Brunlanes
Brunlanes Municipality
Brunlanes kommune | |
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| Brunlanes herred (historic name) | |
Old photo of Nevlunghavn | |
Vestfold within Norway | |
Brunlanes within Vestfold | |
| Coordinates: 59°02′N 9°58′E / 59.033°N 9.967°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Vestfold |
| District | Larvik |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
| • Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1988 |
| • Succeeded by | Larvik Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Tanum |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 188 km2 (73 sq mi) |
| Population (1988) | |
• Total | 8,138 |
| • Density | 43/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Brunlanesing |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Bokmål |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-0726 |
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Brunlanes is a former municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The 188-square-kilometre (73 sq mi) municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1988. The area is now the southwestern part of Larvik Municipality. The administrative centre was the village of Tanum. Other villages in Brunlanes include Kjose, Nevlunghavn, Vardåsen, and Helgeroa.
Some of the best agricultural land in Vestfold County is found in Brunlanes, and farming is the main industry with considerable vegetable- and grain cultivation. Brunlanes is particularly known for its strawberry cultivation. Brunlanes is also known for forestry and wood processing industry. A large moraine runs into the ocean in the far southwestern part of Brunlanes.