Botne

Botne Municipality
Botne herred
View of Botne Church
Vestfold within Norway
Botne within Vestfold
Coordinates: 59°28′46″N 10°16′49″E / 59.47947°N 10.28031°E / 59.47947; 10.28031
CountryNorway
CountyVestfold
DistrictJarlsberg
Established1 Jan 1838
  Created asFormannskapsdistrikt
Disestablished1 Jan 1964
  Succeeded byHolmestrand Municipality
Area
 (upon dissolution)
  Total
85 km2 (33 sq mi)
Population
 (1964)
  Total
4,656
  Density55/km2 (140/sq mi)
DemonymBotne-folk
Official language
  Norwegian formBokmål
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-0715

Botne is a former municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The 85-square-kilometre (33 sq mi) municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1964. The area is now part of Holmestrand Municipality in the traditional district of Jarlsberg. The administrative centre was the village of Botne where the Botne Church is located. Other villages in the municipality included Hillestad and Gullhaug.