Bjerkøya is a populated island in Holmestrand Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The 0.8-square-kilometre (200-acre) island lies in the Ytre Oslofjord, near the mouth of the Drammensfjorden. It lies about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) to the north of the town of Holmestrand in a small group of islands including Kommersøya, Killingholmen, and Langøya. Bjerkøya is connected to the mainland by a 600-metre (2,000 ft) long causeway bridge on the north end of the island. The island was formerly part of the old Sande Municipality until 1 January 2020 when it became part of Holmestrand Municipality.
The coastal parts of the island, particularly in the north end form one large village, also called Bjerkøya. The interior and southeastern parts of the island are sparsely populated. The 0.45-square-kilometre (110-acre) village had a population (2012) of 225 and a population density of 500 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,300/sq mi). Since 2012, the population and area data for this village area has not been separately tracked by Statistics Norway.[1]
bjerkøya, populated, island, holmestrand, municipality, vestfold, county, norway, square, kilometre, acre, island, lies, ytre, oslofjord, near, mouth, drammensfjorden, lies, about, kilometres, north, town, holmestrand, small, group, islands, including, kommers. Bjerkoya is a populated island in Holmestrand Municipality in Vestfold county Norway The 0 8 square kilometre 200 acre island lies in the Ytre Oslofjord near the mouth of the Drammensfjorden It lies about 4 kilometres 2 5 mi to the north of the town of Holmestrand in a small group of islands including Kommersoya Killingholmen and Langoya Bjerkoya is connected to the mainland by a 600 metre 2 000 ft long causeway bridge on the north end of the island The island was formerly part of the old Sande Municipality until 1 January 2020 when it became part of Holmestrand Municipality BjerkoyaThe causeway bridge to BjerkoyaGeographyLocationVestfold NorwayCoordinates59 31 14 N 10 20 55 E 59 52044 N 10 34853 E 59 52044 10 34853Area0 8 km2 0 31 sq mi Coastline4 km 2 5 mi AdministrationNorwayCountyVestfoldMunicipalityHolmestrand Municipality The coastal parts of the island particularly in the north end form one large village also called Bjerkoya The interior and southeastern parts of the island are sparsely populated The 0 45 square kilometre 110 acre village had a population 2012 of 225 and a population density of 500 inhabitants per square kilometre 1 300 sq mi Since 2012 the population and area data for this village area has not been separately tracked by Statistics Norway 1 See also editList of islands of NorwayReferences edit Statistisk sentralbyra 3 April 2022 04859 Area and population of urban settlements US 2000 2021 nbsp This Vestfold location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bjerkoya amp oldid 1210260934, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
