.^[113][114] Cathrine Andersen from the Progress Party has been deputy mayor since 2015.^[115]

Demographics

According to Statistics Norway in 2017, the municipality was home to 62,622 residents. There were 2,797 vacation homes in Sandefjord as of 2018, and 2,19 people per housing unit. About 69% of residents are members of Church of Norway, 18% are unaffiliated, and 12.8% are members of other religious communities. In addition to the local Church of Norway churches, the municipality also houses various minor congregations, including an Adventist church and Methodist church.^[23]: 147

Religious minorities with congregations in town include

The largest minority groups in 2017 (first- and second generation immigrants) are Lithuanians (1.95%), Polish (1.93%), Iraqis (1.24%), Vietnamese (0.80%), Germans (0.71%), Swedes (0.69%), Kosovans (0.67%), Bosnians (0.64%), and Danes (0.51%).[119]

After the merger with Stokke and Andebu in 2017, Sandefjord has a population of over 63,000. This makes Sandefjord to the 11th most populous municipality in Norway.^{[65]: 13 [120]} It is the most populous city in Vestfold County;^[67] One in four people from Vestfold county are from Sandefjord, or 25.2 percent of the county population.^[121]

Economy

Sandefjord is the wealthiest municipality in Norway.

The largest employer, besides the municipality itself, is Jotun, which was established in Sandefjord in 1926. Jotun is now one of the world's largest manufacturers of paints and coating products.^[124][125] As of February 2017, Jotun has a presence in over 100 countries and employed 9,500 employees worldwide. The Jotun Group operates four divisions, while its head office is located in Sandefjord.^[31] As of 2016, Jotun had 9,800 employees including one thousand employees within Norway. It operated 37 factories in 21 countries and is represented in 120 countries through distributors, offices, and agents. It is owned by the Gleditsch family and Orkla ASA.^[35]: 314

While Jotun by far is the largest company in Vestfold county, the second-biggest company is Komplett. A web shop operating in all of Scandinavia, Komplett had a NOK 7.3 billion revenue in 2015 and had 800 employees.^[126]

Sandefjord had Norway's most expensive seaside vacation homes as of 2011, with an average price of NOK 7.2 million.^[127] General property values in Sandefjord appreciated 25.7 percent between 2010 and 2015.^[128]

Sandefjord is home to over two thousand vacation homes, most of which are built along the seaside.[67] Sandefjord had Norway's most expensive vacation homes as of 2012; the mean vacation home price was NOK 7.1 million in 2012.^[131]

Sandefjord may be best known for its bathing and many beaches.

Culture

Number of immigrants (1st and 2nd generation) in Sandefjord by country of origin in 2017^[134]

Ancestry	Number
Lithuania	1,121
Poland	1,111
Iraq	733
Vietnam	504
Sweden	429
Germany	423
Kosovo	408
Bosnia and Herzegovina	394
Denmark	319
Syria	298
Somalia	250
Philippines	207
Thailand	191
United Kingdom	189
Afghanistan	182

The 9th century

Sandefjord has four churches remaining from the Middle Ages: Høyjord Stave Church, Kodal Church, Skjee Church, and Andebu Church. While Andebu Church has Norway's oldest parish register (dated 1623), Høyjord Stave Church is the only stave church left in Vestfold county. Its chancel dates to the year 1100 and is the oldest part of the church. Burial mounds dating to the Viking Age can be seen around the church.^{[67][18]: 113} Sandar Church by Sandefjord Station was constructed atop of the ruins of a Medieval church dated to the 13th century. The present church, however, was erected in 1792.^{[21]: 352 [33]: 83 [139]}

Midtåsen Sculpture Park contains a collection of bronze and marble works by sculptor Knut Steen, which is housed in a pine forest pavilion overlooking Sandefjord and the Sandefjordsfjord.^[140] The former estate of shipping magnate Anders Jahre is located at Midtåsen, and is now owned by the municipality. Guided tours of the villa are available.^[141] The villa was designed by architect Arnstein Arneberg. It is located in a 60-decare (15-acre) park.^[35]: 265

