Tønsberg,historically Tunsberg,is a city in Tønsberg Municipality in Vestfold county,Norway. It is located about 102 kilometres south-southwest of the capital city of Oslo on the western coast of the Oslofjord near its mouth onto the Skagerrak. The city is the most populous metropolis in Vestfold county. Tønsberg also serves as the administrative centre for Vestfold county and the seat of the County Governor of Vestfold og Telemark.
Tunsberg is a diocese of the Church of Norway. It includes all of the parishes located within the counties of Vestfold and Buskerud,with the cathedral located in the city of Tønsberg. The Diocese of Tunsberg consists of the cathedral deanery and eight rural deaneries.
Mona Scobie Røkke was a Norwegian and politician for the Conservative Party. She was the Minister of Justice from 1981 to 1985.
Tjølling is a former municipality in Vestfold county,Norway. The 70-square-kilometre (27 sq mi) municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1988. The area is now part of Larvik Municipality. The administrative centre was the village of Tjøllingvollen. Other villages in Tjølling included Hem,Rekkevik,and Ula.
Lesbian,gay,bisexual,and transgender (LGBT) rights in Lithuania have evolved rapidly over the years,although LGBT people still face some legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBT residents. Both male and female expressions of same-sex sexual activity are legal in Lithuania,but neither civil same-sex partnership nor same-sex marriages are available,meaning that there is no legal recognition of same-sex couples.
Trandumskogen is a forest located in Ullensaker,Akershus county,Norway. It was the site of one of the first discoveries in May 1945 of German mass graves in Norway. The German executioner Oskar Hans was the officer in command of the unit performing the executions.
Hans Johan Røsjorde is a Norwegian politician for the Progress Party. A former member of parliament specializing in defense matters,Røsjorde has resigned from active politics and served as County Governor of Oslo and Akershus from 2001 to 2011.
Gaysir is a Norwegian website,aimed mainly at gay,bisexual and trans people. Gaysir was one of Norway's first web communities,and,in 2007,had approximately 50 000 unique visitors per week.
Events in the year 1947 in Norway.
Per Arne Lodding Olsen was a Norwegian politician who served as a Member of Parliament for the Progress Party,where he held the position as second deputy leader. He served as the governor of Vestfold from 2016 to 2019,and from 2019 until his death was the Governor of Vestfold og Telemark,elected by the King-in-Council. While Vestfold and Telemark merged on 1 January 2020,the office of the Governor was merged a year before,on 1 January 2019.
Gay Kids –Kule barn som ogsåfinnes (2008) is a non-fiction Norwegian book that attempts to educate children about gay and lesbian identities.
Events in the year 1971 in Norway.
Ann-Kristin Olsen is a Norwegian jurist and civil servant. Known as the first female chief of police in Norway,and the first female Governor of Svalbard. She served as County Governor of Vest-Agder from 1998 until her retirement in 2015.
The Medal of St. Hallvard is the highest award of the City of Oslo,Norway. It is awarded to people who have made a particularly noteworthy contribution to the City of Oslo. It is named after the city's patron,Saint Hallvard. The medal was designed by goldsmith Jacob Prytz (1886–1962) of the jewelry firm J. Tostrup in Oslo. It has been awarded since 1956.
Stian Berger Røsland is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party. He succeeded Erling Lae as Governing Mayor of Oslo in 2009. He served until 2015,when he was replaced by Labour politician Raymond Johansen after the Conservatives and allies narrowly lost the majority in Oslo city council in the 2015 local elections. He also served as commissioner of finance under Erling Lae from 2007 to 2009.
Events in the year 2022 in Norway.
Byavisa Sandefjord,known as Vestfold Blad until 2014,was a local free newspaper in Sandefjord,Norway. Owned by the media conglomerate Content Media,the paper was published weekly and later biweekly,and competed with Sandefjords Blad. Founded in 2010,Byavisa Sandefjord ran on deficits for most of its existence,before 2018,when the paper was shut down.
Hof is a former municipality in Vestfold county,Norway. The 163-square-kilometre (63 sq mi) municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 2018. The area is now part of Holmestrand Municipality in the traditional district of Jarlsberg. The administrative centre was the village of Hof. Other villages in the municipality included Eidsfoss and Sundbyfoss.
