Fokserød is a village in

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county,

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. The village is located along the

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highway, just west of the

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. The village lies about to the north of the city of Sandefjord. Fokserød is located between the Haukerød borough to the south and the village of Fevang to the north. Due to its proximity to the city of Sandefjord, Fokserød is considered a part of the city of statistical purposes by

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. The statistical area Fokserød, which also can include the peripheral parts of the village as well as the surrounding countryside, had a population of 822 in 2007.

History

Fokserød was originally the name of three former farms located near the current ''

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'' megastore, relatively near

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. Former written forms were ''Foxarôyru'' (1346), ''Faxerrudt'' (1575), ''Fuxáeröd'' (1625), and ''Foxeröed'' (1664).

Nature

The Fokserød Nature Preserve, a preserved

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forest, is located in the village. In the 1960s, it was one of the first places in Norway where nesting

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were recorded. The nature preserve was established on 13 June 1980. The preserve occupies of land in the village. The nature preserve is divided in two by the road Torpveien that leads to Torp Airport and Kullerød.

References

Sandefjord Villages in Vestfold Nature reserves in Norway {{vestfold-geo-stub