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Vestfold (Norway)

image by Tomislav Šipek, 20 November 2024

Description of the flag
Status of the flag
Flag before merger with Telemark
Communes

See also:

Norway
Norwegian county flags
Vestfold og Telemark (discontinued county)

Description of the flag

With the re-establishment of Vestfold County (1 January 2024), the old flag came back into use, perhaps with a slightly different design.
Photos:
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php
https://www.tb.no/nyheter/tonsberg
Tomislav Šipek, 20 November 2024

Status of the flag

In 2017 the government decided to abolish some of the counties and to merge them with other counties to form larger ones, reducing the number of counties from 19 to 11, to be implemented from 2020.:"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Counties_of_Norway
Telemark og Vestfold will become Vestfold og Telemark.
Valentin Poposki, 16 January 2020

Flag before merger with Telemark

image by Tomislav Šipek, 20 November 2024

Adopted 30 January 1970. Proportions 18:25.
Mark Sensen, 18 November 1995

Gules, a royal crown Or. Motive should show that Vestfold has connection with the king. In 9th century, Vestfold was a kingdom, which gained the rule over the whole of Norway under Harald Haarfagre. Later Norwegian kings claimed that they are his sires.
Željko Heimer, 19 November 1995

Communes

The following communes are listed in this county (fylke). The codes following the names are assigned by Norway for statistical and administrative purposes.

Andebu (0719)
Faerder
Holmestrand (0702)
Horten (0701)
Lardal (0728)
Larvik (0709)
Re (0716)
Sandefjord (0706)
Stokke (0720)
Svelvik (0711)
Tønsberg (0704)

The following are former municipalities of this county:

Borre (0717)
Botne (0715)
Brunlanes (0726)
Hedrum (0727)
Hof (0714)
Horten (0703)
Nøtterøy (0722)
Ramnes (0718)
Sandar (0724)
Sande (0713)
Sem (0721)
Skoger (0712)
Stavern (0708)
Svelvik (0701)
Tjølling (0725)
Tjøme (0723)
Tonsberg (0705)
Våle (no code available)
Åsgårdstrand (0704)

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