Fokserød
Fokserød is a residential- and statistical area (grunnkrets) in Sandefjord municipality, Norway. Fokserød was originally the name of three former farms located near the current Coop Obs! megastore, relatively near Sandefjord Airport Torp. Former written forms were Foxarôyru (1346), Faxerrudt (1575), Fuxáeröd (1625), and Foxeröed (1664).[1] It is home of Fokserød Nature Preserve, a preserved birch tree forest located by the main entry road from E18 to Torp Airport.[2]
The statistical area Fokserød, which also can include the peripheral parts of the village as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of 822.[3]
Fokserød is located between Haukerød borough in the south and Fevang in the north. It is considered a part of the urban settlement Sandefjord, which covers the greater Sandefjord city area and stretches towards Stokke and into peripheral parts of Larvik municipality.[4] The urban settlement Sandefjord has a population of 39,849, of which 39,144 people live within Sandefjord.[5]
References
- ^ Davidsen, Roger (2008). Et Sted i Sandefjord. Sandar Historielag. Page 125. ISBN 978-82-994567-5-3.
- ^ https://www.fylkesmannen.no/Vestfold/Miljo-og-klima/Verneomrader/Vestfolds-verneomrader/Fokserod-naturreservat/
- ^ Statistics Norway (2007). "Statistics bank". Archived from the original on 2012-05-26.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Statistics Norway (2005). "Kart over tettsteder og sentrumsområder 1. januar 2005" (PDF).
- ^ Statistics Norway (2006). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality. 1 January 2006". Archived from the original on 2006-08-21.
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