Færder is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

Vestfold Vestfold is a traditional region, a former county and a current electoral district in Eastern Norway. In 2020 the county became part of the much larger county of Vestfold og Telemark. Located on the western shore of the Oslofjord, it bordered th ...

Vestfold og Telemark Vestfold og Telemark (; ) is a county under disestablishment in Norway. The county is the southernmost one of Eastern Norway and consists of two distinct and separate traditional regions: the former counties of Telemark and (most of) Vestfold. T ...

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. The

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of the municipality is the village of

Borgheim Borgheim is the administrative centre of the municipality of Færder in Vestfold, Norway. The village is located in the middle of the island of Nøtterøy. Before 2018, Borgheim was the administrative centre of the municipality of Nøtterøy be ...

. The municipality was established in 2018 by the unification of the former municipalities of

Tjøme Tjøme () is an island in Færder, and a former municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Tjøme. The parish of ''Tjømø'' was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see f ...

and

Nøtterøy Nøtterøy is an island and a former municipality in the present-day municipality of Færder in Vestfold and Telemark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Borgheim. The parish of ''Nøtterø'' was esta ...

. The municipality is the 380th largest by area out of the 422 municipalities in Norway. Færder is the 39th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 26,676. The municipality's

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is and its population has increased by 7.6% over the last decade. The

Færder National Park Færder National Park ( no, Færder nasjonalpark) is a national park in Nøtterøy and Tjøme in Vestfold, Norway. It is mostly a marine park, and includes some islands and coastal areas. To the east, the national park borders to the Ytre Hvaler ...

, which was established in 2013, comprises islands and sea area east of the municipality.

Government

All municipalities in Norway, including Færder, are responsible for

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(through 10th grade), outpatient health services,

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services,

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and other

social services Social services are a range of public services intended to provide support and assistance towards particular groups, which commonly include the disadvantaged. They may be provided by individuals, private and independent organisations, or administe ...

zoning Zoning is a method of urban planning in which a municipality or other tier of government divides land into areas called zones, each of which has a set of regulations for new development that differs from other zones. Zones may be defined for a si ...

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, and municipal

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s. The municipality is governed by a

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of elected representatives, which in turn elect a

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. The municipality falls under the Tønsberg District Court and the

Agder Court of Appeal The Agder Court of Appeal ( no, Agder lagmannsrett) is one of six courts of appeal in the Kingdom of Norway. The Court is located in the town of Skien. The court has jurisdiction over the counties of Vestfold og Telemark and Agder (except for Si ...

Municipal council

The

''(Kommunestyre)'' of Færder is made up of 39 representatives that are elected to four year terms. Currently, the

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breakdown is as follows:

Climate

Færder lighthouse has one of the longest temperature records in Norway, with recording from the same location continuously since 1885. The 1991-2020 base period shows a temperate

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(Cfb). Færder is known in Norway for warm lows in summer; from the start of recording to summer 2020 Færder recorded 191 nights with lows or warmer. The all-time high temperature was recorded July 1955 and August 1947; the all-time low is recorded in January 1942.

Notable people from Nøtterøy and Tjøme

Marcus Jacob Monrad Marcus Jacob Monrad (19 January 1816 – 30 December 1897) was a Norwegian philosopher, a university professor for more than 40 years. He was born in Nøtterøy to parish priest Peder Monrad and Severine Elisabeth Ambroe, and grew up in Mo i ...

(1816–1897), a philosopher and academic. *

Even Tollefsen Even Tollefsen (September 4, 1841 – June 21, 1897) was a Norwegian sea captain and inventor. Tollefsen built the first useful system for shipping oil in tankers. He was a talented engineer that acquired most of his technical knowledge and skil ...

(1841–1897), a sea captain and inventor. * Oscar Albert Johnsen (1876–1954), an historian. * Bernhard Folkestad (1879–1933), a naturalist painter and essayist, bought a cottage on Brøtsøy. * Anton Barth von der Lippe (1886–1960), a whaler. *

Leiv Amundsen Leiv Amundsen (30 May 1898 – 25 June 1987) was a Norwegian librarian and philologist. He was born in Tjøme as a son of sailmaker Carl Amundsen (1851–1916) and Henrikke Elise Andersen (1857–1923). He attended upper secondary school in Dramme ...

(1898–1987), a librarian and philologist. * Lauritz Johnson (1906–1992), a children's writer, radio and TV host, ''"Uncle Lauritz".'' * Helge Skappel (1907–2001), an aviator, photographer and cartographer. *

Trygve Bratteli (11 January 1910 – 20 November 1984) was a Norwegian newspaper editor and politician with the Norwegian Labour Party. He served as the 26th prime minister of Norway from 1971 to 1972 and again from 1973 to 1976. He was president of the No ...

(1910–1984), a politician who served as

Prime Minister of Norway The prime minister of Norway ( no, statsminister, which directly translates to "minister of state") is the head of government and chief executive of Norway. The prime minister and Cabinet (consisting of all the most senior government department ...

from 1971 to 1972 and 1973 to 1976. *

Torgeir Andersen Torgeir Andersen (born 16 February 1916 in Nøtterøy, died 5 February 1991) was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Vestfold in 1969, and was re-elected on one occasion. On the loca ...

(1916–1991), a politician who was Mayor of Nøtterøy from 1959 to 1969. * Aasmund Brynildsen (1917–1974), an essayist, biographer and magazine editor. *

Hanna-Marie Weydahl Hanna-Marie Weydahl (30 June 1922 – 5 January 2016) was a Norwegian pianist. She was born in Tjøme, and made her concert debut in Oslo in 1940. Among her repertoire was music by Fartein Valen, Harald Sæverud, Klaus Egge, Eivind Groven, G ...

(1922–2016), a pianist. *

Jan P. Syse (25 November 1930 – 17 September 1997) was a Norwegian lawyer and politician from the Conservative Party. He was the 31st Prime Minister of Norway from 1989 to 1990. He also served as the minister of Industry from 1983 to 1985. Syse was the pr ...

(1930–1997), a lawyer and politician who served as Prime Minister of Norway from 1989 to 1990. *

Wenche Blomberg Wenche Blomberg (born 23 June 1943 in Tønsberg) is a Norwegian author. She has worked as a journalist, librarian, criminology, criminologist and government scholar. Blomberg has written many children's books, such as ''Appelsinenes land'' (1980) ...

(1943–), an author, journalist, and criminologist who was brought up on Tjøme. *

Kjersti Holmen Kjersti Holmen (8 February 1956 – 26 September 2021) was a Norwegian actress. She was born on Nøtterøy, and later moved to Alnabru, where she grew up with her parents and two sisters. She graduated from the Norwegian National Academy of T ...

(born 1956–), a TV and film actress.IMDb Database
retrieved 30 January 2021 * Tony Mills (1962–2019), an English rock singer who lived on Tjøme from 2016 until his death. * Fredrik Kjølner (born 1970–), a footballer with almost 300 club caps. *

Emma Ellingsen Emma Ellingsen (born 9 September 2001) is a Norwegian model and YouTuber. Her YouTube channel features make up tutorials, video vlogs, and travel vlogs. Ellingsen is signed with the Oslo-based modeling agency Team Models. Early life Ellingsen ...

(2001–), a transgender model and YouTuber.

References

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* {{authority control Municipalities of Vestfold og Telemark 2018 establishments in Norway Populated places established in 2018