Sandefjord is the city in Norway with the most sculptures per inhabitant. There are around 100 sculptures from over 50 artists and sculptors including Ørnulf Bast, Nils Aas, Dagfin Werenskiold, Knut Steen, Per Krogh, and others. Notable sculptures include the Whaler's Monument and the Sea Queen (Havdronningen) by Arnold Haukeland, which is located outside Hjertnes Civic and Theater Center.^[143] Midtåsen Sculpture Park contains a collection of bronze and marble works by Knut Steen in a park and villa designed by Arnstein Arneberg. Poseidon Sculpture Park, which is located in Badeparken, features Greek mythology sculptures by Nina Sundbye. Arne Durban's sculpture "Mother and Child" is located in the City Park (“Byparken”), while a sculpture of priest Magnus Brostrup Landstad made by Hans Holmen can be seen at Landstads plass by Sandar Church. A polar bear sculpture by Skule Waksvik is located outside Sandefjord Museum, while a whale jawbone arch is placed outside Scandic Park Hotel. A memorial to fallen sailors (Sjømannsminnesmerket) was placed outside Sandefjord Church in 1920 and was made by sculptor Gustav Lærum.^[144]

The fountain at Christopher Hvidts Plass, the Thaulow fountain, was donated to the city in 1875 by Heinrich Arnold Thaulow, the city's first physician and founder of Sandefjord Spa. It is the city's oldest sculpture and its first donation.^[35]: 335

In 2017, the NGO Art for All in the World conducted a project where seven mural artists contributed. A mural by

Sandefjord is home to Europe's only museum dedicated to whaling, which is located in the city center.^[34][139] The museum was one of the first original museums in Norway when established in 1917. Today it boasts over 150,000 photographs as well as exhibits of marine animals, a restored whale catcher, and more.^[48][146] A whale catcher named Southern Actor is docked at Museum's Wharf and is a part of the Maritime Museum. It is the only whale catcher from the Modern Whaling Epoch still to be in its original working order. It was constructed by Sevilla Whaling Co. in 1950 and brought to Sandefjord in 1989.^{[62]: 395 [147]} Museum's Wharf ("Museumsbrygga") was established in 1995 and both the Gaia ship and Southern Actor were placed at the wharf.^[62]: 394

There are six protected buildings in Sandefjord as of 2008: City Museum (Bymuseet), Maritime Museum (Sjøfartsmuséet), and the three farms Elverhøy, Nordby, and Auve farms. The city's oldest house, which is located at Skippergaten 6 and was built in 1667, is also one of the city's protected structures.^[21]: 258 The City Museum and Maritime Museum, along with Sandefjord Museum, are the three museums found in Sandefjord. Sandefjord Museum is among the world's largest whaling museums.^{[129]: 104 [23]: 140} It was established in 1917 and was a gift to the city from Lars Christensen.^{[42]: 314–315}

Transportation

European route E18 traverses the municipality. It is one of Norway's most important main roads, and makes the drive to Oslo approximately 90 minutes.^[129]: 140

Public transit

Sandefjord Station is the central train station and is served by regional trains operated by Vy. The main bus station is also located by Sandefjord Station. Fast and frequent express buses from Sandefjord shuttle along the European route E18 highway, connecting to Kristiansand and linking key resorts in Southern Norway. Trains and buses for Sandefjord leave Oslo Central Station (Oslo S) every 30 minutes, and the journey takes two hours.^[162] The public transportation system in Sandefjord is known as Vestfold Kollektivtrafikk (VKT).^[163]

Besides Sandefjord Station, additional railway stations include

Bugårds Park is the sits of Sandefjord's largest sporting grounds and facilities, including areas for soccer, tennis, frisbee golf, handball, badminton, archery, rollerskating, horseback-riding, water sports, ice hockey, and ice skating. The 60-acre (24 ha) park sits by Sandefjord High School and is also home to a walking path, duck pond and designated picnic areas. The swimming center with its 2,500-square-metre (27,000 sq ft) public pool is also located in Bugårds Park. Indoor handball courts are housed in Jotunhallen, while tennis courts are found in Pingvinhallen.^[142][165]

Sandefjord Golfbane is an 18-hole golf course located at Jåberg, about 5-kilometre (3.1 mi) from the city center. It was designed by Peter Chamberlin. It was established in August 2009.^{[35]: 125 [166]}

Professional sports

In professional ice skating, Sandefjord has been the location of Norwegian Allround Championships in 1928, 1958, and 1961.^[168]

