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| Coordinates:59°31′25″N10°41′15″E / 59.52361°N 10.68750°E /59.52361; 10.68750 | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Akershus |
| Municipality | Vestby |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Son is an old town, and a former municipality. It is located inVestby municipality inAkershus.
Son is located at theOslofjord, 50 kilometres south of the Norwegian capital Oslo, just north ofMoss and near the border ofØstfold, and is located west of the village ofHølen. Before the merge with Vestby the number of inhabitants in Son was about 800–900 (1940). Today, Son, including Store Brevik has 5035 inhabitants (2006).
Son, together with the village of Hølen, was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 (seeformannskapsdistrikt). Son and Hølen were separated as municipalities of their own January 1, 1848. On January 1, 1964, Son was merged with Vestby and then lost its status as a town (ladested).[1]
In theRenaissance era, Son became famous as a harbour. Timber came from the nearby areas and was partially floated down the river. On many Dutch maps from that time (the oldest being from 1582) the Oslo fjord is noted asZoon Water. However, when this period ended, Son lost much of its importance.
Later, Son became known as an 'artist town', as many well-known painters and writers have resided there.[1]
The name Son is pronounced with a long[u] > [su:n].
Son is probably the old name of the river Hølenselva (Norse*Són). Some distance up this river lies the parishSåner (NorseSánar), and this name is most likely theplural of*Són. InNorse literature is the wordsón used as a poetic word forblood, and it is probably an old word forliquid.
Until 1889 the name was writtenSoon.
59°31′24.76″N10°41′9.28″E / 59.5235444°N 10.6859111°E /59.5235444; 10.6859111
SonNorway - The Place without MondaysArchived 2016-10-31 at theWayback Machine
