Lahelle

Lahelle is a neighborhood and statistical area (grunnkrets) in Sandefjord municipality, Norway. It is the innermost part of the 5 km Lahellefjord. It was formerly spelled Ladhella, which includes the word lada, translating to loading or unloading vessels. The last section, -hella, most likely referred to the flat mountains. Boats were previously constructed at Lahelle, including Verven in Søndre- and Nordre Lahelle. The oldest remaining house at Lahelle is dated to 1853.[1]

The statistical area Lahelle, which also can include the peripheral parts of the village as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of 208.[2]

Lahelle is located on the northern Østerøya peninsula, west of Gokstad borough. It is considered a part of the urban settlement Sandefjord, which covers the greater Sandefjord city area and stretches towards Stokke and into peripheral parts of Larvik municipality.[3] The urban settlement Sandefjord has a population of 39,849, of which 39,144 people live within Sandefjord.[4]

Not to be confused with Lahelle on Nøtterøy Island, Lahelle in Lier, or Lahelle in Glemminge in Østfold County.[5]

References
  1. Davidsen, Roger (2008). Et Sted i Sandefjord. Sandar Historielag. Page 82. ISBN 978-82-994567-5-3.
  2. Statistics Norway (2007). "Statistics bank". Archived from the original on 2012-05-26.
  3. Statistics Norway (2005). "Kart over tettsteder og sentrumsområder 1. januar 2005" (PDF).
  4. Statistics Norway (2006). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality. 1 January 2006". Archived from the original on 21 August 2006. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. Davidsen, Roger (2008). Et Sted i Sandefjord. Sandar Historielag. Page 82. ISBN 978-82-994567-5-3.



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