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Færder is a municipality in Vestfold in Vestfold og Telemark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Borgheim. The municipality was established in 2018 by the unification of the former municipalities of Tjøme and Nøtterøy.[3]

Færder kommune
Municipality
View of the Færder Lighthouse
Færder within Vestfold og Telemark
Coordinates: 59.17°N 10.40°E / 59.17; 10.40
CountryNorway
CountyVestfold og Telemark
DistrictVestfold
Established1 Jan 2018
Administrative centreBorgheim
Government
  Mayor (2018)Roar Jonstang (H)
Area
  Total99.96 km2 (38.59 sq mi)
  Land99.72 km2 (38.50 sq mi)
  Water0.24 km2 (0.09 sq mi)  0.24%
  Rank#380 in Norway
Population
 (2017)
  Total26,676
  Rank#39 in Norway
  Density267.5/km2 (693/sq mi)
  Change (10 years)
 +7.6%
Demonym(s)Færdermann, Færderkvinne,[1]
Official language
  Norwegian formNeutral
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-3811
WebsiteOfficial website

The 100-square-kilometre (39 sq mi) municipality is the 380th largest by area out of the 422 municipalities in Norway. Færder is the 39th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 26,676. The municipality's population density is 267.5 inhabitants per square kilometre (693/sq mi) and its population has increased by 7.6% over the last decade.[4]

The Færder National Park, which was established in 2013, comprises islands and sea area east of the municipality.


Government


All municipalities in Norway, including Færder, are responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services, senior citizen services, unemployment and other social services, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads. The municipality is governed by a municipal council of elected representatives, which in turn elect a mayor. The municipality falls under the Tønsberg District Court and the Agder Court of Appeal.


Municipal council


The municipal council (Kommunestyre) of Færder is made up of 47 representatives that are elected to four year terms. Currently, the party breakdown is as follows:[5]

Færder Kommunestyre 20182019
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)12
 Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet)6
 Green Party (Miljøpartiet De Grønne)2
 Conservative Party (Høyre)16
 Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)2
 Centre Party (Senterpartiet)2
 Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti)4
 Liberal Party (Venstre)3
Total number of members:47

Climate


Færder lighthouse has one of the longest temperature records in Norway, with recording from the same location continuously since 1885. The 1991-2020 base period shows a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb). Færder is known in Norway for warm lows in summer; from the start of recording to summer 2020 Færder recorded 191 nights with lows 20 °C (68 °F) or warmer.[6] The all-time high temperature 28 °C (82 °F) was recorded July 1955 and August 1947; the all-time low is −23 °C (−9 °F) recorded in January 1942.

Climate data for Færder lighthouse 1991-2020 (6 m, precipitation days 1961-90, extremes 1885-2020)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 10.7
(51.3)
11.1
(52.0)
17.9
(64.2)
17.5
(63.5)
26
(79)
27.7
(81.9)
28
(82)
28
(82)
24.3
(75.7)
19
(66)
14.5
(58.1)
12.2
(54.0)
28
(82)
Average high °C (°F) 2
(36)
2
(36)
4
(39)
8
(46)
13
(55)
17
(63)
20
(68)
19
(66)
16
(61)
11
(52)
7
(45)
4
(39)
10
(51)
Daily mean °C (°F) 1
(34)
0.3
(32.5)
2.2
(36.0)
5.9
(42.6)
11
(52)
15
(59)
17.6
(63.7)
17.5
(63.5)
14
(57)
9.4
(48.9)
5.5
(41.9)
2.6
(36.7)
8.5
(47.3)
Average low °C (°F) 0
(32)
−1
(30)
1
(34)
5
(41)
9
(48)
13
(55)
16
(61)
16
(61)
13
(55)
8
(46)
5
(41)
2
(36)
7
(45)
Record low °C (°F) −23
(−9)
−20.8
(−5.4)
−19.5
(−3.1)
−11
(12)
−1.4
(29.5)
1.4
(34.5)
6.7
(44.1)
7.4
(45.3)
1.2
(34.2)
−3.3
(26.1)
−9.5
(14.9)
−18
(0)
−23
(−9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 60.8
(2.39)
38.9
(1.53)
38.4
(1.51)
40.2
(1.58)
53.1
(2.09)
51.9
(2.04)
53.6
(2.11)
88.6
(3.49)
73.1
(2.88)
92.7
(3.65)
83.9
(3.30)
66
(2.6)
741.2
(29.17)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 9 7 8 7 8 7 7 9 10 11 11 8 102
Source 1: Norwegian Meteorological Institute[7]
Source 2: Weatheronline.co.uk[8]

Notable people from Nøtterøy and Tjøme


Jan P. Syse, 1989
Jan P. Syse, 1989

References


  1. "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
  2. "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
  3. Lundbo, Sten. "Færder". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  4. Statistisk sentralbyrå (2017). "Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M)" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2017-11-01.
  5. "Table: 04813: Members of the local councils, by party/electoral list at the Municipal Council election (M)" (in Norwegian). Statistics Norway. 2015.
  6. "Vær og Vind - Tropenetter Færder Fyr - Powered by Proweb".
  7. "eklima/Met.no (extremes)".
  8. "Weatheronline climate robot (average high and low)".
  9. IMDb Database retrieved 30 January 2021





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