Vestfold (pronounced [ˈvɛ̂stfɔɫ] ) is a county and a current electoral district in Eastern Norway. Located on the western shore of the Oslofjord, it borders...
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Fairhair dynasty (redirect from Vestfold dynasty)
kernel of a unified Norway, it was still small and his power centre was in Vestfold, in the south. And when he died, the kingdom was divided between his sons...
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Olaf Haraldsson Geirstadalf (redirect from Olaf Haraldsson (Vestfold))
Farmann became king of Vestfold. Olaf Haraldsson was made king of Vingulmark by his father and then later inherited Vestfold after his brother Bjørn...
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in Vestfold. From 2012 it is a part of Vestfold Hospital. The psychiatry in Vestfold was separated from Vestfold Hospital in 2000 and is organised in the...
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The Vestfold Hills are rounded, rocky, coastal hills, 512 square kilometres (198 sq mi) in extent, on the north side of Sorsdal Glacier on the Ingrid Christensen...
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Harald Grenske (10th century) was a petty king in Vestfold in Norway. Harald Grenske was the son of Gudrød Bjørnsson. Gudrød is claimed to have been grandson...
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Agder 61,536 18 Halden Østfold 25,300 9 Ålesund Møre og Romsdal 52,163 19 Larvik Vestfold 24,208 10 Tønsberg Vestfold 51,571 20 Askøy Vestland 23,194...
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Sande or Sande i Vestfold is a village in Holmestrand Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The village is located along the Sandebukta bay off the...
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counties of Vestfold, Buskerud, Vestland, Rogaland and Agder. In 2020, Telemark merged with the county of Vestfold to form the county of Vestfold og Telemark...
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Sande is a former municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The 178-square-kilometre (69 sq mi) municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in...
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Vestfold og Telemark (Urban East Norwegian: [ˈvɛ̂stfɔɫ ɔ ˈtêːləmɑrk]; lit. 'Vestfold and Telemark') was a county in Norway, which existed from 1 January...
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Vestfold Island (54°22′S 36°55′W / 54.367°S 36.917°W / -54.367; -36.917) is a small island offshore, forming the northwest entrance point to Larvik...
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counties from 1 January 2024. Three of the newly merged counties, namely Vestfold og Telemark, Viken and Troms og Finnmark, were dissolved and the old counties...
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The coat of arms of Vestfold alludes to the tradition of the ancient Norwegian Royal house of Yngling originated in Vestfold. It is a golden medieval cloverleaf...
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Vestfold University College (Norwegian: Høgskolen i Vestfold, abbreviated as HiVe) was a university college in the county of Vestfold, Norway. The university...
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Vestfold Arbeiderblad, often referred to as simply as VA and for a long period just Vestfold, was a daily newspaper published in Tønsberg, Norway. The...
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Davis lies in an Antarctic oasis, a mostly ice-free area known as the Vestfold Hills. Davis was named in honour of Captain John King Davis. Davis was...
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Horten (redirect from Horten, Vestfold)
Horten is a municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Jarlsberg. The administrative centre of the municipality...
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documents from state institutions in the counties of Buskerud, Telemark and Vestfold. The agency is the youngest regional state archive, opening in 1994. Prior...
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Byavisa Sandefjord (redirect from Vestfold Blad)
Sandefjord (Norwegian for 'Sandefjord City Paper'), known as Vestfold Blad (Norwegian for 'Vestfold Paper') until 2014, was a local free newspaper in Sandefjord...
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Berger, Drammen (redirect from Berger, Vestfold)
Center. Berger museum [no] was reopened in 2015, and is associated with the Vestfold museums (Norwegian: Vestfoldmuseene [no]). Based on Berger and Fossekleven...
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The County Governor of Vestfold (Norwegian: Fylkesmann i Vestfold) was the county governor for Vestfold county in Norway from 1821 until the office was...
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The Vestfold Line (Norwegian: Vestfoldbanen) is a 137.79-kilometer (85.62 mi) railway line which runs between Drammen and Eidanger in Norway. The line...
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confirmed burial sites include: Borre (Royal Cemetery), Vestfold Gokstad, Vestfold Oseberg, Vestfold Burial sites of European monarchs and consorts "King...
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Vestfold Kollektivtrafikk (VKT) (lit. Vestfold Public Transport) is the public transport administration for the county of Vestfold in Norway. VKT is responsible...
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father as king, according to Heimskringla. He was king of Romerike and Vestfold. He was said to be generous in gold but would starve his men of food. He...
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Tønsberg (category Populated places in Vestfold)
[ˈtœ̂nsbær(ɡ)] ), historically Tunsberg, is a city in Tønsberg Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. It is located about 102 kilometres (63 miles) south-southwest...
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Hof is a former municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The 163-square-kilometre (63 sq mi) municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 2018...
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Haugating (section Haugar Vestfold Kunstmuseum)
an assembly for the regions around Vestfold and the area west of Oslofjord. It was located at Tønsberg in Vestfold, Norway. Although it was not as recognized...
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Vinje Church (Telemark) (redirect from Vinje Church (Vestfold og Telemark))
Vinje Church (Norwegian: Vinje kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Vinje Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is located in the...
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