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Åsgårdstrand
Åsgårdstrand (historically spelled ''Aasgaardstrand'') is a small port List of towns and cities in Norway, town in both Horten Municipality, Horten and Tønsberg Municipality, Tønsberg municipalities in Vestfold county, Norway. The town is located along the shore of the Ytre Oslofjord, about south of the Horten (town), town of Horten, about to the north of the Tønsberg, town of Tønsberg, and about south of the capital city of Oslo. The villages of Borre, Norway, Borre and Skoppum both lie a short distance northwest of Åsgårdstrand. The town has a population (2023) of 2959 and a population density of . Most of the town lies within Horten Municipality, but a area of the town with 56 residents crosses over into the neighboring Tønsberg Municipality. The village of Åsgårdstrand was established as a ladested (small town/seaport) in 1650. On 1 January 1838, the small town was established as a municipality (see formannskapsdistrikt law). On 1 January 1965, Åsgårdstran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horten Municipality
Horten () 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. The municipality is the 340th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Horten is the 42nd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 27,682. The municipality's population density is and its population has increased by 4.1% over the previous 10-year period. Borre National Park contains the largest known burial site in Scandinavia. It also has the largest collection of king's graves in Scandinavia. The local newspaper in Horten is named , and covers mostly local news. The Bastøy Prison is located on the island of Bastøy which is located in the Ytre Oslofjord an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vestfold
Vestfold () is a county and a current electoral district in 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 is located west of the Oslofjord, as the name indicates. It includes many smaller, but well-known towns in Norway, such as Holmestrand, Horten, Åsgårdstrand, Tønsberg, Sandefjord, Larvik and Stavern; these towns run from Oslo in an almost constant belt of urban areas along the coast, ending in Grenland in neighbouring county Telemark. The river Numedalslågen runs through the county. Many islands are located at the coast. Vestfold is mostly dominated by lowland and is among the best agricultural areas of Norway. Winters last about three months, while pleasant summer temperatures last from May to Septe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edvard Munch
Edvard Munch ( ; ; 12 December 1863 – 23 January 1944) was a Norwegian painter. His 1893 work ''The Scream'' has become one of Western art's most acclaimed images. His childhood was overshadowed by illness, bereavement and the dread of inheriting a mental condition that ran in the family. Studying at the Norwegian National Academy of Fine Arts, Royal School of Art and Design in Kristiania (Oslo), Munch began to live a bohemian life under the influence of the nihilist Hans Jæger, who urged him to paint his own emotional and psychological state ('Expressionism, soul painting'); from this emerged his distinctive style. Travel brought new influences and outlets. In Paris, he learned much from Paul Gauguin, Vincent van Gogh and Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, especially their use of color. In Berlin, he met the Swedish dramatist August Strindberg, whom he painted, as he embarked on a major series of paintings he would later call ''The Frieze of Life'', depicting a series of deeply-fel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Towns And Cities In Norway
This is a list of towns and cities in Norway. The Norwegian language word means a town or city–there is no distinction between the two words as there is in English. Historically, the designation of town/city was granted by the king, but since 1996 that authority was given to the local Municipal council (Norway), municipal councils for each municipality in Norway. In Norway today, there are 108 towns/cities, but they have no legal authority or powers and they are not an administrative body, it is simply a designation. All local government rests with the municipality which may or may not have a town/city located within it. History Historically, the words (market town), (small seaport), or were used for a town or city. Each of these were granted certain special Town privileges, rights based on their classification and they did hold administrative authority within their borders. A ladested was subordinate to a kjøpstad and over time some of the ladesteds were "upgraded" to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Borre Municipality
Borre is a former municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1988. Borre was merged with Horten in 1988, and the new municipality bore the name Borre until after a public referendum regarding the name in 2002. The administrative centre was the village of Borre. Other villages in Borre included Skoppum and Nykirke. After 1965, Åsgårdstrand was also part of Borre. The main churches in Borre were Borre Church and Nykirke Church. The historic Borre mound cemetery was located in the municipality. History The parish of Borre was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). On 1 January 1858, the small town of Horten (population: 4,636) was separated from Borre Municipality when it was designated as a ladested, making it a separate urban municipality. This left Borre as a rural municipality with 2,954 residents. On 1 August 1921, an area of Borre (population: 287) was transferred in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Formannskapsdistrikt
