Færder

Færder Municipality
Færder kommune
Municipality
View of the Færder Lighthouse
View of the Færder Lighthouse
Coat of arms of Færder Municipality
Coat of arms
Vestfold within Norway
Vestfold within Norway
Færder within Vestfold
Færder within Vestfold
Coordinates: 59°10′N 10°24′E / 59.17°N 10.40°E / 59.17; 10.40
CountryNorway
CountyVestfold
Established1 Jan 2018
 • Preceded byNøtterøy Municipality & Tjøme Municipality
Administrative centreBorgheim
Government
 • Mayor (2023)Tom Mello (H)
Area
 • Total
99.97 km2 (38.60 sq mi)
 • Land99.72 km2 (38.50 sq mi)
 • Water0.23 km2 (0.09 sq mi)  0.2%
 • Rank#329 in Norway
Population
 (2023)
 • Total
27,286
 • Rank#44 in Norway
 • Density273.6/km2 (709/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
Increase +5.1%
DemonymsFærdermann
Færderkvinne[1]
Official language
[2]
 • Norwegian formNeutral
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-3911[3]
WebsiteOfficial website
Data from Statistics Norway

Færder is a municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Vestfold. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Borgheim. Other villages in the municipality include Årøysund, Bjørnevåg, Buerstad, Duken, Glomstein, Grimestad, Hårkollen, Hulebakk, Kjøpmannskjær, Nesbrygga, Ormelet, Oterbekk, Skallestad, Skjerve, Solvang, Strengsdal, Sundene, Svelvik, Tenvik, Tjøme, Torød, Vestskogen, and Vollen.[4]

The 100-square-kilometre (39 sq mi) municipality is the 329th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Færder is the 44th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 27,286. The municipality's population density is 273.6 inhabitants per square kilometre (709/sq mi) and its population has increased by 5.1% over the previous 10-year period.[5][6]

The Færder National Park, which was established in 2013, comprises islands and sea area east of the municipality. The main visitors' centre for the park is located at Verdens Ende at the southern tip of the island of Tjøme.

General information

View of the Færder coastline
Beach area on the island of Tjøme

The municipality of Færder was established on 1 January 2018 when the old Nøtterøy Municipality and Tjøme Municipality were merged.[4][7]

Name

The municipality is named after the small Færder island (Old Norse: Fjarðarøy) since the Store Færder Lighthouse was built there. The current spelling of the first element of the name is a corruption of the genitive case of the old word fjǫrðr which means "fjord". The last element is øy which means "island".[8]

Coat of arms

The coat of arms was adopted for use starting on 1 January 2018 when the municipality was established. The official blazon is "Azure, a sail argent" (Norwegian: Sølv fokk på blå grunn). This means the arms have a blue field (background) and the charge is a jibsail. The sail has a tincture of argent which means it is commonly colored white, but if it is made out of metal, then silver is used. The blue color in the field and the sail were chosen to represent the maritie traditions for this island municipality. The arms were designed by the 17-year-old Jon Markus Ringøen, a student from the municipality. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms.[9][10]

Churches

The Church of Norway has five parishes (sokn) within the municipality of Færder. It is part of the Tønsberg domprosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Tunsberg.

Churches in Færder
Parish (sokn) Church name Location of the church Year built
Hvasser Hvasser Church Hvasser 1903
Nøtterøy Nøtterøy Church Borgheim c. 1100
Veierland Church Veierland 1905
Teie Teie Church Teie 1977
Tjøme Tjøme Church Tjøme 1866
Torød Torød Church Torød 1915

Government

Færder Municipality is responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services, senior citizen services, welfare and other social services, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads and utilities. The municipality is governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor is indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council.[11] The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the Vestfold 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. The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by political party.

Færder kommunestyre 2023–2027 [12]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 12
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) 4
  Green Party (Miljøpartiet De Grønne) 2
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 12
  Industry and Business Party (Industri‑ og Næringspartiet) 2
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 1
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 1
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 1
  Joint list of the Red Party (Rødt) and the Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 4
Total number of members:39
Færder kommunestyre 2019–2023 [13]  
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
Færder kommunestyre 2018–2019 [14]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 12
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) 6
  Green Party (Miljøpartiet De Grønne) 2
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 16
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 2
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 2
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 3
  Joint list of the Red Party (Rødt) and the Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 4
Total number of members:47
Note: Færder municipality was established on 1 January 2018 when Nøtterøy and Tjøme municipalities were merged. The first municipal council was a combination of the 2 preceding councils from Nøtterøy and Tjøme.

Mayors

The mayors (Norwegian: ordfører) of Færder:

  • 2018-2019: Roar Jonstang (H)
  • 2019-2023: Jon Sanness Andersen (Ap)[15]
  • 2023–present: Tom Mello (H)[16]

Geography

The 100-square-kilometre (39 sq mi) municipality is entirely composed of islands between the Tønsbergfjorden and the Ytre Oslofjord. Some of the main islands include Nøtterøy, Tjøme, Hvasser, Føynland, Veierland, and Bolærne. Three lighthouses are notable in the area: Færder Lighthouse, Fulehuk Lighthouse, and Store Færder Lighthouse.

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.[17] 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)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 2.7
(36.9) 		2.1
(35.8) 		4.1
(39.4) 		8.2
(46.8) 		13.5
(56.3) 		17.5
(63.5) 		19.8
(67.6) 		19.5
(67.1) 		15.8
(60.4) 		11
(52) 		7
(45) 		4.2
(39.6) 		10.5
(50.9)
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)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −0.5
(31.1) 		−1
(30) 		0.8
(33.4) 		4.4
(39.9) 		9.1
(48.4) 		13.2
(55.8) 		15.9
(60.6) 		15.8
(60.4) 		12.5
(54.5) 		7.9
(46.2) 		4.1
(39.4) 		1
(34) 		6.9
(44.5)
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[18]
Source 2: NOAA – WMO averages 91-2020 Norway[19]

Notable people

Jan P. Syse, 1989

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