- Nøtterøy
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Nøtterøy kommune — Municipality — 
Coat of arms
Vestfold within
NorwayNøtterøy within Vestfold
Coordinates: 59°12′4″N 10°24′28″E / 59.20111°N 10.40778°ECoordinates: 59°12′4″N 10°24′28″E / 59.20111°N 10.40778°E Country Norway County Vestfold Administrative centre Borgheim Government – Mayor (2007) Roar Jonstang (H) Area – Total 61 km2 (23.6 sq mi) – Land 60 km2 (23.2 sq mi) Area rank 415 in Norway Population (2009) – Total 20,600 – Rank 44 in Norway – Density 343/km2 (888.4/sq mi) – Change (10 years) 8.6 % Demonym Nøttlending[1] Time zone CET (UTC+1) – Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2) ISO 3166 code NO-0722 Official language form Bokmål Website www.notteroy.kommune.no Data from Statistics Norway Nøtterøy is a municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Borgheim.
The parish of Nøtterø was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). Two islands were later transferred from the municipality of Stokke to Nøtterøy: Håøya (in 1901) and Veierland (in 1964).
The whole municipality is made up of a small island group south of Tønsberg municipality, including the islands of Nøtterøy, Føynland, Veierland, and about 175 smaller islands. Nøtterøy includes the villages of Borgheim, Glomstein, Teie, and Torød.
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General information
Village church, Nøtterøy.
Name
The Old Norse form of the name was Njótarvin (Njotarin) from Njót and vin. The name of the island "Njót" and "vin" meaning pastures or farm.[2] The name is probably derived from the verb njóta which means to "enjoy" or "benefit from" (referring to fishing or agriculture). Prior to 1918, the name was spelled "Nøtterø".[3][4]
Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times. They were granted on 24 October 1986. The arms show a silver anchor on a blue background. It is an appropriate symbol for the municipality which consists of islands and is dependent on fishing and sailing. The anchor was already used in the 17th century as a local symbol.[5]
Notable residents
- Trygve Bratteli, Prime minister of Norway
- Jan P. Syse, Prime minister of Norway
References
- ^ "Personnemningar til stadnamn i Noreg" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet. http://www.sprakrad.no/nb-no/Sprakhjelp/Rettskrivning_Ordboeker/Innbyggjarnamn/.
- ^ http://www.vestfold-slekt.net/notteroy/bygdebok/
- ^ Rygh, Oluf (1907). Norske gaardnavne: Jarlsberg og Larviks amt (6 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. pp. 233. http://books.google.com/books?id=3YpBAAAAIAAJ. (Norwegian)
- ^ http://www.vestfold-slekt.net/notteroy/bygdebok/
- ^ Norske Kommunevåpen (1990). "Nye kommunevåbener i Norden". http://www.ngw.nl/int/nor/n/notteroy.htm. Retrieved 2009-01-13.
External links
Media related to Nøtterøy at Wikimedia Commons
The Wiktionary definition of Nøtterøy- Municipal fact sheet from Statistics Norway
- Vestfold travel guide from Wikitravel
Municipalities of Vestfold 
Categories:- Municipalities of Vestfold
- Nøtterøy
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