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Svelvik

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is a town in Drammen Municipality in Buskerud county, Norway. The town is located along the west shore of the Drammensfjorden, about to the southeast of the town of Drammen and about north of the village of Berger. The village of Klokkarstua (in Asker Municipality) lies about to the east, across the fjord.

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Place details

Locality
Svelvik
Region
Buskerud
Country
Norge
Population
3,926
Timezone
Europe/Oslo

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Instance of
city
Country
Norway
Located in
Asker
Population
4193
Area
0.08
Capital of
Svelvik
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Svelvik 20080718.jpg
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Svelvik
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is a town in Drammen Municipality in Buskerud county, Norway. The town is located along the west shore of the Drammensfjorden, about to the southeast of the town of Drammen and about north of the village of Berger. The village of Klokkarstua (in Asker Municipality) lies about to the east, across the fjord.

The town has a population (2023) of 4,256 and a population density of . The town lies mostly in Drammen Municipality, but a small part of the urban area of Svelvik lies on the other side of the fjord (which is only wide at that point). About 130 people live right across the fjord in Asker Municipality.

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

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