Sandar (until 1932 named ''Sandeherred'') is a former

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county (Norwegian: ''fylke''),

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. Sandar was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 (see

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). It was merged with Sandefjord and became its northeastern suburb on January 1, 1968. Sandar was, basically, the rural part of the current municipality, although it had its share of industry, too, mostly located close to the former border between the two municipalities. Thus many famous corporations now associated with Sandefjord had their origins in Sandar, e.g. Jotun,

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and Sandar Fabrikker (a chemical plant dedicated to refining whale oil). With the merger, the combined district took the name of the much smaller town and, effectively, made Sandar disappear from history.

The name

The municipality (originally the parish) was named after the old farm Sande (

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''Sandar''), since the first church was built here. The name is the plural form of ''sandr'' m 'sand; area with sandy soil'. The municipality, established 1838, was named ''Sandeherred'' 'the ''herred'' (rural district, municipality) of Sande'. (See also the names Kvinnherad and Sauherad.)

Location

Sandar was located in the southern half of the

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called

, by the coast. To get there, directions are as for Sandefjord - by road from the south or the north via E18; via

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; by ferry from Strömstad in Sweden, or via air to

Torp airport Sandefjord Airport, Torp ( no, Sandefjord lufthavn, Torp; ) is an international airport located northeast of Sandefjord, Norway and south of Oslo. The airport features a runway aligned 18/36. Torp partially serves as a regional airport for Ves ...

from places such as

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and

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References

* Berg, Lorens. ''Bygdebok for Sandeherred'', 1918 (index and chapter headings online a
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