Sandefjord (town)
Sandefjord | ||
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Ladested 1680 | | |
Kjøpstad | 1845 | |
Area | ||
• Total | 24.19 km2 (9.34 sq mi) | |
Elevation | 5 m (16 ft) | |
Population (2022)[2] | ||
• Total | 45,816 | |
• Density | 1,894/km2 (4,910/sq mi) | |
Demonym | Sandefjording | |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) | |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) | |
Post Code | 3210 Sandefjord |
Sandefjord (Norwegian pronunciation:
The city is known for its rich
The Church of Norway has several churches in the city of Sandefjord including Sandefjord Church, Sandar Church, Bugården Church, and Vesterøy Church.
Sandefjord has numerous nicknames, including the
History
Sandefjord has been inhabited for thousands of years.[13]: 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.[14]
The Vikings lived in Sandefjord and surrounding areas about 1,000 years ago, and numerous Viking artifacts and monuments can be found in Sandefjord.
The town of Sandefjord was established as a
Over time, the city-municipality was enlarged. On 1 January 1889, a part of the neighboring municipality of Sandeherred (population: 318) was transferred into Sandefjord. In 1931, an area of the neighboring municipality of Sandar (population: 66) was transferred into Sandefjord. In 1950, another area of the neighboring municipality of Sandar (population: 226) was transferred into Sandefjord. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1968 the city-municipality of Sandefjord (population: 6,242) was merged into the surrounding municipality of Sandar (population: 24,898), creating a much larger municipality which was also named Sandefjord. Prior to the merger, the city and municipality were one and the same, but after the merger, the city was just one small part of a much larger municipality.[16]
Etymology
The name Sandefjord was first mentioned in chapter 169 of
Gallery
See also
References
- ^ a b In the Norwegian language, the word by can be translated as "town" or "city".
- ^ a b c Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2022). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
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- ^ Rygh, Oluf (1907). Norske gaardnavne: Jarlsberg og Larviks amt (in Norwegian) (6 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 260.
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