() was the name of a Norwegian self-governing municipality. The name was used from the establishment these municipalities in 1838 until the name fell out of use in 1863. The municipalities had their legal basis from two laws enacted on 14 January 1837. The laws established two types of ; one for cities () and one for rural districts (). These districts were mostly based on the former parishes. City municipalities had a monopoly on trade in both the municiality and for surrounding districts. Each district was to elect two councils that governed the municipality. The upper council was called and the lower council was called . The chariman of this council also represented the municipality at the county level. The destinction between cities and rural districts existed until it was gradually replaced by 1995. is still used as name of the most important council in Norwegian municipalities. In total, 396 municipalities were created under these laws. History The establishmen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skoppum
Skoppum is a village in Horten Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The village is located about to the southwest of the town of Horten, about to the west of the village of Borre, about to the northwest of the town of Åsgårdstrand, about south of the village of Nykirke, and about to the east of the village of Revetal (in Tønsberg Municipality). The village has a population (2023) of 1,713 and a population density of . Skoppum Station is located in the village. It located along the Vestfoldsbanen railway line and was the sole remaining railway station in Horten Municipality until construction began on the new Horten station 1 km to the southwest. The station was the site where the old Hortensbanen railway line used to branch off and head into the town of Horten (the Horten line was closed in 1967). Skoppum Church is located in the village. Skoppum houses several high-tech companies, such as Memscap, Safran Safran S.A. () is a French Multinational cor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Borre, Norway
Borre is a village in Horten Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The village is located about south of the town of Horten, along the shores of the Ytre Oslofjord. It sits about north of the town of Åsgårdstrand and about east of the village of Skoppum. The village had a population (2013) of 1056 and a population density of . Since 2013, the population and area data for this village area has not been separately tracked by Statistics Norway and it is considered part of the town of Horten. History The village of Borre has been the site of the Borre Church and headquarters of the Borre prestegjeld (parish) for centuries. On 1 January 1838, the parish became a civil municipality after the passage of the formannskapsdistrikt law. The village became the administrative centre of the new Borre Municipality. In 1988, Borre Municipality was merged with the town of Horten and it became the new Borre Municipality. On 1 June 2002, the name of the municipality was changed to Hor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tønsberg
Tønsberg (), historically Tunsberg, is a List of towns and cities in Norway, city in Tønsberg Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. It is located about 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 (Norway), County Governor of Vestfold og Telemark. Tønsberg is generally regarded as the oldest city in Norway, founded in the 9th century. Snorri Sturluson mentions the town in Harald Hårfagre's saga (written around 1220) before the battle at Hafrsfjord, which historians have traditionally dated to the year 872, therefore the town was in existence by 871 at the latest. This dating is again based on Are Frode's book, Íslendingabók. Using this information, Tønsberg celebrated its one-thousandth anniversary in 1871 and its 1100th anniversary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sem Municipality
Sem is a List of former municipalities of Norway, former municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1988. The area is now part of Tønsberg Municipality. The administrative centre was the village of Semsbyen. Other villages in Sem included Barkåker, Eik, Vestfold, Eik, Husvik, Tønsberg, Husvik, Husøy, Tønsberg, Husøy, Ringshaug, and Tolvsrød. General information The prestegjeld, parish of Sem was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). On 1 January 1877, a small area of Sem (population: 61) was transferred into the growing Tønsberg (town), city of Tønsberg. On 1 July 1915, an area of Nøtterøy Municipality (population: 12) was transferred to Sem Municipality. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1965, the Stang area of northeastern Sem (population: 126) was transferred to Borre Municipality. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Population Density
Population density (in agriculture: Standing stock (other), standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geographical term.Matt RosenberPopulation Density Geography.about.com. March 2, 2011. Retrieved on December 10, 2011. Biological population densities Population density is population divided by total land area, sometimes including seas and oceans, as appropriate. Low densities may cause an extinction vortex and further reduce fertility. This is called the Allee effect after the scientist who identified it. Examples of the causes of reduced fertility in low population densities are: * Increased problems with locating sexual mates * Increased inbreeding Human densities Population density is the number of people per unit of area, usually transcribed as "per square kilometre" or square mile, and which may include or exclude, for example, ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
