Himberg is an exclave village in Sandefjord Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The rural agricultural village is located entirely within Larvik Municipality (historically it was within Tjølling municipality until 1988). It sits a little less than 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) west of the border with the rest of Sandefjord Municipality, thus making it an exclave. It is located about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) to the southwest of the city of Sandefjord and about 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) east of the village of Verningen (in Larvik). The European route E18 highway runs just north of the village.[2][3][4]
Himberg | |
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Village | |
  Himberg Location of the village  Himberg Himberg (Norway) | |
| Coordinates: 59°06′10″N 10°08′24″E / 59.1028°N 10.13988°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| Region | Eastern Norway |
| County | Vestfold |
| District | Vestfold |
| Municipality | Sandefjord Municipality |
| Elevation | 43 m (141 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Post Code | 3232 Sandefjord |
Exclave edit
Himberg is a rural agricultural community which consists of about ten households. It has a population of about 40 as of 2014, and has a total area of 1.4 square kilometres (0.54 sq mi). There are only four similar type exclaves in Norway, and Himberg is the most populous of Norway's exclaves.[5]
There have been numerous efforts to fix the borders over the years. Several efforts to merge Himberg into Larvik Municipality have failed. The Schei Committee in 1960 tried to trade the nearby Vannøya area which belonged to Tjølling municipality for Himberg, but the attempt proved unsuccessful due to local opposition.[6] A new annexation attempt took place in 1995, but was ultimately canceled due to opposition from "patriotic" Sandefjord residents in Himberg.[7]
References edit
- ^ "Himberg, Sandefjord". yr.no. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
- ^ Larsen, Erlend (2016). Tre kommuner blir til én (in Norwegian). Erlend Larsen Forlag. p. 13. ISBN 9788293057277.
- ^ Davidsen, Roger (2008). Et Sted i Sandefjord (in Norwegian). Sandar Historielag. p. 139. ISBN 9788299456753.
- ^ Lundbo, Sten; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (15 November 2023). "Sandefjord". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
- ^ Solberg, Morten Fredheim (11 October 2014). "Her er Sandefjords ytterste nøgne ø". Sandefjords Blad (in Norwegian).
- ^ Møller, Vilhelm (1985). Sandar: grend og gård 1850-1970, med tidsbilder fra næringsliv og kulturhistorie (in Norwegian). Vol. 3. Sandefjord, Norge: Sandefjord Kommune. p. 314.
- ^ Jøranlid, Marianne (1996). 40 trivelige turer i Sandefjord og omegn (in Norwegian). Vett Viten. pp. 114–117. ISBN 9788241202841.