Svelvik Municipality

Svelvik Municipality
Svelvik kommune
View of the town of Svelvik
View of the town of Svelvik
Flag of Svelvik Municipality
Coat of arms of Svelvik Municipality
Vestfold within Norway
Vestfold within Norway
Svelvik within Vestfold
Svelvik within Vestfold
Coordinates: 59°36′49″N 10°24′32″E / 59.61368°N 10.40875°E / 59.61368; 10.40875
CountryNorway
CountyVestfold
DistrictJarlsberg
Established1845
 • Created asFormannskapsdistrikt
Disestablished1 Jan 2020
 • Succeeded byDrammen Municipality
Administrative centreSvelvik
Area
 (upon dissolution)
 • Total
57.72 km2 (22.29 sq mi)
 • Land56.25 km2 (21.72 sq mi)
 • Water1.47 km2 (0.57 sq mi)  2.5%
Population
 (2019)
 • Total
6,685
 • Density120/km2 (300/sq mi)
DemonymSvelviking[1]
Official language
 • Norwegian formBokmål[2]
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-0711[4]

Svelvik [ˈsvæ̀ɽviːk] is a former municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The 58-square-kilometre (22 sq mi) municipality existed from 1845 until its dissolution in 2020. The area is now part of Drammen Municipality in Buskerud county. The administrative centre was the town of Svelvik. The other population centres in Svelvik included Nesbygda and Berger.

  1. ^ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
  2. ^ "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no. 5 May 2006.
  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.

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