EntityQ483871· pop 37· linked from 113 articles

Holmestrand

municipality in Vestfold, Norway

Key facts

Country: Norway
County: Vestfold
District: Jarlsberg
Established: 1 Jan 1838
Created as: Formannskapsdistrikt
Administrative centre: Holmestrand
Mayor 2023: Alf Johan Svele ( H )
Total: 432.35 km (166.93 sq mi)
Land: 411.81 km (159.00 sq mi)
Water: 20.54 km (7.93 sq mi) 4.8%
Rank: # 228 in Norway
Density: 62.2/km (161/sq mi)
Change 10 years: +19%
Demonym: Holmestranding
Norwegian form: Neutral
Time zone: UTC+01:00 ( CET )
Summer dst: UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
Iso 3166 code: NO-3903

via Wikipedia infobox

Article

Holmestrand is a municipality in Vestfold, 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.

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.