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| Coordinates:59°36′49″N10°24′32″E / 59.61368°N 10.40875°E /59.61368; 10.40875 | |
| Country | Norway |
| Region | Eastern Norway |
| County | Buskerud |
| Municipality | Drammen Municipality |
| Established as | |
| Ladested | 1845 |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.33 km2 (0.90 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 5 m (16 ft) |
| Population (2023)[2] | |
• Total | 4,256 |
| • Density | 1,825/km2 (4,730/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Svelviking |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Post Code | 3060 Svelvik |
Svelvikⓘ[ˈsvæ̀ɽviːk] is atown[1] inDrammen Municipality inBuskerud county,Norway. The town is located along the west shore of theDrammensfjorden, about 20 kilometres (12 mi) to the southeast of thetown of Drammen and about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) north of the village ofBerger. The village ofKlokkarstua (inAsker Municipality) lies about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) to the east, across the fjord.[4]
The 2.33-square-kilometre (580-acre) town has a population (2023) of 4,256 and apopulation density of 1,825 inhabitants per square kilometre (4,730/sq mi). The town lies mostly inDrammen Municipality, but a small part of the urban area of Svelvik lies on the other side of the fjord (which is only 200 metres (660 ft) wide at that point). About 130 people live right across the fjord inAsker Municipality.[2]
The newspaperSvelviksposten has been published in Svelvik since 1983.[5]
The town of Svelvik was established as aladested on 1 January 1845 when it was separated fromStrømm Municipality. Initially, the new town had a population of 1,201. The town was historically located inJarlsberg og Laurvig county (present-dayVestfold county). Under theformannskapsdistrikt law, Svelvik was granted self-governing status as a municipality since it was a town. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of theSchei Committee. On 1 January 1964, the town of Svelvik (population: 1,188) was merged withStrømm Municipality (population: 2,618) to form the newSvelvik Municipality.[6] On 1 January 2020, Svelvik Municipality (population: 6,685) was merged into the neighboringDrammen Municipality (which made it switch fromVestfold toViken county), so from then on, the town of Svelvik has been part of Drammen Municipality. On 1 January 2024, Viken county was dissolved and this area became part ofBuskerud county.
The municipality (originally theparish) is named after the oldSvelvik farm (Old Norse:Sverðvík) since the firstSvelvik Church was built there. The first element comes from the wordsverð which means "sword". The last element isvík which means "bay" or "cove". The name "sword bay" is likely referring to theRyggen promontory ridge across from the town of Svelvik. The ridge juts out into theDrammensfjorden like a sword and divides the fjord into two halves. The neighboring farm is calledSverstad (Norwegian:Sverðstaðir) which has the same etymology.[7]
The town is located on the western shore of theDrammensfjorden. The narrow Svelvikstrømmenstrait is located part-way along the fjord, near the town of Svelvik. The shortestferry line in Norway crosses the fjord there, connecting Svelvik to theHurum peninsula.
The little town has small, winding streets and traditional, white-painted houses. Svelvik has many venues for swimming and sunbathing.
The dictionary definition ofSvelvik at Wiktionary
Drammen travel guide from Wikivoyage
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