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Stavern

This article is about the place in Norway. For the place in Lower Saxony, see Stavern, Germany.
Stavern
Fredriksvern (historic)
Town/City[1]
View of the town harbour
View of the town harbour
Stavern is located in Vestfold
Stavern
Stavern
Location of the town
Stavern is located in Norway
Stavern
Stavern
Stavern (Norway)
Coordinates: 58°59′54″N 10°02′08″E / 58.9983°N 10.03557°E / 58.9983; 10.03557
CountryNorway
RegionEastern Norway
CountyVestfold
DistrictVestfold
MunicipalityLarvik Municipality
Established as 
Kjøpstad1943
Town (By)2010
Area
[2]
 • Total
3.75 km2 (1.45 sq mi)
Elevation
[3]
6 m (20 ft)
Population
 (2022)[2]
 • Total
5,902
 • Density1,575/km2 (4,080/sq mi)
DemonymStavering
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
3290 Stavern
Former municipality
Stavern kjøpstad
Fredriksværn herred (historic)
Vestfold within Norway
Vestfold within Norway
Stavern within Vestfold
Stavern within Vestfold
CountryNorway
CountyVestfold
DistrictVestfold
Established1 Jan 1838
 • Created asFormannskapsdistrikt
Disestablished1 Jan 1988
 • Succeeded byLarvik Municipality
Administrative centreStavern
Area
 (upon dissolution)
 • Total
2 km2 (0.8 sq mi)
Population
 (1988)
 • Total
2,538
 • Density1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi)
DemonymStavring[4]
Official language
[5]
 • Norwegian formBokmål
ISO 3166 codeNO-0708[6]
Data from Statistics Norway

Stavern is a town in Larvik Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The town is located at the mouth of the Larviksfjorden along the Skaggerak coast, about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) south of the town of Larvik. Historically, Stavern was a self-governing municipality from 1838 until 1988 when it became part of the large Larvik Municipality.[7]

The 3.75-square-kilometre (930-acre) town has a population (2022) of 5,902 and a population density of 1,575 inhabitants per square kilometre (4,080/sq mi).[2]

Stavern is a small town where tourism is one of the most important sources of income. During summer, the population increases to around 30,000-40,000 people, due to camping sites and cottages around the town centre as well as boats visiting the harbour. Stavern experiences about 200 days of sunshine per year.[8] From the mid-1750s until 1864, Stavern was home to the nation's main naval base located in a shipyard in Fredriksvern. A gunpowder tower and commandant's house remain on Citadel Island, a current refuge for artists. The town is also home of the Hall of Remembrance, a monument dedicated to seamen killed during World War I and World War II.[8]

Stavern Church is located in the town.

  1. ^ In the Norwegian language, the word by can be translated as "town" or "city".
  2. ^ a b c Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2022). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
  3. ^ "Stavern, Larvik". yr.no. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  4. ^ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
  5. ^ "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
  6. ^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (26 January 2023). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.
  7. ^ Mæhlum, Lars; Thorsnæs, Geir; Lundbo, Sten, eds. (20 February 2023). "Stavern". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  8. ^ a b Evensberget, Snorre (2014). DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Norway. Penguin. p. 129. ISBN 9781465432469.

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