Nøtterøy
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| Nøtterøy kommune | |||
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| Country | Norway | ||
| County | Vestfold | ||
| Municipality ID | NO-0722 | ||
| Administrative centre | Borgheim | ||
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| - Mayor (2007) | Roar Jonstang (Høyre) | ||
| Area (Nr. 415 in Norway) | |||
| - Total | 61 km² (23.6 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 60 km² (23.2 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2007) | |||
| - Total | 20,305 | ||
| - Density | 332/km² (859.9/sq mi) | ||
| - Change (10 years) | 8.6 % | ||
| - Rank in Norway | 44 | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Official language form | Bokmål | ||
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| Website: www.notteroy.kommune.no | |||
Nøtterøy is a municipality in the county of Vestfold, Norway.
Nøtterøy was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). Two islands were later transferred from Stokke to Nøtterøy: Håøya (1901) and Veierland (1964).
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.
(See also the coat-of-arms of Lillesand and Narvik.)
[edit] Famous residents
Prime ministers Trygve Bratteli and Jan P. Syse came from Nøtterøy.
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