Sem, Norway
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sem is a former municipality in Vestfold county, Norway.
It was created in 1837 as Sem formannskapsdistrikt. According to the 1835 census the municipality had a population of 3,590.
On 1 January 1965 the district Stang with 126 inhabitants was incorporated into Borre. On 1 January 1988 the rest was incorporated into Holmestrand. Prior to the merger Sem was about three times the size of Tønsberg, with had a population of 21,948.
The village Sem has a population of 1,981, of which 42 people live within the border of the neighboring municipality Stokke.
[edit] References
- Dag Jukvam / Statistics Norway (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen". (Norwegian)
- Registreringssentral for historiske data. Hjemmehørende folkemengde Vestfold 1801-1960. University of Tromsø. (Norwegian)
- Statistics Norway (2006). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality. 1 January 2006".
 |
This Vestfold location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
