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Vestfold is a county and a current electoral district in Eastern Norway. Located on the western shore of the Oslofjord, it borders Buskerud and Telemark counties. The county administration is located in Tønsberg, Norway's oldest city, and the largest city is Sandefjord. With the exception of the city-county of Oslo, Vestfold is the smallest county in Norway by area. Vestfold was until 2019 the only county in which all municipalities had declared Bokmål to be their sole official written form of the Norwegian language.
Re is a former municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The 225-square-kilometre (87 sq mi) municipality existed from 2000 until its dissolution in 2020. The area is now part of Tønsberg Municipality. The administrative centre was the village of Revetal. Other villages in the municipality included Ramnes, Brekkeåsen, Bergsåsen, Gretteåsen, Undrumsdal, Fon, Vivestad.
is a municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Jarlsberg. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Horten. Other population centers in Horten Municipality include the town of Åsgårdstrand and the villages of Nykirke, Skoppum, and Borre. The municipality is located on a peninsula along the Ytre Oslofjord.
Norway is divided into 15 administrative regions, called counties which until 1918 were known as amter. The counties form the first-level administrative divisions of Norway and are further subdivided into 356 municipalities. The island territories of Svalbard and Jan Mayen are outside the county division and ruled directly at the national level. The capital Oslo is both a county and a municipality.
Follo is one of three traditional and judicional districts in the former fylke (county) of Akershus, Norway - south east of Oslo towards the county of Østfold, the other two regions being Romerike and Asker og Bærum. Follo borders Oslo to the North-West, fellow Akershus district Romerike to the North-East and East, and Østfold to the south.
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The Vestfold Line is a 137.79-kilometer (85.62 mi) railway line which runs between Drammen and Eidanger in Norway. The line connects to the Drammen Line at the northern terminus at Drammen Station and continues as the Bratsberg Line past Skien Station. The line is exclusively used for passenger trains, which are provided by Vy, which connect northwards to Oslo and south-westwards to Grenland. The 13-kilometer (8.1 mi) section from Eidanger to Skien is often colloquially included in the Vestfold Line.The standard gauge line is electrified at 15 kV 16.7 Hz AC and has twelve remaining stations. The Vestfold Line runs through the coastal region of Vestfold and serves major towns including Holmestrand, Tønsberg, Sandefjord and Larvik, as well as Sandefjord Airport, Torp.
Skoppum is a village in Horten Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The village is located about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) to the southwest of the town of Horten, about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) to the west of the village of Borre, about 5.5 kilometres (3.4 mi) to the northwest of the town of Åsgårdstrand, about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) south of the village of Nykirke, and about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) to the east of the village of Revetal (in Tønsberg Municipality.
Nykirke is a village in Horten Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The village is located along the European route E18 highway about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) to the west of the town of Horten, about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) to the south of the town of Holmestrand, and about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) to the north of the village of Skoppum.
Borre is a village in Horten Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The village is located about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) south of the town of Horten, along the shores of the Ytre Oslofjord. It sits about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) north of the town of Åsgårdstrand and about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) east of the village of Skoppum.
John Utheim was a Norwegian teacher and politician for the Liberal Party.
The Horten Line was a 7.0-kilometer (4.3 mi) branch railway line of the Vestfold Line which ran from Skoppum to Horten, Norway. The line opened as a narrow gauge line on 13 October 1881, the same day as the Vestfold Line. The latter had been proposed to run through Horten, but instead a branch line was chosen. The Horten Line converted to standard gauge in 1949 and electrified in 1957. Passenger transport ran until 1968 and freight trains until 2002. The line was demolished in 2009. Skoppum Station and Borre Station have both been preserved as examples of Balthazar Lange's Swiss chalet style architecture.
Vestfold Hospital Trust is a public health trust which serves Vestfold, Norway. Its main facility is Tønsberg Hospital, which supplements divisions in Larvik and Stavern. As of 2019, the hospital had 5,400 employees. The hospital was founded in 1870. It was merged with Horten Hospital, originally the Navy Hospital, established in 1828, in 1998, and merged with Sandefjord Hospital and Larvik Hospital in 2000, and with the Psychiatry of Vestfold Trust in 2012. It is owned by the Norwegian state through Southern and Eastern Norway Regional Health Authority.
Sportsklubben Falk is a Norwegian sports club from Horten, Vestfold. It has sections for association football and handball.
Rana District Court was a district court in Nordland county, Norway. The court was based in the town of Mo i Rana. The court existed from 1859 until 2021. It served the central part of the county which included the municipalities of Rana, Hemnes, Nesna, Lurøy, Træna, and Rødøy. Cases from this court could be appealed to Hålogaland Court of Appeal. The court was led by the chief judge Rolf Selfors, who also lead the neighboring Alstahaug District Court and Brønnøy District Court at the time of the court's dissolution. This court employed a chief judge, two other judges, and two prosecutors.
Maria-Karine Aasen-Svensrud is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. She was elected representative to the Storting from Vestfold for the period 2017–2021, and re-elected in 2021.
Vestfold og Telemark was a county in Norway, which existed from 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2023. The county was the southernmost one of Eastern Norway and consisted of two distinct and separate traditional regions: the former counties of Telemark and Vestfold. The capital was located in the town of Skien, which was also the county's largest city. While Skien was the seat of the county municipality, the seat of the County Governor was Tønsberg. It bordered the counties of Viken, Vestland, Rogaland and Agder until its dissolution.
Vestfold District Court is a district court located in Vestfold county, Norway. This court is based at three different courthouses which are located in Tønsberg, Larvik, and Horten. The court serves the 6 municipalities in Vestfold. The court in Larvik accepts cases from the municipalities of Larvik and Sandefjord. The court in Horten accepts cases from the municipalities of Horten and Holmestrand. The court in Tønsberg accepts cases from the municipalities of Tønsberg and Færder. The court is subordinate to the Agder Court of Appeal.
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- ↑ Nordre Vestfold District Court (in English)
