Sandefjord
municipality in Vestfold, Norway
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Summary
Sandefjord is a municipality of Norway[1]. Sandefjord ranks in the top 3% of municipality of norway entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,095 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: International Cities of Refuge Network[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Vestfold[4]
- Country: Norway[5]
- Head of government: Bjørn Ole Gleditsch[6]
- Capital: Sandefjord[7]
- Shares border with: Larvik[8], Tønsberg[9], Færder Municipality[10]
- Main regulatory text: Act relating to municipalities and county authorities[11]
- Twinned administrative body: Varberg Municipality[12]
- Commons category: Sandefjord[13]
- Inception: June 23, 1845[14]
- Highest point: Brånafjell[15]
- Significant event: boundary change[16]
- Official website: https://www.sandefjord.kommune.no/[17]
- Topic's main category: Category:Sandefjord[18]
- Population: 45,820[19], 63,764[20], 64,345[21], 64,943[22], 65,574[23], 66,231[24], 66,758[25], 67,002[26], 67,062[27]
- Office held by head of government: mayor of Sandefjord[28]
- Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[29], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[30]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Sandefjord[31]
- Category for people who died here: Q29528374[32]
- Number of households: 28,001[33], 14,267[34], 2787[35], 4731[36], 4836[37], 1380[38], 30,380[39]
- Demonym: sandefjording[40]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Sandefjord[41]
- Area: 121 km²[42], 422.2519774698132 km²[43], 606.549598534496 km²[44], 184.29762106468283 km²[45], 15.265907478760802 km²[46], 0 km²[47], 7.461869420210165 km²[48], 0.5433720570977372 km²[49], 2.6320301357882703 km²[50], 266.326236225447 km²[51], 108.2751251428739 km²[52]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Sandefjord include Sandefjord Airport[53], an airport[54], in Norway[55], founded in 1956[56].
Why It Matters
Sandefjord has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[57] Sandefjord is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[58]
Entities named for Sandefjord include Sandefjord Airport[53], an airport[54], in Norway[55], founded in 1956[56].