Færder
Færder is a municipality in Vestfold in Vestfold og Telemark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Borgheim. The municipality was established in 2018 by the unification of the former municipalities of Tjøme and Nøtterøy.[4]
Færder kommune | |
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View of the Færder Lighthouse | |
Vestfold og Telemark within Norway | |
Færder within Vestfold og Telemark | |
| Coordinates: 59°10′N 10°24′E / 59.17°N 10.40°ECoordinates: 59°10′N 10°24′E / 59.17°N 10.40°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Vestfold og Telemark |
| District | Vestfold |
| Established | 1 Jan 2018 |
| Administrative centre | Borgheim |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2018) | Jon Sanness Andersen[1] (AP) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 99.96 km2 (38.59 sq mi) |
| • Land | 99.72 km2 (38.50 sq mi) |
| • Water | 0.24 km2 (0.09 sq mi) 0.24% |
| • Rank | #380 in Norway |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Total | 26,676 |
| • Rank | #39 in Norway |
| • Density | 267.5/km2 (693/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | +7.6% |
| Demonym(s) | Færdermann, Færderkvinne,[2] |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Neutral |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-3811 |
| Website | Official website |
Data from Statistics Norway | |
The 100-square-kilometre (39 sq mi) municipality is the 380th largest by area out of the 422 municipalities in Norway. Færder is the 39th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 26,676. The municipality's population density is 267.5 inhabitants per square kilometre (693/sq mi) and its population has increased by 7.6% over the last decade.[5]
The Færder National Park, which was established in 2013, comprises islands and sea area east of the municipality.
Government
All municipalities in Norway, including Færder, are responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services, senior citizen services, unemployment and other social services, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads. The municipality is governed by a municipal council of elected representatives, which in turn elect a mayor. The municipality falls under the Tønsberg District Court and the Agder Court of Appeal.
Municipal council
The municipal council (Kommunestyre) of Færder is made up of 39 representatives that are elected to four year terms. Currently, the party breakdown is as follows:[6]
| Party Name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 9 | |
| Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) | 4 | |
| Green Party (Miljøpartiet De Grønne) | 4 | |
| Conservative Party (Høyre) | 10 | |
| Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 1 | |
| Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 5 | |
| Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 4 | |
| Liberal Party (Venstre) | 2 | |
| Total number of members: | 39 | |
Climate
Færder lighthouse has one of the longest temperature records in Norway, with recording from the same location continuously since 1885. The 1991-2020 base period shows a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb). Færder is known in Norway for warm lows in summer; from the start of recording to summer 2020 Færder recorded 191 nights with lows 20 °C (68 °F) or warmer.[7] The all-time high temperature 28 °C (82 °F) was recorded July 1955 and August 1947; the all-time low is −23 °C (−9 °F) recorded in January 1942.
| Climate data for Færder lighthouse 1991-2020 (6 m, precipitation days 1961-90, extremes 1885-2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 10.7 (51.3) | 11.1 (52.0) | 17.9 (64.2) | 17.5 (63.5) | 26 (79) | 27.7 (81.9) | 28 (82) | 28 (82) | 24.3 (75.7) | 19 (66) | 14.5 (58.1) | 12.2 (54.0) | 28 (82) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 2 (36) | 2 (36) | 4 (39) | 8 (46) | 13 (55) | 17 (63) | 20 (68) | 19 (66) | 16 (61) | 11 (52) | 7 (45) | 4 (39) | 10 (51) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 1 (34) | 0.3 (32.5) | 2.2 (36.0) | 5.9 (42.6) | 11 (52) | 15 (59) | 17.6 (63.7) | 17.5 (63.5) | 14 (57) | 9.4 (48.9) | 5.5 (41.9) | 2.6 (36.7) | 8.5 (47.3) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 0 (32) | −1 (30) | 1 (34) | 5 (41) | 9 (48) | 13 (55) | 16 (61) | 16 (61) | 13 (55) | 8 (46) | 5 (41) | 2 (36) | 7 (45) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −23 (−9) | −20.8 (−5.4) | −19.5 (−3.1) | −11 (12) | −1.4 (29.5) | 1.4 (34.5) | 6.7 (44.1) | 7.4 (45.3) | 1.2 (34.2) | −3.3 (26.1) | −9.5 (14.9) | −18 (0) | −23 (−9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 60.8 (2.39) | 38.9 (1.53) | 38.4 (1.51) | 40.2 (1.58) | 53.1 (2.09) | 51.9 (2.04) | 53.6 (2.11) | 88.6 (3.49) | 73.1 (2.88) | 92.7 (3.65) | 83.9 (3.30) | 66 (2.6) | 741.2 (29.17) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 102 |
| Source 1: Norwegian Meteorological Institute[8] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Weatheronline.co.uk[9] | |||||||||||||
Notable people from Nøtterøy and Tjøme
- Marcus Jacob Monrad (1816–1897), a philosopher and academic.
- Even Tollefsen (1841–1897), a sea captain and inventor.
- Oscar Albert Johnsen (1876–1954), an historian.
- Bernhard Folkestad (1879–1933), a naturalist painter and essayist, bought a cottage on Brøtsøy.
- Anton Barth von der Lippe (1886–1960), a whaler.
- Leiv Amundsen (1898–1987), a librarian and philologist.
- Lauritz Johnson (1906–1992), a children's writer, radio and TV host, "Uncle Lauritz".
- Helge Skappel (1907–2001), an aviator, photographer and cartographer.
- Trygve Bratteli (1910–1984), a politician who served as Prime Minister of Norway from 1971 to 1972 and 1973 to 1976.
- Torgeir Andersen (1916–1991), a politician who was Mayor of Nøtterøy from 1959 to 1969.
- Aasmund Brynildsen (1917–1974), an essayist, biographer and magazine editor.
- Hanna-Marie Weydahl (1922–2016), a pianist.
- Jan P. Syse (1930–1997), a lawyer and politician who served as Prime Minister of Norway from 1989 to 1990.
- Wenche Blomberg (1943–), an author, journalist, and criminologist who was brought up on Tjøme.
- Kjersti Holmen (born 1956–), a TV and film actress.[10]
- Tony Mills (1962–2019), an English rock singer who lived on Tjøme from 2016 until his death.
- Fredrik Kjølner (born 1970–), a footballer with almost 300 club caps.
- Emma Ellingsen (2001–), a transgender model and YouTuber.
References
- ^ ""Ordfører i Færder kommune er Jon Sanness Andersen (Ap) - Færder kommune"" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2022-11-10.
- ^ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
- ^ "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
- ^ Lundbo, Sten. "Færder". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
- ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå (2017). "Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M)" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2017-11-01.
- ^ "Table: 04813: Members of the local councils, by party/electoral list at the Municipal Council election (M)" (in Norwegian). Statistics Norway. 2019.
- ^ "Vær og Vind - Tropenetter Færder Fyr - Powered by Proweb".
- ^ "eklima/Met.no (extremes)".
- ^ "Weatheronline climate robot (average high and low)".
- ^ IMDb Database retrieved 30 January 2021
External links
- Media related to Færder at Wikimedia Commons