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Borgheim

Coordinates: 59°13′35″N 10°24′27″E / 59.22629°N 10.40745°E / 59.22629; 10.40745
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Borgheim
Village
View of the village
View of the village
Borgheim is located in Vestfold
Borgheim
Borgheim
Location of the village
Borgheim is located in Norway
Borgheim
Borgheim
Borgheim (Norway)
Coordinates: 59°13′35″N 10°24′27″E / 59.22629°N 10.40745°E / 59.22629; 10.40745
CountryNorway
RegionEastern Norway
CountyVestfold
MunicipalityFærder Municipality
Elevation14 m (46 ft)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
3140 Nøtterøy

Borgheim is the administrative centre of Færder Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The village is located on the central part of the island of Nøtterøy. The village lies about 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) west of the village of Nesbrygga, about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) to the northwest of the village of Vollen, about 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) north of the village of Skjerve, and about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) southeast of the village of Vestskogen.

The historic Nøtterøy Church is located in Borgheim.

The village of Borgheim and the surrounding countryside has a population (in 2023) of 557.[2] It is considered to be part of the urban city of Tønsberg metropolitan area which includes the central city area plus the northern and eastern parts of the island of Nøtterøy.

Prior to 2018, Borgheim was the administrative centre of the old Nøtterøy Municipality. In 2018, Nøtterøy and Tjøme municipalities were merged into Færder Municipality. Borgheim became the administrative centre of the new municipality on that date.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Borgheim, Færder". yr.no. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  2. ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2023). "04317: Befolkning, etter grunnkrets, statistikkvariabel og år" (in Norwegian).
  3. ^ Lundbo, Sten, ed. (6 September 2021). "Borgheim". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 22 December 2023.