Andebu

Also known as Andebu kommune, Andebu municipality

Andebu is a former municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution on 1 January 2017. The area is now part of Sandefjord Municipality. The administrative centre was the village of Andebu. Other main villages in Andebu include Høyjord and Kodal.

Key facts

Kommune.name: Andebu
Kommune.former: yes
Kommune.image_skyline: Dalaåsen.jpg
Kommune.image_caption: View of the forests and lakes of Andebu seen from Dalaåsen.
Kommune.idnumber: 0719
Kommune.county: Vestfold
Kommune.district: Vestfold
Kommune.capital: Andebu
Kommune.established: 1 Jan 1838
Kommune.preceded: none
Kommune.disestablished: 1 Jan 2017
Kommune.succeeded: Sandefjord Municipality
Kommune.demonym: Andebusokning
Kommune.language: Bokmål
Kommune.area_total_km2: 185.90
Kommune.area_land_km2: 182.80
Kommune.area_water_km2: 3.10
Kommune.area_water_percent: 1.7

via Wikipedia infobox

Research organization · ROR

Type: Government
Founded: 1838
Location: Andebu, Norway
Also known as: Andebu kommune
Status: Active

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Wikidata facts

Demonym: andebusokning
Population: 5937
Area: 185.9
Official website: www.andebu.kommune.no
Image: Dalaåsen.jpg

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Commons category: Andebu
dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 2016-12-31
inception: 1838-01-01

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General information
Name
Coat of arms
Churches
History
Government
Municipal council
Mayors
Geography
Recreation
Points of interest
Notable people
See also
References
Further reading
External links

Andebu was the fourth-largest municipality in Vestfold county and it was situated in the center of the county. Upon its dissolution, the municipality had a population of 5,937. The municipality's population density was .