The Gamle Stadion hosted motorcycle speedway around the pitch during the 1970s^[169] and held the final of the Norwegian Individual Speedway Championship in 1972.^[170]

Education

Notable points of interest include:^[31][178]

• Gokstad Ship
  .
• Sandefjord Museum (the Whaling Museum), Europe's only museum dedicated to the whaling industry.^{[139][179][180]}
  • Gokstad Ship
    at Museum's Wharf in Sandefjord Harbor.
  • whale-catcher turned museum ship. Only whale catcher from the Modern Whaling Epoch still to be in its original working order.^{[67][181][62]}
    ^: 395
• Whaler's Monument, rotating bronze monument, erected in honor of pioneering whalers
• Sandefjord Spa (Kurbadet), the 1899 thermal baths are housed in one of Scandinavia's largest wooden buildings.
• Bjerggata, one of the oldest parts of the city of Sandefjord with preserved wooden houses.^{[21]: 304–305 [23]: 14}
• Hjertnes Civic and Theater Center, adjacent to Badeparken and Scandic Park Hotel.
• medieval stone church. Present church was erected in 1792.^[168]
• Sandefjord Church, 1903 church, home of Sandefjord Church Bells and host of various concerts and events.
• Høyjord Stave Church, in Andebu, only preserved stave church in Vestfold County.^{[32]: 67 [18]: 113}
• Hvaltorvet Shopping Centre, largest shopping mall in Sandefjord, located in the city center.^[182]
• Harbour Chapel ("Bryggekapellet"), Europe's only floating church.^[145]: 107
• Folehavna Fort, ruins from a German fortress constructed in 1941 during the German occupation of Norway.^{[47]: 173–175 [35]: 71}
• Sundås Fort, ruins from fortifications constructed in 1899 during the Union between Sweden and Norway.^{[35]: 43 [70]}
  ^{: 347–349}
• Roman Iron Age around 1500–500 BCE.^[183]

Recreation

seamark known since the days of King Sverre.^[129]

^: 13

Sandefjord has some of Eastern Norway's largest preserved coastal recreation areas.

Yxnøy, which is one of the largest preserved nature areas along Vestfold's coast.^[47]: 177 There are 20 kilometres (12 mi) of coastal hiking trails on Østerøya peninsula, including to its southern tip where Tønsberg Barrel is located. Tønsberg Barrel is an old beacon mentioned in Sverris saga. The 20-kilometre (12 mi) coastal path at Østerøya (East Island) is an extension of the 25-kilometre (16 mi) coastal path on Vesterøya.^[184] These 45 kilometres (28 mi) of hiking trails are part of the international North Sea Trail.^[160][185] Additional hiking trails are found at Preståsen, Hjertnes Forest, Fjellvikåsen, Mokollen, Midtås, as well as the Culture Walk.^[186] There are also 100 kilometres (62 mi) of hiking trails that are attached to trailheads by Heisetra in rural Andebu.^{[35]: 31 [187][47]: 200} Sandefjord is home to ten cross-country skiing trails (loipes).^[188]

Goksjø is a 3.47-square-kilometre (1.34 sq mi) lake on the border between Sandefjord and Larvik municipalities. It is the third-largest lake in Vestfold county.^[189] Goksjø is popular for swimming, kayaking and fishing; some of the fish species found here are Northern pike, European perch, Ide, Common dace, European eel, Salmon and Brown trout.^[190] Freshwater fishing is also common by rivers such as Svartåa in Andebu and the Hagenes River in Kodal. Numedalslågen, which is considered one of Norway's best salmon fishing rivers, is located in neighboring town of Larvik.^{[123][70]: 526 [74]: 10}

Sandefjord is home to numerous campgrounds, all which are located along the seaside. Campgrounds include Asnes, Langeby, Vøra, Sjøbakken, Strand Leirsted, Solløkka, and islands such as Granholmen and Natholmen.^{[145][129]: 140 [191]} Langeby is considered Sandefjord's best beach by Frommer's^[6] and Fodor's Travel Guides,^[12]: 74 and is home to Langeby Camping which offers boat and kayak rentals. Tent camping is permitted on numerous nearby islands, including the 4.5-hectare (11-acre) Hellesøya^[192] and the 5-hectare (12-acre) Buerøya.^[193][194] Langeby lies adjacent to Vøra, a neighboring beach and campground. Vøra tends to get crowded during warm summer days due to tourism. It attracts summer vacationers from throughout Norway during warm summer months.^{[23]: 70 [13]: 36}

