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Stokke
Stokke is a List of former municipalities of Norway, former municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution on 1 January 2017. The area is now part of Sandefjord Municipality. The administrative centre was the Stokke (village), village of Stokke. Other main villages in Stokke included Vear, Melsomvik, Storevar, and Valberg, Vestfold, Valberg. Upon its dissolution, the municipality had a population of 11,657. The municipality's population density is . General information The prestegjeld, parish of Stokke was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). On 1 January 1901, the island of Håøya (population: 70) was transferred from Stokke to the neighboring Nøtterøy municipality. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, the island of Veierland (population: 165) was transferred from Stokke to the neighboring Nøt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stokke (village)
Stokke is a village in Sandefjord Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The village is located about to the northeast of the Sandefjord (town), city of Sandefjord and about to the southwest of the Tønsberg (town), city of Tønsberg. The village of Melsomvik and the Tønsbergfjorden lie about to the east of Stokke. The village has a population (2022) of 4,221 and a population density of . Stokke was the administrative centre of the old Stokke, Stokke Municipality which existed from 1838 until its dissolution on 1 January 2017. The European route E18 highway passes to the northwest of the village. The Vestfoldbanen railway line passes through the village, stopping at the Stokke Station. Stokke Church is located in the village. The village is the site of the Bokemoa elementary school and Stokke secondary school. The Gjennestad upper secondary school lies just a short distance north of the village. Media gallery Stokke stasjon TRS 070725 002.jpg, Stokke Station Fv560Stokk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
