Holmestrand

Holmestrand
View of the town harbour
View of the town harbour
Holmestrand is located in Vestfold
Holmestrand
Holmestrand
Location of the town
Holmestrand is located in Norway
Holmestrand
Holmestrand
Holmestrand (Norway)
Coordinates: 59°29′15″N 10°19′03″E / 59.48761°N 10.31758°E / 59.48761; 10.31758
CountryNorway
RegionEastern Norway
CountyVestfold
DistrictJarlsberg
MunicipalityHolmestrand Municipality
Established as 
Ladested1744
Kjøpstad1752
Area
 • Total4.52 km2 (1.75 sq mi)
Elevation3 m (10 ft)
Population
 (2024)[2]
 • Total8,258
 • Density1,826/km2 (4,730/sq mi)
DemonymHolmestranding
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
3080 Holmestrand

Holmestrand is a town[1] in Holmestrand Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The town is the administrative centre of the municipality. It is located along the shore of the Ytre Oslofjord, about 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) northwest of the town of Horten and about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) south of the village of Sande i Vestfold. The large town of Drammen lies about 30 kilometres (19 mi) to the north.[4]

The 4.52-square-kilometre (1,120-acre) town has a population (2024) of 8,258 and a population density of 1,826 inhabitants per square kilometre (4,730/sq mi).[2][4]

  1. ^ a b In the Norwegian language, the word by can be translated as "town" or "city".
  2. ^ a b c Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2023). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
  3. ^ "Holmestrand by". yr.no. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  4. ^ a b Mæhlum, Lars, ed. (20 December 2023). "Holmestrand (tettsted)". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 24 March 2024.