Holmestrand Municipality
Holmestrand kommune | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Vestfold within Norway | |
 Holmestrand within Vestfold | |
| Coordinates: 59°29′43″N 10°14′55″E / 59.49528°N 10.24861°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Vestfold |
| District | Jarlsberg |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
| • Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
| Administrative centre | Holmestrand |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023) | Alf Johan Svele (H) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 432.35 km2 (166.93 sq mi) |
| • Land | 411.81 km2 (159.00 sq mi) |
| • Water | 20.54 km2 (7.93 sq mi) 4.8% |
| • Rank | #228 in Norway |
| Population (2024) | |
| • Total | 26,872 |
| • Rank | #45 in Norway |
| • Density | 62.2/km2 (161/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) |  +19% |
| Demonym | Holmestranding[1] |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Neutral |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-3903[3] |
| Website | Official website |
is a municipality in Vestfold, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Jarlsberg. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Holmestrand. Some of the notable villages in Holmestrand include Eidsfoss, Eikeberg, Gullhaug, Hof, Klever, Sande, Selvik, and Sundbyfoss.[4]
The 432-square-kilometre (167 sq mi) municipality is the 228th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Holmestrand is the 45th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 26,872. The municipality's population density is 62.2 inhabitants per square kilometre (161/sq mi) and its population has increased by 19% over the previous 10-year period.[5][6]
- ^ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
- ^ "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
- ^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (26 January 2023). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.
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snlwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå. "Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M)" (in Norwegian).
- ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå. "09280: Area of land and fresh water (km²) (M)" (in Norwegian).