Sande
Sande i Vestfold | |
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Village | |
 View of the village | |
  Sande Location of the village  Sande Sande (Norway) | |
| Coordinates: 59°35′12″N 10°12′29″E / 59.58679°N 10.20808°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| Region | Eastern Norway |
| County | Vestfold |
| District | Jarlsberg |
| Municipality | Holmestrand Municipality |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.36 km2 (0.53 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 16 m (52 ft) |
| Population (2023)[1] | |
| • Total | 2,342 |
| • Density | 1,727/km2 (4,470/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Post Code | 3070 Sande i Vestfold |
Sande or Sande i Vestfold is a village in Holmestrand Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The village is located along the Sandebukta bay off the Ytre Oslofjord about 60 kilometres (37 mi) south of Oslo (about 50 minutes driving time). There are several nearby villages around Sande including the villages of Klever and Eikeberg about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) to the north, the village of Selvik about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) to the southeast, the town of Holmestrand about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) to the south, and the village of Hof about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) to the west. The European route E18 highway and the Vestfoldbanen railway line both past through the village of Sande.[3]
The 1.36-square-kilometre (340-acre) village has a population (2023) of 2,342 and a population density of 1,727 inhabitants per square kilometre (4,470/sq mi).[1] In recent years the village of Sande has grown significantly due to many new apartments and stores.
The newspaper Sande Avis is published in Sande.[4] Portions of the 1973 Olsenbanden movie Olsenbanden tar gull from were filmed in Sande. Another portion was filmed in Stavern.
- ^ a b c Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2023). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
- ^ "Sande, Holmestrand". yr.no. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
- ^ Thorsnæs, Geir; Lundbo, Sten, eds. (17 January 2024). "Sande (tidligere kommune i Vestfold)". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- ^ Smith-Meyer, Trond, ed. (12 February 2024). "Sande Avis". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 27 February 2024.