Vestfold
Norwegian county
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Summary
Vestfold is a county of Norway[1]. Vestfold draws 1,150 Wikipedia views per month (county of norway category, ranking #10 of 25).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Eastern Norway[3]
- Country: Norway[4]
- Head of government: Rune Hogsnes[5]
- Capital: Tønsberg[6]
- Shares border with: Buskerud[7], Telemark[8]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Færder Municipality[9], Holmestrand[10], Horten Municipality[11], Larvik[12], Sandefjord[13], Tønsberg[14]
- Twinned administrative body: Kaunas[15]
- Coat of arms: coat of arms of Vestfold[16]
- Commons category: Vestfold[17]
- Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[18]
- Inception: January 1, 2024[19]
- Official website: http://www.vfk.no/[20], https://vestfoldfylke.no/[21]
- Topic's main category: Category:Vestfold[22]
- Population: 244,967[23], 251,078[24]
- Office held by head of government: county mayor of Vestfold[25]
- Replaced by: Vestfold og Telemark[26]
- Topic has template: Template:Vestfold[27]
- Official name: Vestfold[28]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Vestfold[29]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Vestfold[30]
- Native label: Vestfold[31]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Vestfold[32]
- Different from: Vestfold Hills[33]
- Area: 2225.3787640733967 km²[34], 4118.978990336882 km²[35], 1893.6002262634856 km²[36], 96.21231828616737 km²[37], 0 km²[38], 67.23856308680445 km²[39], 9.399622273370003 km²[40], 19.137922386841538 km²[41], 1495.9671241476365 km²[42], 449.1060083875331 km²[43], 14.996212027037307 km²[44]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Vestfold[45]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Vestfold include Vestfold Hills[46], a mountain range[47].
Why It Matters
Vestfold has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] Vestfold is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]
Entities named for Vestfold include Vestfold Hills[46], a mountain range[47].