Sem Municipality
Sem Municipality
Sem kommune | |
|---|---|
| Sem herred (historic name) | |
View of Semsbyen | |
Vestfold within Norway | |
Sem within Vestfold | |
| Coordinates: 59°16′56″N 10°19′48″E / 59.2823°N 10.33004°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Vestfold |
| District | Jarlsberg |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
| • Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1988 |
| • Succeeded by | Tønsberg Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Semsbyen |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (1975-1988) | Jacob Kirsebom (H) |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 102 km2 (39 sq mi) |
| Population (1988) | |
• Total | 21,948 |
| • Density | 220/km2 (560/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Semsokning |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Bokmål |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-0721 |
Sem is a former municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The 102-square-kilometre (39 sq mi) municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1988. The area is now part of Tønsberg Municipality. The administrative centre was the village of Semsbyen. Other villages in Sem included Barkåker, Eik, Husvik, Husøy, Ringshaug, and Tolvsrød.