Stokke
Village
View of the village centre
View of the village centre
Stokke is located in Vestfold
Stokke
Stokke
Location of the village
Stokke is located in Norway
Stokke
Stokke
Stokke (Norway)
Coordinates: 59°13′25″N 10°18′01″E / 59.22359°N 10.30032°E / 59.22359; 10.30032
CountryNorway
RegionEastern Norway
CountyVestfold
DistrictVestfold
MunicipalitySandefjord Municipality
Area
[1]
 • Total2.31 km2 (0.89 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
58 m (190 ft)
Population
 (2022)[1]
 • Total4,221
 • Density1,827/km2 (4,730/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
3160 Stokke

Stokke is a village in Sandefjord Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The village is located about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) to the northeast of the city of Sandefjord and about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) to the southwest of the city of Tønsberg. The village of Melsomvik and the Tønsbergfjorden lie about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) to the east of Stokke.[3]

The 2.31-square-kilometre (570-acre) village has a population (2022) of 4,221 and a population density of 1,827 inhabitants per square kilometre (4,730/sq mi).[1]

Stokke was the administrative centre of the old Stokke Municipality which existed from 1838 until its dissolution on 1 January 2017.[3]

The European route E18 highway passes 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) to the northwest of the village. The Vestfoldbanen railway line passes through the village, stopping at the Stokke Station. Stokke Church is located in the village. The village is the site of the Bokemoa elementary school and Stokke secondary school. The Gjennestad upper secondary school lies just a short distance north of the village.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2022). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
  2. ↑ "Stokke, Sandefjord". yr.no. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  3. 1 2 Mæhlum, Lars, ed. (28 December 2022). "Stokke". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 16 November 2023.

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