Ramnes

Ramnes
Village
View of the local Ramnes Church
View of the local Ramnes Church
Ramnes is located in Vestfold
Ramnes
Ramnes
Location of the village
Ramnes is located in Norway
Ramnes
Ramnes
Ramnes (Norway)
Coordinates: 59°20′50″N 10°15′07″E / 59.34716°N 10.25208°E / 59.34716; 10.25208
CountryNorway
RegionEastern Norway
CountyVestfold
DistrictJarlsberg
MunicipalityTønsberg Municipality
Elevation19 m (62 ft)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
3175 Ramnes

Ramnes is a village in Tønsberg Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The village is located about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) to the northwest of the city of Tønsberg, about 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) to the northwest of the village of Linnestad, about 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) to the southwest of the villages of Bergsåsen/Revetal, and about 7.5 kilometres (4.7 mi) to the south of the village of Fon.[2]

Historically, Ramnes was the administrative centre of the old Ramnes Municipality which existed from 1838 until 2002 when Ramnes Municipality and Våle Municipality were merged to form Re Municipality.[2]

  1. ^ "Ramnes, Tønsberg". yr.no. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  2. ^ a b Thorsnæs, Geir; Lundbo, Sten; Mæhlum, Lars, eds. (1 January 2024). "Ramnes". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 5 February 2024.