Re, Norway

Infobox_Kommune
name=Re
idnumber=0716
county=Vestfold
landscape=
capital=Revetal
governor=Thorvald Hillestad (Sp)
governor_as_of=2003
arearank=316
area=225
arealand=222
areapercent=0.07
population_as_of=2004
populationrank=125
population=8,194
populationpercent=0.18
populationdensity=37
populationincrease=10.1
language=Bokmål
lat_deg=59| lat_min=25| lat_sec=8| lon_deg=10| lon_min=17| lon_sec=10
utm_zone=32V| utm_northing=6587429 |utm_easting=0572992| geo_cat=adm2nd

munwebpage=www.re.kommune.no

Re is a municipality in the county of Vestfold, Norway. The municipality was founded in 2002 by unification of the former municipalities Ramnes and Våle.

It includes the places Ramnes, Våle and Revetal, and the river Aulielva runs through the district.

In this area a battle took place in 1177, which is the last one mentioned in Heimskringla by Snorri Sturluson. Graves and other findings from the Viking Age and even earlier can be found throughout the district.

The name

The Norse form of the name was "Ré", and it is an old district name. The name is related to the German word "Reihe" 'line', and it is referring to the geological formation Raet.