Place:Åsgårdstrand, Vestfold, Norway

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NameÅsgårdstrand
Alt namesÅsgårdstrandsource: Family History Library Catalog
TypeParish
Coordinates59.367°N 10.45°E
Located inVestfold, Norway
Also located inBorre, Vestfold, Norway     (1965 - )
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source: Family History Library Catalog


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Åsgårdstrand is a small port town in Horten municipality, Vestfold, Norway. It is also the name of a former independent municipality and a center of trade. The town is situated 10 km south of Horten, 10 km north of Tønsberg and 100 km south of Oslo by the west coast of the Oslofjord. On 1 January 1965 Åsgårdstrand and Borre municipalities, plus a part of Sem were merged into the new municipality of Borre. By the time of the merger Åsgårdstrand had 488 inhabitants and was the smallest municipality in Norway.

Åsgårdsstrand is a summer resort destination with a number of restored old homes. It is home to various cafés, galleries, and a beach. Edvard Munch’s former home is now owned by the municipality and open to the public. It is also home to Borre Kystled, a hiking trail which leads to Borre National Park.

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Åsgårdstrand is a town. It is (or was) also a parish in the Borre clerical district, and from 1837 to 1964, it was a municipality. This page represents primarily the parish (which probably had the same boundaries as the municipality).

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