Tjøme
Sign in to saveTjøme () is a former municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The island municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 2018. The area is now part of Færder Municipality. The administrative centre was the village of Tjøme. Other villages in Tjøme included Bjørnevåg, Grimestad, Hulebakk, Ormelet, Solvang, Sundene, and Svelvik.
Key facts
- Kommune.name
- Tjøme
- Kommune.former
- yes
- Kommune.former_name
- Tjømø herred
- Kommune.image_skyline
- Tjoeme, Norway 1.jpg
- Kommune.idnumber
- 0723
- Kommune.county
- Vestfold
- Kommune.capital
- Tjøme
- Kommune.established
- 1 Jan 1838
- Kommune.preceded
- none
- Kommune.disestablished
- 1 Jan 2018
- Kommune.succeeded
- Færder Municipality
- Kommune.demonym
- Tjømling
- Kommune.language
- Bokmål
- Kommune.coatofarms
- Tjøme komm.svg
- Kommune.mayor
- Bente Kleppe Bjerke
- Kommune.mayor_party
- Ap
- Kommune.mayor_as_of
- 2008
- Kommune.area_rank
- 417
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Tjøme () is a former municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The island municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 2018. The area is now part of Færder Municipality. The administrative centre was the village of Tjøme. Other villages in Tjøme included Bjørnevåg, Grimestad, Hulebakk, Ormelet, Solvang, Sundene, and Svelvik.
At the time of its dissolution in 2017, the municipality was the 417th largest by area out of the 426 municipalities in Norway. Tjøme was the 212th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 4,928. The municipality's population density was and its population had increased by 9.7% over the previous 10-year period.