The archipelago of Stauper in the Tønsbergfjorden, between the island of Tjøme and the Østerøya peninsula, is particularly popular during summer months. These islands are popular for swimming, kayaking, boating, and camping. It consists of four larger islands, four small islands, and a number of islets.^{[47]: 181 [35]: 291}

Tent camping is permitted in forests, a minimum of 150 metres (490 ft) from the nearest settlement.^{[195][40]: 86}

Beaches

Sandefjord's 146 kilometres (91 mi) of coastline is home to various beaches:^{[196][197][198]}

• Asnes (West Island): Campground, convenience store, public restrooms, diving boards, sloping rocks.
• Flautangen (East Island): Firepits, fishing, public restrooms.
• Folehavna (West Island): Hiking trails, fishing, sloping rocks. Ruins from a German fortress built in 1941.^{[47]: 173–175 [35]: 71}
• Fruvika (West Island): Firepits, benches, public restrooms.
• Granholmen (islet): Campground, convenience store, public restrooms, pier, boat rentals, playground.
• Grubesand (West Island): 100-meter beach with hiking trails, firepits, sloping rocks, picnic tables, fishing, and public restrooms.
• Langeby (West Island): Campground, convenience store, fishing, boat pier, restrooms, sloping rocks, floating platform, diving boards, showers, volleyball court, soccer field, playground.
• Sandtangen (Goksjø Lake): Freshwater beach with pier and floating platform.
• Skjellvika (Østerøya): Oceanside pier, diving boards, hiking trails, floating platform, sloping rocks.
• Strømbadet (city center): floating jetty for swimming in the Sandefjord Harbor. Access from Hjertnesstranda.
• Tangen (Vesterøya): Diving boards, floating platform, soccer field, playground, volleyball court, benches, toilets.
• Truber and
  Yxnøy
  (East Island): Sloping rocks, public restrooms, hiking trails, picnic tables.
• Vøra (Vesterøya): Campground, convenience store, volleyball court, public restroom, playground, soccer field, floating platform.

Additional beaches include Bogen (Nallberg), Brunstad, Kleivern, Korsvik, Kulerødvannet, Sandbånn and Rossnesodden (Melsomvik), Storevar, Stålerødvannet, Ertsvika, Strandvika, Albertstranda, Ormestadvika, Trollsvann, and Vårnes.^[199]

Several islands with beaches are only accessible by boat, including Gokstadholmen, Lindholmen, Gåsø, Furuholmen, Gåsøkalven, Ravnø, Buerøya and Hellesøya.^[197][200]

The lake Goksjø is home to beaches such as Gubbetangen and Sandtangen.^[201]

In the early 1940s, Sandefjord's mayor Frithjof Holtedahl acquired the beaches of Asnes on Vesterøya and Skjellvika on Østerøya. Mayor Holtedahl was also instrumental in acquiring the beach Vøra in 1943.^[62]: 132

Nature preserves

The early 1980s saw the establishment of several nature preserves in Sandefjord, including at Fokserød, Strandvika, Hemskilen, and Vøra.^[62]: 397

Sandefjord is home to 16

nature preserves as of 2017:^[67][202]

• Dalaåsen (
  beech forest
  )
• Flisefyr-Hidalen (forest)
• Storås and Spirås (forest)
• Veggermyra og Nordre Skarsholttjønn (marsh)
• protected landscape
  )
• Robergvannet (wetland)
• Melsom (plant- and
  wildlife preserve
  )
• Napperødtjern (riparian forest)
• Fokserød (beech forest)
• Holtan (plant preserve)
• Strandvika (riparian forest)
• Hemskilen (wetland)
• Vøra (geological area)
• Akersvannet (marsh)

Public parks

Public parks in Sandefjord include:^[203]

