Re, Norway
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| County | Vestfold | |
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| Municipality | NO-0716 | |
| Administrative centre | Ramnes | |
| Mayor (2003) | Thorvald Hillestad (Sp) | |
| Official language form | Bokmål | |
| Area - Total - Land - Percentage | Ranked 316 225 km² 222 km² 0.07 % | |
| Population - Total (2004) - Percentage - Change (10 years) - Density | Ranked 125 8,194 0.18 % 10.1 % 37/km² | |
| Coordinates | Template:Coor dm | |
| www.re.kommune.no Data from Statistics Norway (http://www.ssb.no/english/municipalities/0716) | ||
Re is a municipality in the county of Vestfold, Norway. The municipality was founded in 2002 by unification of the former municipalities Ramnes and Våle.
It includes the places Ramnes, Våle and Revetal, and the river Aulielva runs through the district.
In this area a battle took place in 1177, which is the last one mentioned in Heimskringla by Snorri Sturluson. Graves and other findings from the Viking Age and even earlier can be found throughout the district.
| Municipalities of Vestfold | Missing image Vestfold_vapen.png Vestfold coat of arms |
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Andebu | Hof | Holmestrand | Horten | Lardal | Larvik | Nøtterøy | Re | Sande | Sandefjord | Stokke | Svelvik | Tjøme | Tønsberg | |