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Sandefjord () is a municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Vestfold. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Sandefjord. Other population centres in Sandefjord include Andebu, Fevang, Fokserød, Fossnes, Freberg, Hafallen, Helgerød, Himberg, Høyjord, Kodal, Lahelle, Melsomvik, Råstad, Solløkka, Stokke, Storevar, Strand, and Unneberg.

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Sandefjord is a municipality located in Vestfold county in Norway, with its administrative center in the city of Sandefjord. The municipality contains the city of Sandefjord along with numerous smaller population centers throughout the area.

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Key facts

Kommune.name
Sandefjord
Kommune.image_skyline
Sandefjord byen vår.jpg
Kommune.image_caption
Sandefjord town centre during winter, 2019
Kommune.idnumber
3907
Kommune.county
Vestfold
Kommune.capital
Sandefjord
Kommune.established
1 Jan 1838
Kommune.preceded
none
Kommune.demonym
Sandefjording
Kommune.language
Bokmål
Kommune.coatofarms
Sandefjord komm 2017.svg
Kommune.webpage
www.sandefjord.kommune.no
Kommune.mayor
Bjørn Ole Gleditsch
Kommune.mayor_party
H
Kommune.mayor_as_of
2003
Kommune.area_rank
233
Kommune.area_total_km2
422.28
Kommune.area_land_km2
414.26

via Wikipedia infobox

Research organization · ROR

Type
Government
Founded
1838
Location
Sandefjord, Norway
Status
Active

GRID grid.458835.7 · ISNI 0000 0004 0460 5998

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Encyclopedic overview

45 sections
Contents
  • General information
  • Etymology
  • Coat of arms
  • History
  • Viking history
  • Health resort
  • Town fires
  • Whaling and ships
  • Antarctic expeditions
  • World War II
  • SAS merge
  • Population growth
  • Geography
  • Climate
  • Villages
  • Government
  • Mayors
  • Municipal council
  • Politics
  • Demographics
  • Economy
  • Tourism
  • Culture
  • Art
  • Museums
  • Transportation
  • Public transit
  • Sport
  • Professional sports
  • Education
  • Points of interest
  • Recreation
  • Beaches
  • Nature preserves
  • Public parks
  • Fauna
  • Notable residents
  • Business & Public Service
  • The Arts
  • Sport
  • In popular culture
  • Gallery
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Sandefjord () is a municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Vestfold. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Sandefjord. Other population centres in Sandefjord include Andebu, Fevang, Fokserød, Fossnes, Freberg, Hafallen, Helgerød, Himberg, Høyjord, Kodal, Lahelle, Melsomvik, Råstad, Solløkka, Stokke, Storevar, Strand, and Unneberg.

The municipality is the 233rd largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Sandefjord is the most populous municipality in Vestfold and the 14th most populous municipality in Norway, with a population of 67,009 (2025). The municipality's population density is and its population has increased by 6.6% over the previous 10-year period.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sandefjord” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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