Sandar, Norway
Sandar Municipality
Sandar herred | |
|---|---|
| Sandeherad herred (historic name) Sandeherred herred (historic name) | |
Vestfold within Norway | |
Sandar within Vestfold | |
| Coordinates: 59°08′03″N 10°13′28″E / 59.1343°N 10.2244°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Vestfold |
| District | Vestfold |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
| • Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1968 |
| • Succeeded by | Sandefjord Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Sandar |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 120 km2 (50 sq mi) |
| Population (1968) | |
• Total | 24,898 |
| • Density | 210/km2 (540/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Sandehering |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Bokmål |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-0724 |
Sandar (or historically Sandeherred) is a former municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The 120-square-kilometre (46 sq mi) municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1968. The area is now part of Sandefjord Municipality. The administrative centre was located at Sandar, right by the Sandar Church in what is now the town of Sandefjord.
Sandar was located in the southern, coastal part of Vestfold county. The European route E18 highway and the Vestfoldbanen railway line both passed through the municipality. The municipality encircled the whole town of Sandefjord until 1968 when they were merged.