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Nøtterøy
Nøtterøy is a former municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The island municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution on 1 January 2018. The area is now part of Færder Municipality. The administrative centre was the village of Borgheim. Other villages in Nøtterøy included Årøysund, Buerstad, Duken, Føynland, Glomstein, Hårkollen, Kjøpmannskjær, Nesbrygga, Oterbekk, Skallestad, Skjerve, Strengsdal, Tenvik, Torød, Vestskogen, and Vollen. The whole northern part of the municipality was considered to be part of the city of Tønsberg metropolitan area.
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Tjøme
Tjøme () is a former municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The island municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 2018. The area is now part of Færder Municipality. The administrative centre was the village of Tjøme. Other villages in Tjøme included Bjørnevåg, Grimestad, Hulebakk, Ormelet, Solvang, Sundene, and Svelvik.
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Færder Municipality
Færder is a municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Vestfold. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Borgheim. Other villages in the municipality include Årøysund, Bjørnevåg, Buerstad, Duken, Glomstein, Grimestad, Hårkollen, Hulebakk, Kjøpmannskjær, Nesbrygga, Ormelet, Oterbekk, Skallestad, Skjerve, Solvang, Strengsdal, Sundene, Svelvik, Tenvik, Tjøme, Torød, Vestskogen, and Vollen.
Borgheim
Borgheim is a village and the administrative centre of Færder Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The village is located in the central part of the island of Nøtterøy. The village lies about west of the village of Nesbrygga, about to the northwest of the village of Vollen, about north of the village of Skjerve, and about southeast of the village of Vestskogen.
Årøysund
Årøysund is a village in Færder Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The village is located on the southeastern coast of the island of Nøtterøy. The village lies about to the northeast of the village of Torød and about to the southeast of the village of Oterbekk.
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Hvasser
Hvasser is a populated island in Færder Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The island is located in the Oslofjord right between the island of Tjøme to the west and the small island of Sandø to the east. The island sits about south of the city of Tønsberg and about northwest of the Færder Lighthouse. The name comes from the Norwegian word "hvass", meaning sharp, which is owed to sharp cliffs on the island.
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Færder National Park
Nationalpark in Norwegen
Glomstein
Glomstein is a village in Færder Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The village is located on the western shore of the island of Nøtterøy, along the Tønsbergfjorden. The village lies about north of the village of Tenvik, about to the northwest of the village o Kjøpmannskjær, about east of the village of Skjerve, and about south of the village of Borgheim.
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Veierland
Veierland is a populated, car-free island in Færder Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The island is located in the Tønsbergfjorden, between the mainland (to the west), the island of Tjøme (to the east), and the island of Nøtterøy (to the northeast). Veierland Church was established in 1905. Historically, there was a Veierland School, however this closed in 2013. Veierland is primarily a summer vacation community. The island has a shoreline with many popular swimming beaches including Kjølholmen, Hverveodden, and Kongshavn. Places for accommodation and eateries are open during the summer
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Verdens Ende
human settlement located at the southernmost tip of the island of Tjøme in Færder municipality, Norway
Nøtterøy
island in Vestfold county, Norway
Færder Lighthouse
lighthouse in Norway
Tjøme
village in Færder Municipality, Norway
Tjøme
island in Færder Municipality, Norway
Bolærne
Bolærne is an archipelago in Færder Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. Bolærne is located in the Oslofjord about east of the large island of Nøtterøy. Today, there are no longer any permanent residents of the islands. The archipelago is located inside Færder National Park, which was established in 2013.
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Føynland
Føynland is an island in Færder Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The island lies in between the large island of Nøtterøy and the smaller island of Husøy (in Tønsberg Municipality). The island is connected to the two neighboring islands by bridges. The densely populated northern part of the island is considered part of the metropolitan area of the city of Tønsberg.
Fulehuk Lighthouse
lighthouse in Norway
Kjøpmannskjær
Kjøpmannskjær is a village in Færder Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The village is located on the southern shore of the island of Nøtterøy, about east of the village of Tenvik, about north of the village of Sundene (on Tjøme island), and about south of the village of Skjerve. The village of Strengsdal lies about to the east along the southern shore of the island.
Torød Church
church building in Færder, Vestfold, Norway
Nøtterøy Church
church building in Færder, Vestfold, Norway
Mågerø
Mågerø is a small peninsula in Færder Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The peninsula is located on the northeast shore of the large island of Tjøme, about south of the city of Tønsberg.
Teie Church
church building in Færder, Vestfold, Norway
Ormelet
Ormelet is a village in Færder Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The village is located on the island of Tjøme, immediately southeast of the village of Solvang, about to the southeast of the village of Tjøme, about to the south of the village of Hulebakk, and about to the north of the village of Bjørnevåg. The Røssesund Bridge is just south of the village, connecting the island of Tjøme to the islands of Brøtsø and Hvasser.
Hvasser Church
church building in Færder municipality, Norway
Veierland Church
church building in Færder, Vestfold, Norway
Tjøme Church
church building in Færder, Vestfold, Norway
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Vollen
settlement in Færder municipality, Norway
Røssesund Bridge
bridge in Færder, Norway