Svelvik
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| County | Vestfold | |
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| Municipality | NO-0711 | |
| Administrative centre | Svelvik | |
| Mayor (2003) | Knut Erik Lippert (H) | |
| Official language form | Bokmål | |
| Area - Total - Land - Percentage |
Ranked 419 58 km² 56 km² 0.02 % |
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| Population - Total (2004) - Percentage - Change (10 years) - Density |
Ranked 153 6,445 0.14 % 8.1 % 115/km² |
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| www.svelvik.kommune.no |
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Svelvik is a municipality in the county of Vestfold, Norway.
The village is quite characteristic, with small winding streets and traditional, white-painted houses. Svelvik is a summer paradise with many possibilities for swimming and sunbathing.
The narrow Svelvikstrømmen sound divides the municipality, and is served by a ferry.
In 2004, Svelvik was ranked as one of the worst places in Norway to live for young people, by national radio channel P3.
[edit] The name
The Norse form of the name was Sverðvík. The meaning of the first element is lol, the last element is vík f 'inlet'.
[edit] Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from 1957. It shows a trident, to represent the maritime traditions of the town.
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Andebu | Hof | Holmestrand | Horten | Lardal | Larvik | Nøtterøy | Re | Sande | Sandefjord | Stokke | Svelvik | Tjøme | Tønsberg |
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