Svelvik

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Svelvik
Svelvik.jpg
Coordinates: 59°37′25″N 10°22′18″E / 59.62361°N 10.37167°E / 59.62361; 10.37167Coordinates: 59°37′25″N 10°22′18″E / 59.62361°N 10.37167°E / 59.62361; 10.37167
Area
 • Total58 km2 (22 sq mi)
 • Land56 km2 (22 sq mi)
Area rank419
Population
 (2004)
 • Total6,445
 • Rank153
 • Density115/km2 (300/sq mi)

Svelvik [ˈsvæ̀ɽviːk] is a town in Drammen municipality, Viken county. It is also a former municipality, which was a part of former Vestfold county.

The town of Svelvik was separated from the rural municipality of Strømm to become a municipality of its own in 1845. The two municipalities were merged back together on 1 January 1964.

General information[]

Name[]

The Old Norse form of the name was Sverðvík. The first element is sverð n 'sword', the last element is vík f 'cove, wick'. A neighbouring farm has the name Sverstad (Norse Sverðstaðir). The word sverð probably refers to the promontory ridge Ryggen ('the back') in Hurum: This ridge lies right opposite Svelvik and Sverstad, and is almost (like a sword) cutting the Drammensfjord in two parts.[1]

Coat-of-arms[]

The coat-of-arms is from modern times. They were granted on 4 September 1964. The arms show a gold-colored trident on a red background, as a symbol for the sea.[2][3]

Geography[]

The Svelvik ferry line is the shortest in Norway.

The narrow Svelvikstrømmen sound separates Svelvik from the municipality of Asker, and the county of Viken. This sound is served by a ferry, which has the shortest line in Norway.

The village is quite characteristic, with small winding streets and traditional, white-painted houses. Svelvik has many venues for swimming and sunbathing.

Media[]

The newspaper Svelviksposten is published in Svelvik.[4]

Notable residents[]

See also: Drammen § Notable_residents

Gallery of Svelvik[]

  • The built up area and town of Svelvik lies beside  [no], a narrow sound in Drammensfjorden [no], which connects to Oslofjorden further south. The flow is amongst Norway's strongest.

  •  [no] is a long church from 1859 with seating for 140.

  • The ferry  [no] plies between  [no] (Hurum) and Svelvik, and is Norway's shortest ferry crossing.

  • Fra fjorden, januar 2009, by Håvard Selby Ebbestad

  • Oktoberkveld ved Svelvikstrømmen, by Håvard Selby Ebbestad

References[]

  1. ^ Rygh, Oluf (1907). Norske gaardnavne: Jarlsberg og Larviks amt (in Norwegian) (6 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri.
  2. ^ Norske Kommunevåpen (1990). "Nye kommunevåbener i Norden". Archived from the original on 2007-07-15. Retrieved 2009-01-14.
  3. ^ "Kommunevåpenet" (in Norwegian). Svelvik kommune. Archived from the original on 2009-07-07. Retrieved 2009-01-14.
  4. ^ Store norske leksikon: Svelviksposten.

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