Nøtterøy is an island and a former

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in the present-day municipality of

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. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Borgheim. The

parish A parish is a territorial entity in many Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest, often termed a parish priest, who might be assisted by one o ...

of ''Nøtterø'' was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). Two islands were later transferred from the municipality of Stokke to Nøtterøy: Håøya (in 1901) and

Veierland Veierland is a populated, carfree island in Færder municipality, Norway. A ferry service operated by Jutøya AS connects the island with the nearby, larger island of Nøtterøy. The island also has a permanent ferry link to Engø peninsula in ...

(in 1964). The whole municipality was made up of a small island group south of

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municipality, including the islands of Nøtterøy, Føynland,

, and about 175 smaller islands. Nøtterøy includes the villages of Borgheim, Glomstein, Teie, and Torød. As 2010, 16,418 of the municipality lived within the town of

, an urban area shared between the two municipalities. It is the largest island in

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County. The highest point on Nøtterøy Island is Vetan with an elevation of 99.7 meters. The mountain has been operated by the

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since 1897. The military currently operates a radio station at Vetan.

General information

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Nøtterøy Church

Nøtterøy Church (''Nøtterøy kirke'') is the main church in Nøtterøy parish. The church was originally built ca. 1100. It was constructed of the granite in

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style. The church was extended eastward in 1839 and 1883. In the midst of the church hangs a huge chandelier, which was bestowed as gift in 1868. It has approximately 600 seats and two galleries. Nøtterøy rectory is located west of church.

Name

The

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form of the name was ''Njótarvin'' (Njotarin) from Njót and vin. The name of the

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"Njót" and "vin" meaning pastures or farm.Nøtterø En Bygdebok
(1922) The name is probably derived from the verb ''njóta'' which means to "enjoy" or "benefit from". Prior to 1918, the island was known by its

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name, ''"Nøtterø"''.

Coat-of-arms

The

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is from modern times. They were granted on 24 October 1986. The arms show a silver

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on a blue background. It is an appropriate symbol for the municipality which consists of islands and is dependent on fishing and sailing. The anchor was already used in the 17th century as a local symbol.

Notable residents

* Trygve Bratteli,

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Fred Anton Maier Fred Anton Maier (15 December 1938 – 9 June 2015) was a speed skater from Norway. He was among the dominating skaters throughout the 1960s, specialising in the longer distances. __NOTOC__ Maier won four Olympic medals: silver on the 10,000&nb ...

, speed skater * Jan P. Syse, Prime minister of Norway * Tor Thodesen, Professional football manager

References

External links

* *
Municipal fact sheet
from Statistics Norway *
Remnants of the German gun battery from WW2Nøtterøy kulturhus website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Notteroy Islands of Vestfold og Telemark Færder Former municipalities of Norway Populated places disestablished in 2018