Våle
Sign in to saveVåle is a former municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 2002. The area is now part of Tønsberg Municipality. The administrative centre was the village of Kirkevoll (it was at Sørby prior to 1990). Other villages in the rural, agricultural municipality included: Brekkeåsen, Rånerudåsen, Svinevoll, Sørby, and Gretteåsen.
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- located in the present-day administrative territorial entity
- Holmestrand
- inception
- 1838-01-01
- replaced by
- Re Municipality
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 2001-12-31
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Våle is a former municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 2002. The area is now part of Tønsberg Municipality. The administrative centre was the village of Kirkevoll (it was at Sørby prior to 1990). Other villages in the rural, agricultural municipality included: Brekkeåsen, Rånerudåsen, Svinevoll, Sørby, and Gretteåsen.
The famous Jarlsberg cheese first was produced in Våle. The medieval Våle Church was the main church for the municipality.
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