Svelvik is a town and municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Svelvik.The town of Svelvik was separated from the rural municipality of Strømm to become a municipality of its own in 1845. The two municipalities were merged back together on 1 January 1964.General informationNameThe Old Norse form of the name was Sverðvík. The first element is sverð n 'sword', the last element is vík f 'cove, wick'. A neighbouring farm has the name Sverstad (Norse Sverðstaðir). The word sverð probably refers to the promontory ridge Ryggen ('the back') in Hurum: This ridge lies right opposite Svelvik and Sverstad, and is almost (like a sword) cutting the Drammensfjord in two parts.Coat-of-armsThe coat-of-arms is from modern times. They were granted on 4 September 1964. The arms show a gold-colored trident on a red background, as a symbol for the sea.GeographyThe narrow Svelvikstrømmen sound separates Svelvik from the municipality of Hurum, and the county of Buskerud. This sound is served by a ferry, which has the shortest line in Norway.
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Nesbygda is een plaats in de Noorse gemeente Svelvik, provincie Vestfold. Nesbygda te... Nesbygda
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Nesbygda er et tettsted i Svelvik kommune i Vestfold. Tettstedet har innbyggere per 1... Nesbygda
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Nesbygda este o localitate din comuna Svelvik și Drammen, provincia Vestfold, Norvegi... Nesbygda
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Nesbygda is a village in the municipality of Svelvik, Norway, located north of the Sv...Legg til dette kortet på nettstedet ditt;
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