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Tønsberg

Northern Europe

Tonsberg, historically known as Tunsberg, is a city in Tonsberg Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway, located about 102 kilometers south-southwest of the capital Oslo on the western coast of the Oslofjord near its mouth onto the Skagerrak. It is the most populous urban center in Vestfold county and serves as the administrative center for the county as well as the seat of the County Governor of Vestfold og Telemark.

Facts
Population
55,387 1
Area (sq km)
26.75 2
Founding Year
871 3
Population Estimate Year
2023 2
Latitude
59.267 degrees north 2
Longitude
10.409 degrees east 2
Sources
1. Tonsberg (Wikipedia)
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The 26.31-square-kilometre (6,500-acre) city has a population (2023) of 55,387 and a population density of 2,105 inhabitants per square kilometre (5,450/sq mi).
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2. Tonsberg (Wikidata)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 59.267, longitude 10.409
  • P2046 (area)
    area 26.75 sq km
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population (2023)
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3. Tønsberg (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia infobox 'Kjøpstad' = 'c. 871' on 'Tønsberg'View the Source
Wikidata: Tonsberg
Wikidata Q107392, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
Tonsberg (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Northern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregionView the Source
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