• Bugårdsparken ("the Bugårds Park"), 60-acre park that is home to Storstadion, a 20-acre duck pond, public pools, ice-skating rink, and a sports facilities.
• Byparken ("the Town Park"), built after the town fire of 1900. Home of the statue Mother and Child by Arne Durban.^{[13]: 60–61} The decision to establish a city park was made by the city council on 28 June 1901. In 1906, enough funds had been received to secure the land. The park has a cubic stone pedestal gifted to the city in May 1995 from Sandefjord Rotary. On this pedestal is where the "sculpture of the month" has been placed every month since 1995.^[204][205]
• Badeparken ("the bathing park"), 15-acre city park with fitness trail, an amphitheater, and playground, adjacent to Scandic Park Hotel and Hjertnes Civic and Theater Center
  • Poseidon Sculpture Park, sculpture park by Nina Sundbye established in 1995
• Andebuparken, park in the center of Andebu
• Sandefjord Hundepark (Sandefjord Dog Park), dog park near Sandefjord Upper Secondary School managed by Sandefjord hundeklubb
• Midtåsen Sculpture Park, 15-acre park at Anders Jahre's former villa, sculptures and views of the Sandefjordsfjord. The park was dedicated to artist Knut Steen.^[35]: 265
• Hjertnesstranda ("the Hjertnes Beach"), park at the harbor-front with barbecue grills, sand volleyball fields, benches, public toilets.
  • Sandefjord Skatepark
• Kirkeparken ("the church park"), park immediately west of Sandefjord Church.^[21]: 330
• Preståsen, park and recreation area situated on a 44-metre (144 ft) high hill overlooking the city. Preståsen has various hiking trails, benches, a playground, barbecue sites, a water fountain, and Brydedammen, which is a large pond. It has two access points from Bjerggata in the city center.^{[33]: 14–15}

Fauna

Wildlife includes the

Gray wolf, Eurasian lynx, Wolverine and Brown bear

.

Wolves are extremely rare in Sandefjord, although they have been observed on numerous occasions.[208]^[209] A wolf shot in neighboring Lardal in 2013 was the first wolf killed in Vestfold County in over 100 years.^[210]

Slowworm is considered a lizard.^[70]

^: 22

Notable residents

Main category: People from Sandefjord

Business & Public Service

• Christen Christensen (1845–1923), a Norwegian shipyard and ship-owner
• Johan Bryde (1858–1925), a ship owner and whaler, set up a whaling station in South Africa
• South Georgia
• Olaf Alfred Hoffstad (1865–1943), a botanist, school principal and Mayor of Sandefjord, 1911/1934
• fur trader in Alaska
  , Canada, and the northern Pacific
• Lars Christensen (1884–1965), a Norwegian shipowner and whaling magnate
• Ole Aanderud Larsen (1884–1964), a ship designer and co-founder of the paint company Jotun
• Ingrid Christensen (1891–1976), a polar explorer who was the first woman to set foot on Antarctica
• Anders Jahre (1891–1982), a shipping magnate
• Odd Gleditsch, Sr. (1895–1990), a business entrepreneur and co-founder of the paint company Jotun
• aerodynamicist
• Anton Fredrik Klaveness (1903–1981), a Norwegian equestrian and ship-owner
• Karenanne Gussgard (born 1940), a retired justice of the Supreme Court of Norway 1990/2010
• Bjørn Ole Gleditsch (born 1963), an heir to paint company Jotun; Mayor of Sandefjord since 2003
• Marie Benedicte Bjørnland (born 1965), the head of the Norwegian Police Security Service from 2012 to 2019
• Frederic Hauge (born 1965), an environmental activist who founded and runs Bellona Foundation

The Arts

• Ole Windingstad (1886–1959), a Norwegian conductor, pianist and composer
• UiO
• Teddy Nelson (1939–1992), a country music singer, sang with Skeeter Davis
• Dag Solstad (born 1941), a Norwegian novelist, short-story writer and dramatist
• Lorene Yarnell (1944–2010), a dancer and actress, one of an American mime duo
• Karin Fossum (born 1954), a Norwegian author of crime fiction; the "Norwegian queen of crime"
• Bent Hamer (born 1956, a film director, writer and producer^[212]
• Nils Mathisen (born 1959), a musician and composer who plays keyboards, violin, guitar and bass
• Anita Hegerland (born 1961), a singer^[213]
• Finn Gjerdrum (born 1961), a Norwegian film producer^[214]
• Ole Mathisen (born 1965), a saxophone and clarinet musician and composer
• Hans Mathisen (born 1967), a guitarist
• Petter Wettre (born 1967), a jazz musician (Saxophone) and composer
• Per Mathisen (born 1969), a bassist and composer
• Thomas Numme (born 1970), a television host
• Espen Sandberg (born 1971), a Norwegian film director and advertising producer^[215]
• Joachim Rønning (born 1972), a film director^[216]
• Ina Wroldsen (born 1984), a Norwegian singer and songwriter
• Per Fredrik Åsly (born 1986) known as PelleK, an actor, composer, singer, and YouTuber^[217]
• Tor Eckhoff (1964–2021), an adventurer and YouTuber
• Lukas Zabulionis (born 1992), a saxophonist and composer who lives in Sandefjord

