Holmestrand (Norway)

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Name (Latin)
Holmestrand (Norway)
Other forms of name
nnaa Holmestrand, Norway
Coordinates
10.3175 10.3175 59.4875 59.4875 (gooearth )
Associated country
Norway
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 139257301
Wikidata: Q2088337
Library of congress: n 92117008
Sources of Information
  • BGN 11-19-92(Holmestrand, PPL, 59°29ʹN 10°18ʹE)
  • Alstad, Ø. Holmestrand 1:10 000 ... 1980.
  • LC database 12-7-92(hdg.: Holmestrand, Norway)
  • BGN 11-19-92(Holmestrand, PPL, 59p0s29ʹN 10p0s18ʹE)

Wikipedia description:

is a town in Holmestrand Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The town is the administrative centre of the municipality. It is located along the shore of the Ytre Oslofjord, about 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) northwest of the town of Horten and about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) south of the village of Sande i Vestfold. The large town of Drammen lies about 30 kilometres (19 mi) to the north. The 4.52-square-kilometre (1,120-acre) town has a population (2024) of 8,258 and a population density of 1,826 inhabitants per square kilometre (4,730/sq mi).

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