Himberg, Norway
Himberg | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Himberg Location of the village  Himberg Himberg (Norway) | |
| Coordinates:59°06′10″N10°08′24″E/ 59.1028°N 10.13988°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| Region | Eastern Norway |
| County | Vestfold |
| District | Vestfold |
| Municipality | Sandefjord Municipality |
| Elevation | 43 m (141 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00(CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00(CEST) |
| Post Code | 3232 Sandefjord |
Himbergis anexclavevillage inSandefjord MunicipalityinVestfoldcounty,Norway.The rural agricultural village is located entirely withinLarvik Municipality(historically it was withinTjøllingmunicipality until 1988). It sits a little less than 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) west of the border with the rest ofSandefjord Municipality,thus making it anexclave.It is located about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) to the southwest of thecity of Sandefjordand about 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) east of the village ofVerningen(in Larvik). TheEuropean route E18highway runs just north of the village.[2][3][4]
Exclave[edit]
Himberg is a rural agricultural community which consists of about ten households. It has a population of about 40 as of 2014, and has a total area of 1.4 square kilometres (0.54 sq mi). There are only four similar type exclaves inNorway,and Himberg is the most populous of Norway's exclaves.[5]
There have been numerous efforts to fix the borders over the years. Several efforts to merge Himberg intoLarvik Municipalityhave failed. TheSchei Committeein 1960 tried to trade the nearby Vannøya area which belonged toTjøllingmunicipality for Himberg, but the attempt proved unsuccessful due to local opposition.[6]A newannexationattempt took place in 1995, but was ultimately canceled due to opposition from "patriotic" Sandefjord residents in Himberg.[7]
References[edit]
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- ^Larsen, Erlend (2016).Tre kommuner blir til én(in Norwegian). Erlend Larsen Forlag. p. 13.ISBN9788293057277.
- ^Davidsen, Roger (2008).Et Sted i Sandefjord(in Norwegian). Sandar Historielag. p. 139.ISBN9788299456753.
- ^Lundbo, Sten; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (15 November 2023)."Sandefjord".Store norske leksikon(in Norwegian).Kunnskapsforlaget.Retrieved2 December2023.
- ^Solberg, Morten Fredheim (11 October 2014)."Her er Sandefjords ytterste nøgne ø".Sandefjords Blad(in Norwegian).
- ^Møller, Vilhelm (1985).Sandar: grend og gård 1850-1970, med tidsbilder fra næringsliv og kulturhistorie(in Norwegian). Vol. 3. Sandefjord, Norge: Sandefjord Kommune. p. 314.
- ^Jøranlid, Marianne (1996).40 trivelige turer i Sandefjord og omegn(in Norwegian). Vett Viten. pp. 114–117.ISBN9788241202841.