Tjøme or Kirkebygda is a village in

Færder Municipality Færder is a municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Vestfold. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Borgheim. Other villages in the municipality include Årøysund, Bj ...

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county,

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. The village is located in the central part of the island of Tjøme, about south of the city of Tønsberg. The village of Bjørnevåg lies about to the south, the village of Ormelet lies about to the southeast, the village of Hulebakk lies about to the east-northeast, the village of Grimestad lies about to the north-northeast, and the village of

Svelvik is a List of towns and cities in Norway, town in Drammen Municipality in Buskerud county, Norway. The town is located along the west shore of the Drammensfjorden, about to the southeast of the Drammen (town), town of Drammen and about north ...

lies about to the north. The village has a population (2023) of 2,879 and a

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of .

Tjøme Church Tjøme Church () is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Færder Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. It is located in the Tjøme (village), village of Tjøme. It is the church for the Tjøme parish which is part of the Tønsberg dompro ...

is located in the village centre. The village also has a library, grocery stores, gas station, schools, and other businesses. The village was the

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of the old

Tjøme Municipality Tjøme () is a former municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The island municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 2018. The area is now part of Færder Municipality. The administrative centre was the village of Tjøme. Other v ...

which existed from 1838 until 2018 when it became part of

Media gallery

Tjøme kirke Church 1866 Winter afternoon sky Østveien Kirkebygda Personbiler Gravemaskiner Excavators Cars No snow etc Færder Municipality, Norway 2020-01-15 1899.jpg,

TJØME sentrum Færder kommune Vestfold NORWAY Korsholmveien Vitus apotek Outlet Kirkebygden legekontor 2023-08-31 IMG 1082.jpg TJØME sentrum Færder kommune Vestfold NORWAY Østveien Sentrumsbygget Vinmonopolet Ioanna Sentrumsgården Apotek parkering 2023-08-31 IMG 1097.jpg Tjoeme sentrum raadhus IMG 1846.jpg, Municipal office building

References

Færder Villages in Vestfold {{Vestfold-geo-stub