Svelvik Municipality
Svelvik Municipality
Svelvik kommune | |
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View of the town of Svelvik | |
Vestfold within Norway | |
Svelvik within Vestfold | |
| Coordinates: 59°36′49″N 10°24′32″E / 59.61368°N 10.40875°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Vestfold |
| District | Jarlsberg |
| Established | 1845 |
| • Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 2020 |
| • Succeeded by | Drammen Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Svelvik |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 57.72 km2 (22.29 sq mi) |
| • Land | 56.25 km2 (21.72 sq mi) |
| • Water | 1.47 km2 (0.57 sq mi) 2.5% |
| Population (2019) | |
• Total | 6,685 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (300/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Svelviking |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Bokmål |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-0711 |
ⓘ [ˈsvæ̀ɽviːk] is a former municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The 58-square-kilometre (22 sq mi) municipality existed from 1845 until its dissolution in 2020. The area is now part of Drammen Municipality in Buskerud county. The administrative centre was the town of Svelvik. The other population centres in Svelvik included Nesbygda and Berger.