Brevik ( Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈbrêːviːk] ) is a town in Porsgrunn Municipality in Telemark county, Norway . The town is located where the Eidangerfjorden and Frierfjorden join together to form the Breviksfjorden . Brevik is regarded as one of the best preserved towns from the sailing ship era. The town is located on the far end of Eidanger peninsula ( Eidangerhalvøya ), and was a former export centre for ice and timber. The last shipment of wood to the United Kingdom was around 1960.
21-607: Stjørdalshalsen (also known as Stjørdal or Halsen ) is a town and the administrative centre of the municipality of Stjørdal in Trøndelag county, Norway . It is located between the rivers Stjørdalselva and Gråelva to the south and north and by the Trondheimsfjord to the west. The 6.81-square-kilometre (1,680-acre) town has a population (early 2023) of 24 541 and a population density of 26.87 inhabitants per square kilometre (69.6/sq mi). Stjørdalshalsen
42-408: A bykommune (urban municipality) or herredskommune (rural municipality). This distinction was rescinded by The Local Government Act of 1992. Between 1960 and 1965 many Norwegian municipalities were merged. For instance when the urban municipality Brevik merged with the urban municipality Porsgrunn and the rural municipality Eidanger , the new municipality was called Porsgrunn and it kept
63-509: A town or city –there is no distinction between the two words as there is in English. Historically, the designation of town/city was granted by the king, but since 1996 that authority was given to the local municipal councils for each municipality in Norway. In Norway today, there are 108 towns/cities, but they have no legal authority or powers and they are not an administrative body, it
84-502: A municipality number in which the third digit was a zero and rural municipalities were given other numbers. In 1952 the special classifications of for towns/cities (kjøpstad, bergstad, and ladested) were entirely rescinded from the law and replaced by the simple classification of by . Starting on 1 January 1965, the government's focus was moved from the individual towns/cities to their corresponding municipalities. All Norwegian towns/cities and rural municipalities were classified as either
105-437: Is a bridge over the strait between Sylterøya and the mainland. The town hall, which is an old farm estate, and Brevik Church are located on Sylterøya. Brevik has narrow and crooked streets with interesting, irregular buildings. The growing village and harbour of Brevig (later spelled Brevik ) was historically part of the parish of Eidanger . The village was established as a ladested (seaport/lading place) in 1680 and it
126-742: Is also the offices of the operational management for the Heidrun field in the North Sea. The administrative offices for the Central Norway Regional Health Authority are also in the town. Ole Vig Upper Secondary School and some primary schools are also located in the town. List of towns and cities in Norway This is a list of towns and cities in Norway . The Norwegian language word by means
147-403: Is not tracked separately. Brevik has significant industry, including cement production ( Norcem , formerly Dalen Portland Cementfabrik , which is Norway's largest cement factory), workshop industry, food industry (among others Diplom-ice), and mining (Kjørholt limestone mine, which is Norway's largest mine). The town is located on the mainland and also on the small island of Sylterøya. There
168-430: Is simply a designation. All local government rests with the municipality which may or may not have a town/city located within it. Historically, the words kjøpstad ( market town ), ladested (small seaport), or bergstad were used for a town or city. Each of these were granted certain special rights based on their classification and they did hold administrative authority within their borders. A ladested
189-483: The city of Oslo , Oslo Municipality , and Oslo County are all one unified unit of government. Brevik, Norway Brevik is located about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) to the south of the town of Porsgrunn in a very large urban area. Brevik has an estimated population of 2,100 in the year 2020. It is considered part of the Porsgrunn/Skien metropolitan area by Statistics Norway , so Brevik's population
210-549: The city status was awarded by the king and Government through the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development . Since then, the status of town/city is decided by each municipal council and then it is formally accepted by the state. Since 1997, a municipality must have a minimum of 5,000 inhabitants in order to declare city status for one of its settlements. In 1999, the municipal council of Bardu Municipality declared city status for Setermoen , only to be rejected because
