Country Norway Administrative centre Revetal Time zone CET (UTC+1) Area 225 km² Local time Saturday 4:28 PM Official language form Bokmål | County Vestfold Area rank 316 in Norway ISO 3166 code NO-0716 Population 8,194 (2004) Administrative center Revetal | |
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Weather 11°C, Wind W at 16 km/h, 45% Humidity | ||
Re is a municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Revetal. The municipality was established in 2002 by the unification of the former municipalities of Ramnes and Våle. It includes the villages of Ramnes, Våle, Undrumsdal, Fon, Vivestad (and Revetal). The river Aulielva runs through the district.
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Map of Re, Norway
Name
The Old Norse form of the name was Ré, and it is an old district name. The name is related to the German word Reihe which means "line" and it refers to the geological formation called Raet.
Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times. They were granted in August 2001. It was designed by Arvid Steen. It shows a gold-colored five point design on a green shield. The five points represent the five parishes in the municipality. The design has a long history in the area. The green was chosen to represent nature and agriculture and the gold was chosen because it goes well with green.
History
In this area a battle took place in 1177, which is the last one mentioned in Heimskringla by Snorri Sturluson. Graves and other findings from the Viking Age and even earlier can be found throughout the district.