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Vestskogen

Coordinates: 59°14′42″N 10°23′57″E / 59.24496°N 10.3991°E / 59.24496; 10.3991
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Vestskogen
Village
View of the village
View of the village
Vestskogen is located in Vestfold
Vestskogen
Vestskogen
Location of the village
Vestskogen is located in Norway
Vestskogen
Vestskogen
Vestskogen (Norway)
Coordinates: 59°14′42″N 10°23′57″E / 59.24496°N 10.3991°E / 59.24496; 10.3991
CountryNorway
RegionEastern Norway
CountyVestfold
MunicipalityFærder Municipality
Elevation37 m (121 ft)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
3142 Vestskogen

Vestskogen is a village in Færder Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The village is located on the northwestern coast of the island of Nøtterøy. The village area lies about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) to the southwest of the centre of the city of Tønsberg, about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) to the northwest of the village of Borgheim, and about 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) to the west of Teie.

Amundrødveien, one of the main roads in Vestskogen

The Vestskogen area has a population (in 2023) of 1,934.[2] It is considered to be part of the urban city of Tønsberg metropolitan area which includes the central city area plus the northern and eastern parts of the island of Nøtterøy.

References

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  1. ^ "Vestskogen, Færder". yr.no. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  2. ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2023). "04317: Befolkning, etter grunnkrets, statistikkvariabel og år" (in Norwegian).