Ramnes Municipality
Ramnes kommune | |
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Ramnes herred (historic name) | |
Coordinates: 59°20′50″N 10°15′07″E / 59.34716°N 10.25208°E | |
Country | Norway |
County | Vestfold |
District | Jarlsberg |
Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
• Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
Disestablished | 1 Jan 2002 |
• Succeeded by | Re Municipality |
Administrative centre | Ramnes |
Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 138 km2 (53 sq mi) |
Demonym | Ramnessokning[1] |
Official language | |
• Norwegian form | Neutral[2] |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | NO-0718[4] |
Ramnes is a former municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The 138-square-kilometre (53 sq mi)[5] municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 2002. The area is now part of Tønsberg Municipality. The administrative centre was the village of Ramnes (sometimes called Tingvoll). Other villages in Ramnes included Vivestad, Fon, Bergsåsen, and Linnestad.[6]