Sport

• Thorbjørn Svenssen (1924–2011), a footballer with a then record of 104 caps for Norway
• Solfrid Johansen (born 1956), a sport rower, came 4th & 5th at 1976 & 1984 Summer Olympics
• Erik Bjørkum (born 1965), a sailor and team silver medallist at the 1988 Summer Olympics
• Ronny Johnsen (born 1969), a footballer with 384 club caps and 62 for Norway
• Morten Fevang (born 1975), a football midfielder with 400 club caps
• Geir Ludvig Fevang (born 1980), a retired football midfielder with 390 club caps

In popular culture

• Both directors of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017), Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg, are from Sandefjord.
• Hodet over vannet (1993) was filmed at Yxney on Østerøya in Sandefjord.^{[21]: 74 [218]} The 1996-remake is starring Cameron Diaz.
• Deadline Torp (2005), Norwegian film based on the 1994 Torp hostage crisis. It was directed by Nils Gaup and written by Jo Nesbø.^[219][220]
• An episode, "Power Junkies" (season 1), of Outrageous Acts of Science (2012) was partly shot in Sandefjord.^[221]
• Episode #5.26 of the British TV series Coach Trip (2010) was shot in Sandefjord.^[222]
• Den starkaste (1929), Swedish silent film partly shot in Sandefjord.^[223]
• Valfångare (1939), Swedish movie filmed in Sandefjord.^[224][225] It was directed by Anders Henrikson and Tancred Ibsen
  .
• Music video for "Belinda" (2021) by Marcus & Martinus was shot at Sandefjord Airport
• "Sang til Sandefjord", song played daily by Sandefjord Church
• Music video for "The Cabin" (2013) by Ylvis was shot in Andebu, Sandefjord.^[226]
• Music video for "Hvalfangsmuseet" (2011) by
  Bare Egil Band was shot in Sandefjord.^[227]
• The Machinery (2020–), Viaplay TV show featuring Kristoffer Joner. It is based in and filmed in Sandefjord. Filming began in Sandefjord in 2019.^[228][229]

Sandefjord is mentioned in a number of songs, including "

Erik og Kriss), "Vanvittig Utopi II" (Gatas Parlament), "Så Det På TV" (Postgirobygget), and "Helt om natten, helt om dagen" (Lars Vaular

).

Gallery

• 
  17 May parade, 2016
• 
  Tønsberg Barrel at the southern tip of Østerøya
• 
  Sandefjord in 1848, painting
• 
  Sandefjord Church
• 
  Seaside entry to Sandefjord
• 
  Gokstad Mound
• 
  Grans Brewery
• 
  Typical house in Bjerggata
• 
  Sandefjord, spring 2019
• 
  Clarion Collection

  Hotel Atlantic
• 
  Sandefjord High School

  is Norway's largest.
• 
  City Park (Byparken)

See also

• List of schools in Sandefjord
• Sandefjords Blad (local newspaper)
• Larvik and Sandefjord metropolitan region
• Sang til Sandefjord

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External links

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• Municipal fact sheet from Statistics Norway (in Norwegian)
• Vestfold travel guide from Wikivoyage
• Sandefjord travel guide from Wikivoyage
• Whaling Museum
• Sandefjord Public Library (in Norwegian)
• The local history society "Gamle Sandefjord" – "Old Sandefjord" (in Norwegian)
• A local history society dedicated to the erstwhile municipality of Sandar – Sandar Historielag i Sandefjord (in Norwegian)
• A biographical dictionary of the population of the town of Sandefjord in 1801, in Norwegian
• A blog-format collection of potted biographies of people in Sandefjord who turn up in the sources as of 1762 as well as occasional articles based on that material, mostly in Norwegian