Helgerød is a village in

Sandefjord Municipality Sandefjord () is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. It is located in the Traditional districts of Norway, traditional district of Vestfold. The administrative centre of the municipality is the Sandefjord ...

Vestfold Vestfold () is a county and a current electoral district in Norway. Located on the western shore of the Oslofjord, it borders Buskerud and Telemark counties. The county administration is located in Tønsberg, Norway's oldest city, and the larg ...

county,

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of the Kingdom of ...

. The village is located about to the north of the villages of

Solløkka Solløkka is a village in Sandefjord Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The village is located at the north end of the Lahellefjorden, just across the fjord from the village of Lahelle Lahelle is a village in Sandefjord Municipality in ...

and

Lahelle Lahelle is a village in Sandefjord Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The village is located at the innermost part of the long Lahellefjorden. It is also located at the northern end of the Østerøya peninsula. The village is about to th ...

, about to the northeast of the village of Freberg, and about to the east of the city of Sandefjord. Helgerød is considered to be one of the outer neighborhoods in the eastern part of the city of Sandefjord which has an area of and a population (in 2022) of 45,816. The statistical area Helgerød, which also can include the peripheral parts of the village as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of 206. Helgerød was originally the name of a farm. The name derives from either ''Helgaruð'' (from the male name Helgi) or ''Helguruð'' (from the female name Helga). A sports hall known as Helgerødhallen was established by Helgerød elementary school in 1986. A nearby park was constructed in 2007 and includes a

BMX bike A BMX bike is a bicycle used for cycle sport, specifically racing or stunt riding. BMX stands for ''bicycle motocross''. Construction Though originally denoting a bicycle intended for BMX racing, the term "BMX bike" is now used as a generic ...

trail, ball pond, and

skatepark A skatepark, or skate park, is a purpose-built recreational environment made for skateboarding, BMX, Freestyle scootering, scootering, and aggressive inline skating. A skatepark may contain half-pipes, handrails, funboxes, vert ramps, stairw ...

. Two handball fields were built here in 2008.

References

Sandefjord Villages in Vestfold {{Vestfold-geo-stub