“Holmestrand”的意思、由来-开放百科全书

The town lies by the Oslofjord and is built beside the water. It was granted municipal status in 1752, but had been a harbour for exporting of timber/lumber since around 1550. The municipality has developed inland in recent years, after the inclusion of Botne. It borders Sande and the Oslo Fjord in the east, Re in the south, and it has a short border to Larvik in the south-west. It is bordered by Buskerud County in the west and north.

Holmestrand is home to Vestfold County’s largest lake, Eikeren. It is also Vestfjellet, which is the highest peak in the county.^[2]

Name

The Old Norse form of the name was Holmastrand. The first element is the genitive case of holmi which means "(rocky) hill" and the last element is strand which means "shore", "beach", or "strand".

Coat-of-arms

The coat-of-arms is relatively modern, granted on 14 November 1898. The arms show a silver eagle holding a gold anchor in its left claw and a gold Rod of Asclepius in its right claw all on a red background. The eagle in the arms is derived from the arms of the merchant Johan Heinrich Tordenskiold, who, in 1819, donated all his fortune to build a school in Holmestrand. The eagle also gave its name to the main ship of the merchant, which is shown on the breast-shield, the White Eagle. The anchor symbolises the importance of Holmestrand as a harbour town. The snake on the Rod of Asclepius is the symbol of medicine and symbolises the former health spa in Holmestrand that existed in the 18th and 19th centuries.^[3]^[4]

Ethnic and foreign minority

Number of minorities (1st and 2nd generation) in Holmestrand by country of origin in 2017^[5]

Ancestry

Number

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226

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109

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Geography

Transportation

The European route E18 through Vestfold goes to the west around downtown Holmestrand and secondary roads connect the city to this highway.

The railway line Vestfoldbanen runs through the centre of Holmestrand, and the city is served by the station Holmestrand Station.

Notable residents

International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities

References

1. ^https://www.regjeringen.no/no/aktuelt/hof-og-holmestrand-soker-om-sammenslaing/id2468438/
2. ^https://snl.no/Holmestrand
3. ^{{cite web|author=Norske Kommunevåpen|year=1990|title=Nye kommunevåbener i Norden|url=http://www.ngw.nl/int/nor/h/holmestr.htm|accessdate=2009-01-13}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.holmestrand.kommune.no/artikkel.aspx?MId1=430&AId=708&back=1|title=Holmestrand byvåpen|publisher=Holmestrand kommune|accessdate=2009-01-13|language=no|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724180501/http://www.holmestrand.kommune.no/artikkel.aspx?MId1=430&AId=708&back=1|archivedate=2011-07-24|df=}}
5. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.ssb.no/statistikkbanken/selectvarval/Define.asp?subjectcode=&ProductId=&MainTable=FolkInnvkatLand&nvl=&PLanguage=1&nyTmpVar=true&CMSSubjectArea=befolkning&KortNavnWeb=innvbef&StatVariant=&checked=true |title=Immigrants and Norwegian-born to immigrant parents |publisher=ssb.no |accessdate=29 June 2015 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150702101705/https://www.ssb.no/statistikkbanken/selectvarval/Define.asp?subjectcode=&ProductId=&MainTable=FolkInnvkatLand&nvl=&PLanguage=1&nyTmpVar=true&CMSSubjectArea=befolkning&KortNavnWeb=innvbef&StatVariant=&checked=true |archivedate= 2 July 2015 |df= }}
6. ^Lokalpolitikerne visste ingenting om regjeringens Langøya-utredning
7. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.holmestrand.kommune.no/artikkel.aspx?MId1=430&AId=288&back=1|title=Vennskapsbyer|publisher=Holmestrand kommune|accessdate=2009-01-13|language=no|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724180555/http://www.holmestrand.kommune.no/artikkel.aspx?MId1=430&AId=288&back=1|archivedate=2011-07-24|df=}}