Glomstein

Glomstein
Glomstein
Basic data
Country	Norway
Province  (fylke)	Vestfold and Telemark
Municipality  (commune) :	Færder
Coordinates :	59 ° 12 '  N , 10 ° 22'  E Coordinates: 59 ° 12 '  N , 10 ° 22'  E
Residents :	820 (2019)
Area :	0.79 km²
Population density :	1038 inhabitants per km²
Height :	22  moh.

Glomstein is a village in the Norwegian municipality of Færder , located in the province ( Fylke ) Vestfold og Telemark . The place has 820 inhabitants (as of 2019).

geography

Glomstein is a so-called Tettsted , i.e. a settlement that is counted as one area for statistical purposes. The village is located in the west of the island of Nøtterøy on the Tønsbergfjord , which separates the island from the mainland.

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

• Glomstein in the store norske leksikon (Norwegian)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Tettsteders following og areal. Statistisk sentralbyrå , December 4, 2019, accessed August 10, 2020 (Norwegian). 
2. ↑ Glomstein. In: Norgeskart. Kartverket, accessed August 10, 2020 (Norwegian). 
3. ↑ Forskrift om sammenslåing av og Nøtterøy Tjøme kommuner, Vestfold county. In: Lovdata. March 21, 2016, accessed August 10, 2020 (Norwegian).