Andebu

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Andebu kommune
County Vestfold
District
Municipality NO-0719
Administrative centre Andebu
Mayor (2006) Hans Hilding Hønsvall (KrF)
Official language form Bokmål
Area
 - Total
 - Land
 - Percentage		 Ranked 339
186 km²
183 km²
0.06 %
Population
 - Total (2004)
 - Percentage
 - Change (10 years)
 - Density		 Ranked 191
5,031
0.11 %
12.9 %
28/km²
Coordinates 59°17′N 10°6′E
www.andebu.kommune.no

Data from Statistics Norway

Coordinates: 59°17′N 10°6′E

Andebu is a municipality in the county of Vestfold, Norway. It covers 186 km².

Andebu has large areas of woodland. The main villages are Andebu, Høyjord and Kodal. The church buildings in all three villages are from the middle ages; the one in Høyjord is a stave church.

[edit] The name

The Norse form of the name was Andabú. The meaning of the first element is unknown, the last element is bú n 'district'.

[edit] History

Høyjord stave church (built 1150 - 1200)

[edit] Literature

  • Andebu bygdebok (Andebu municipaliy geneaology and history), ed. by dr. philos. Arne Gallis
  • Andebu: en vestfoldbygds historie i 1600-aarene, «Lat os inkje forfederne gløyma», by Lorens Berg ISBN 82-993731-0-7
  • Vestfoldmål: Ord og vendinger fra Andebu, by Ole Bråvoll (Words and phrases from Andebu) (ed. by Odd Gallis)



Municipalities of Vestfold Vestfold coat of arms

Andebu | Hof | Holmestrand | Horten | Lardal | Larvik | Nøtterøy | Re | Sande | Sandefjord | Stokke | Svelvik | Tjøme | Tønsberg
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