Nøtterøy

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Nøtterøy kommune
Locator map showing Nøtterøy within Vestfold
County Vestfold
District
Municipality NO-0722
Administrative centre Borgheim
Mayor (2003) Bjørn Kåre Sevik (Frp)
Official language form Bokmål
Area
 - Total
 - Land
 - Percentage		 Ranked 415
61 km²
60 km²
0.02 %
Population
 - Total (2004)
 - Percentage
 - Change (10 years)
 - Density		 Ranked 44
20,050
0.44 %
8.6 %
332/km²
Coordinates 59°12′N 10°24′E
www.notteroy.kommune.no

Data from Statistics Norway

Coordinates: 59°12′N 10°24′E

Nøtterøy is a municipality in the county of Vestfold, Norway. It has an area of 59 km².

The whole district is made up of a small island group south of Tønsberg, including the islands Nøtterøy, Føynland, Veierland, and about 175 smaller islands. Nøtterøy includes the villages Borgheim, Teie and Torød

[edit] The name

The Norse form of the name was Njótarøy 'the island of Njót' - originally the island must have been called just Njót. The name is probably derived from the verb njóta 'enjoy, benefit from' (fishing and/or agriculture).

Until 1918 the name was written "Nøtterø".

[edit] Coat-of-arms

The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1986). It shows an anchor.

[edit] Famous residents

Prime ministers Trygve Bratteli and Jan P. Syse came from Nøtterøy.


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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