Skallestad Explained

Official Name:Skallestad
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Norway Vestfold#Norway
Pushpin Label Position:top
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Norway
Subdivision Name1:Eastern Norway
Subdivision Name2:Vestfold
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Færder Municipality
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:3138 Skallestad
Coordinates:59.2058°N 10.4447°W
Elevation M:16
Elevation Footnotes:[1]

Skallestad is a village in Færder Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The village is located on the eastern coast of the island of Nøtterøy. The village lies about to the northwest of Oterbekk and Hårkollen, about southeast of the village of Vollen, and about south of the villages of Duken and Nesbrygga.

The village of Skallestad and the surrounding countryside has a population (in 2023) of 733.[2] It is considered to be part of the urban city of Tønsberg metropolitan area which includes the central city area plus the northern and eastern parts of the island of Nøtterøy.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Skallestad, Færder . 2023-12-22 . yr.no.
  2. Web site: Statistisk sentralbyrå . Statistics Norway . 2023-01-01 . 04317: Befolkning, etter grunnkrets, statistikkvariabel og år . no.