Årøysund

Årøysund
Årøysund
Basic data
Country	Norway
Province  (fylke)	Vestfold and Telemark
Municipality  (commune) :	Færder
Coordinates :	59 ° 11 ′  N , 10 ° 27 ′  E Coordinates: 59 ° 11 ′  N , 10 ° 27 ′  E
Residents :	1,551 (2019)
Area :	1.25 km²
Population density :	1241 inhabitants per km²
Height :	9  moh.

Årøysund is a village in the Norwegian municipality of Færder , in the province ( Fylke ) Vestfold og Telemark . The place has 1551 inhabitants (as of 2019).

geography

Årøysund is a so-called Tettsted , i.e. a settlement that is counted as one area for statistical purposes. The village is located on the sound of the same name , which separates the island of Nøtterøy from the island of Nordre Årøy. Årøysund is located on the south east coast of Nøtterøy on the Oslofjord .

history

Until the end of 2017, Årøysund was still part of what was then Nøtterøy Municipality . As part of the state- wide municipal reform, this was transferred to the newly created municipality of Færder. As part of the regional reform in Norway , the village also changed its county membership from Vestfold to the new province of Vestfold og Telemark on January 1, 2020 .

Web links

Commons : Årøysund  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Årøysund in the store norske leksikon (Norwegian)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Tettsteders following og areal. Statistisk sentralbyrå , December 4, 2019, accessed August 9, 2020 (Norwegian). 
2. ↑ Årøysund. In: norgeskart.no. Kartverket, accessed August 9, 2020 (Norwegian). 
3. ↑ Forskrift om sammenslåing av og Nøtterøy Tjøme kommuner, Vestfold county. In: Lovdata. March 21, 2016, accessed August 9, 2020 (Norwegian).