Holmestrand Municipality

Holmestrand is a municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Jarlsberg. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Holmestrand. Some of the notable villages in Holmestrand include Eidsfoss, Eikeberg, Gullhaug, Hof, Klever, Sande, Selvik, and Sundbyfoss.

Holmestrand Municipality
Holmestrand kommune
Municipality
Vestfold within Norway
Holmestrand within Vestfold
Coordinates: 59°29′43″N 10°14′55″E
CountryNorway
CountyVestfold
DistrictJarlsberg
Established1 Jan 1838
  Created asFormannskapsdistrikt
Administrative centreHolmestrand
Government
  Mayor (2023)Alf Johan Svele (H)
Area
  Total432.35 km2 (166.93 sq mi)
  Land411.81 km2 (159.00 sq mi)
  Water20.54 km2 (7.93 sq mi)  4.8%
  Rank#228 in Norway
Population
 (2024)
  Total26,872
  Rank#45 in Norway
  Density62.2/km2 (161/sq mi)
  Change (10 years)
 +19%
DemonymHolmestranding
Official language
  Norwegian formNeutral
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-3903
WebsiteOfficial website

The 432-square-kilometre (167 sq mi) municipality is the 228th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Holmestrand is the 45th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 26,872. The municipality's population density is 62.2 inhabitants per square kilometre (161/sq mi) and its population has increased by 19% over the previous 10-year period.

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