Færder is a municipality in Vestfold in Vestfold og Telemark county, Norway. 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 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 estab ...

. 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 population density is and its population has increased by 7.6% over the last decade. The Færder National Park, 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

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, senior citizen services, unemployment and other

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, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads. The municipality is governed by a municipal council of elected representatives, which in turn elect a mayor. The municipality falls under the

Tønsberg District Court Tønsberg District Court is a district court located in Tønsberg, Norway. It covers the municipalities of Tønsberg, Andebu, Nøtterøy, Stokke and Tjøme and is subordinate Agder Court of Appeal The Agder Court of Appeal ( no, Agder lagmanns ...

and the Agder Court of Appeal.

Municipal council

The municipal council ''(Kommunestyre)'' of Færder is made up of 39 representatives that are elected to four year terms. Currently, the party 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 (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 Oscar, OSCAR, or The Oscar may refer to: People * Oscar (given name), an Irish- and English-language name also used in other languages; the article includes the names Oskar, Oskari, Oszkár, Óscar, and other forms. * Oscar (Irish mythology), ...

(1876–1954), an historian. *

Bernhard Folkestad Bernhard Folkestad (13 June 1879 – 9 March 1933) was a Norwegian naturalist painter and essayist. Biography Bernhard Dorotheus Folkestad was born in London, where his father assisted at the Norwegian Seamen’s Mission in England. In 1882 ...

(1879–1933), a naturalist painter and essayist, bought a cottage on Brøtsøy. *

Anton Barth von der Lippe Anton Barth von der Lippe (8 October 1886 – 1960) was a Norwegian whaler. He was born in Tjøme as a son of dean Johan Nordahl Brun von der Lippe (1838–1915) and his third wife. His father's second wife had the son Jakob von der Lippe, who was ...

(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 Lauritz Johnson (September 21, 1906 – February 7, 1992) was a Norwegian novelist, children's writer, and radio and television host. He was born in Nøtterøy, and was the grandson of Gisle Johnson. Nicknamed "Uncle Lauritz", he primarily worked o ...

(1906–1992), a children's writer, radio and TV host, ''"Uncle Lauritz".'' *

Helge Skappel Helge Sommerfelt Skappel (5 September 1907 – 17 October 2001) was a Norwegian aviator, photographer and cartographer. He was among the early aviation company owners in Norway, and later became known as a photographer in Widerøe from 1934 to 1 ...

(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 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 Aasmund Brynildsen (16 October 1917 – 19 June 1974) was a Norwegian essayist, biographer, magazine editor and publishing house consultant. Personal life Brynildsen was born at Tjøme to shipmaster Lars Christian Holm Brynildsen and Li ...

(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, Ge ...

(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 The ...

(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 Fredrik Kjølner (born 22 April 1970) is a Norwegian footballer. Since 1994 he has played almost 300 league matches in Norway, and captained FK Bodø/Glimt. At the end of 2005 Glimt was relegated from the Norwegian Premier League, and Kjølne ...

(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