Svelvik

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Svelvik kommune
Locator map showing Svelvik within Vestfold
County Vestfold
District
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 %
Population
 - Total (2004)
 - Percentage
 - Change (10 years)
 - Density		 Ranked 153
6,445
0.14 %
8.1 %
115/km²
Coordinates 59°37′N 10°22′E
www.svelvik.kommune.no

Data from Statistics Norway

Coordinates: 59°37′N 10°22′E

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.

The Norse form of the name was Sverðvík. The meaning of the first element is lol, the last element is vík f 'inlet'.

The coat-of-arms is from 1957. It shows a trident, to represent the maritime traditions of the town.

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Municipalities of Vestfold Vestfold coat of arms

Andebu | Hof | Holmestrand | Horten | Lardal | Larvik | Nøtterøy | Re | Sande | Sandefjord | Stokke | Svelvik | Tjøme | Tønsberg
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