Country Norway Administrative centre Andebu Demonym(s) Andebusokning Area 186 km² Local time Thursday 6:30 AM | County Vestfold Area rank 339 in Norway Time zone CET (UTC+1) Population 5,031 (2004) Official language form Bokmål | |
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Andebu was a municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Andebu. The parish of Andebo was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). On 1. january 2017, the municipality became a part of the new Sandefjord municipality, along with Stokke.
Contents
- Map of Andebu Municipality Norway
- General information
- Andebu Church
- Name
- Coat of arms
- Notable People
- References
Map of Andebu Municipality, Norway
General information
Andebu has large areas of woodland. The main villages are Andebu, Høyjord, and Kodal. The church buildings in all three villages are from the Middle Ages; Kodal Church (Kodal kirke) dates from the 12th century; Høyjord stave church (Høyjord Stavkyrkje) was built around 1150-1200.
Andebu Church
Andebu Church (Andebu kirke) dates from ca. 1100. The church was first mentioned in a diploma from 1314. The edifice is of stone and has 300 seats. The soapstone baptismal font is from the 1100s. The altarpiece and the pulpit are in Renaissance style and date from about 1650. The images of the altarpiece shows events from the crucifixion of Jesus. The church was extensively restored in 1686. The ridge turret was destroyed in a storm in 1701 and had to be rebuilt. The two church bells were cast by O. Olsen & Son in 1874. The pipe organ from 1909, was replaced during the 1970s.
Name
The Old Norse form of the name was Andabú. The meaning of the first element is unknown and the last element is bú which means "district". Prior to 1889, the name was written "Andebo".
Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times. They were granted on 12 December 1986. The arms show three silver triangles, each for one of the three villages/parishes in the municipality: Andebu, Høyjord, and Kodal. The three triangles also form the letter A, the initial of the municipality. The colour green represents agriculture and forestry