231-400: The arms. The charge has a tincture of argent which means it is commonly colored white, but if it is made out of metal, then silver is used. The blue color in the field symbolizes the importance of the sea. The three bars were chosen to represent floating logs and the importance of the timber industry in the town. The arms were designed by Paulus Holm. The municipal flag has the same design as
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#1732771837576252-408: The cities of today which got this status before 1996, Tvedestrand with 1,983 inhabitants is the smallest. On another note, the laws of 1996 allowed some settlements which lost their city status in the 1960s to regain it. Oslo , founded in the 11th century, is the largest city and also the capital of Norway. Oslo is the only city in Norway that is consolidated with its municipality and county, thus
273-408: The coat of arms. Brevik existed as a self-governing municipality from 1838 until 1964. During this time Brevik was governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor was indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council. The municipal council (Bystyre) of Brevik was made up of representatives that were elected to four year terms. The tables below show
294-423: The following areas were merged to form a new Porsgrunn Municipality . Some of the important milestones in the development of the growing town include the establishment of: The town is named after the old Brevik farm ( Old Norse : Breiðvík ). The first element is breiðr which means "broad". The last element is vík which means " inlet " or " bay ". Historically, the name was spelled Brevig , using
315-583: The municipality fell short of the population limit. One exception is Honningsvåg in Nordkapp Municipality , where the municipality actually has less than 5,000 inhabitants but declared city status before the limit was implemented by law in 1997. Because of the new laws in 1996-1997, Norway witnessed a rapid rise in the number of cities after that time. A number of relatively small settlements are now called by , such as Brekstad with 1,828 inhabitants and Kolvereid with 1,448 inhabitants. Among
336-472: The municipality number for Porsgrunn. As a result, Brevik was no longer considered an urban municipality/town. On another note, when the urban municipality Hønefoss was merged with the rural municipalities Hole , Norderhov , Tyristrand , and Ådal to form the new municipality of Ringerike , Ringerike retained the old municipality number of Hønefoss meaning that it retained its town/city status. The same thing happened to Egersund and Florø . Before 1996,
357-407: The old Danish spelling. The coat of arms was granted on 14 May 1954 and it was in use until 1 January 1964 when the town became part of Porsgrunn Municipality . The official blazon is " Azure , three bars argent " ( Norwegian : Tre sølv bjelker på blå bunn ). This means the arms have a blue field (background) and the charge is a set of three horizontal bars spaced equally across
378-423: Was actually 2 towns: Bragernes and Strømsø). All of the ladested places on this list were later upgraded to kjøpstads . During the 1800s, urbanization took hold in Norway and many new towns/cities were added. The special trading rights for towns/cities were abolished in 1857. In 1946, Norwegian municipalities were each assigned a municipality number , a four-digit codes based on ISO 3166-2:NO . Towns/cities got
399-523: Was granted town status in 1997. The Nordland Line runs through the town, which is served by Stjørdal Station . The junction of the European route E14 and European route E6 highways is in Stjørdalshalsen, just north of Trondheim Airport, Værnes . Stjørdalshalsen has quite a variety of industry including industries involving mineral products, glassware, plastics, and food production. There
420-508: Was subordinate to a kjøpstad and over time some of the ladesteds were "upgraded" to the status of kjøpstad in order to gain more trading rights. In 1665, Norway had 20 towns. There were 9 full market towns ( kjøpstad ): Bergen, Oslo, Trondheim, Tønsberg, Stavanger, Skien, Fredrikstad, Halden, and Kristiansand. There were two mountain towns { bergstad ): Kongsberg and Røros. There were 9 market seaports ( ladested ): Larvik, Moss, Porsgrunn, Molde, Kragerø, Risør, Holmestrand, Mandal, and Drammen (which
441-468: Was then separated from Eidanger due to its new status. On 1 January 1838, the small seaport of Brevik was established as a municipality (see formannskapsdistrikt law). In 1845, the seaport was granted kjøpstad status (town status). During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee . On 1 January 1964, there was a major municipal merger where
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