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Holmestrand Municipality
Holmestrand kommune
Municipality
Coat of arms of Holmestrand Municipality
Vestfold within Norway
Vestfold within Norway
Holmestrand within Vestfold
Holmestrand within Vestfold
Coordinates: 59°29′43″N 10°14′55″E / 59.49528°N 10.24861°E / 59.49528; 10.24861
CountryNorway
CountyVestfold
DistrictJarlsberg
Established1 Jan 1838
 • Created asFormannskapsdistrikt
Administrative centreHolmestrand
Government
 • Mayor (2023)Alf Johan Svele (H)
Area
 • Total432.35 km2 (166.93 sq mi)
 • Land411.81 km2 (159.00 sq mi)
 • Water20.54 km2 (7.93 sq mi)  4.8%
 • Rank#228 in Norway
Population
 (2024)
 • Total26,872
 • Rank#45 in Norway
 • Density62.2/km2 (161/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
Increase +19%
DemonymHolmestranding[1]
Official language
[2]
 • Norwegian formNeutral
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-3903[3]
WebsiteOfficial website
Data from Statistics Norway

Holmestrand is a municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Jarlsberg. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Holmestrand. Some of the notable villages in Holmestrand include Eidsfoss, Eikeberg, Gullhaug, Hof, Klever, Sande, Selvik, and Sundbyfoss.[4]

The 432-square-kilometre (167 sq mi) municipality is the 228th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Holmestrand is the 45th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 26,872. The municipality's population density is 62.2 inhabitants per square kilometre (161/sq mi) and its population has increased by 19% over the previous 10-year period.[5][6]

  1. ^ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
  2. ^ "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
  3. ^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (26 January 2023). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference snl was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå. "Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M)" (in Norwegian).
  6. ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå. "09280: Area of land and fresh water (km²) (M)" (in Norwegian).

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