Hof Municipality (Vestfold)

Hof Municipality
Hof kommune
Hof herred  (historic name)
Flag of Hof Municipality
Coat of arms of Hof Municipality
Vestfold within Norway
Vestfold within Norway
Hof within Vestfold
Hof within Vestfold
Coordinates: 59°31′49″N 10°05′13″E / 59.53034°N 10.08704°E / 59.53034; 10.08704
CountryNorway
CountyVestfold
DistrictJarlsberg
Established1 Jan 1838
 • Created asFormannskapsdistrikt
Disestablished1 Jan 2018
 • Succeeded byHolmestrand Municipality
Administrative centreHof
Government
 • Mayor (2015-2018)Mette Måge Olsen (Ap)
Area
 (upon dissolution)
 • Total
163.12 km2 (62.98 sq mi)
 • Land148.58 km2 (57.37 sq mi)
 • Water14.54 km2 (5.61 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total
3,176
 • Density19/km2 (50/sq mi)
DemonymHofsokning[1]
Official language
 • Norwegian formBokmål[2]
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-0714[4]

Hof is a former municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The 163-square-kilometre (63 sq mi) municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 2018. The area is now part of Holmestrand Municipality in the traditional district of Jarlsberg. The administrative centre was the village of Hof. Other villages in the municipality included Eidsfoss and Sundbyfoss.[5]

  1. ^ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
  2. ^ "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no. 19 June 2017.
  3. ^ "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
  4. ^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (9 January 2024). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon.
  5. ^ Thorsnæs, Geir; Lundbo, Sten, eds. (30 June 2022). "Hof (tidligere kommune)". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 25 February 2024.

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