Sandefjord, Norway

E1036766

Sandefjord, Norway is a coastal town in Vestfold known for its maritime heritage, former whaling industry, and scenic fjord landscape.

All labels observed (3)

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf municipality ⓘ
town ⓘ
administrativeCentreOf Sandefjord municipality ⓘ
climate temperate oceanic climate ⓘ
country Norway ⓘ
distanceTo about 120 km south of Oslo ⓘ
ferryConnectionTo Strömstad, Sweden ⓘ
hasAttraction Gokstad Mound ⓘ
Midtåsen sculpture pavilion ⓘ
Sandefjord Whaling Monument ⓘ
hasCulturalEvent Sandefjord International Festival of Literature and Culture ⓘ
hasHarbor Sandefjord harbor ⓘ
linked to: Sandefjord Harbour
hasIndustry light manufacturing ⓘ
maritime services ⓘ
shipping ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
hasMuseum Whaling Museum in Sandefjord ⓘ
linked to: Whaling Museum
hasPopulation over 60,000 inhabitants ⓘ
hasRailwayStation Sandefjord Station ⓘ
hasSportsClub Sandefjord Fotball ⓘ
hasTwinTown Jelgava, Latvia ⓘ
linked to: Jelgava

Kolding, Denmark ⓘ
linked to: Kolding

Ljubuski, Bosnia and Herzegovina ⓘ
Pärnu, Estonia ⓘ
linked to: Pärnu

Södertälje, Sweden ⓘ
Tartu, Estonia ⓘ
linked to: Tartu
knownFor beaches ⓘ
coastal tourism ⓘ
maritime heritage ⓘ
scenic fjord landscape ⓘ
shipbuilding ⓘ
whaling history ⓘ
language Norwegian ⓘ
locatedIn Eastern Norway ⓘ
Vestfold ⓘ
linked to: Vestfold county

Vestfold og Telemark ⓘ
locatedOn Sandefjordsfjord ⓘ
linked to: Sandefjordsfjorden

Skagerrak coast ⓘ
mergedWith Andebu municipality ⓘ
Stokke municipality ⓘ
mergerEffectiveDate 1 January 2017 ⓘ
municipalStatus gained city status in 1845 ⓘ
near Torp Sandefjord Airport ⓘ
officialWrittenForm Bokmål ⓘ
partOf Færderfjord region ⓘ
railwayLine Vestfold Line ⓘ
region Vestfold og Telemark county ⓘ
servedBy Sandefjord Airport Torp ⓘ
sport football ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hans Ditlev Bendixsen → birthPlace → Sandefjord, Norway ⓘ
Sandefjord Harbour → hasNearby → Sandefjord town centre ⓘ
linked to: Sandefjord, Norway
Gokstad Mound → near → Sandefjord city centre ⓘ
linked to: Sandefjord, Norway
Vøra beach → near → Sandefjord town centre ⓘ
linked to: Sandefjord, Norway
Joachim Rønning → placeOfBirth → Sandefjord, Norway ⓘ