Svelvik
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| Svelvik kommune | |||
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| Country | Norway | ||
| County | Vestfold | ||
| Municipality ID | NO-0711 | ||
| Administrative centre | Svelvik | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor (2003) | Knut Erik Lippert (H) | ||
| Area (Nr. 419 in Norway) | |||
| - Total | 58 km² (22.4 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 56 km² (21.6 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2004) | |||
| - Total | 6,445 | ||
| - Density | 115/km² (297.8/sq mi) | ||
| - Change (10 years) | 8.1 % | ||
| - Rank in Norway | 153 | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Official language form | Bokmål | ||
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| Website: www.svelvik.kommune.no | |||
Svelvik is a municipality in the county of Vestfold, Norway.
The town of Svelvik was separated from Strømm as a municipality of its own in 1845. The two municipalities were again merged to one January 1, 1964.
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 separates Svelvik from the municipality of Hurum, and the county of Buskerud. This sound is served by a ferry, which has the shortest line in Norway.
In 2004, Svelvik was ranked as the worst place 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 sword, 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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