Selvik

{{Short description|Village in Holmestrand, Norway}}

{{Infobox settlement

|official_name = Selvik

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|settlement_type = Village

|image_skyline = Selvik skole Sande.jpg

|image_caption = View of the village school

|pushpin_map = Vestfold#Norway

|pushpin_label_position = top

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|pushpin_map_caption = Location of the village

|subdivision_type = Country

|subdivision_name = Norway

|subdivision_type1 = Region

|subdivision_name1 = Eastern Norway

|subdivision_type2 = County

|subdivision_name2 = Vestfold

|subdivision_type3 = District

|subdivision_name3 = Jarlsberg

|subdivision_type4 = Municipality

|subdivision_name4 = Holmestrand Municipality

|timezone1 = CET

|utc_offset1 = +01:00

|timezone1_DST = CEST

|utc_offset1_DST = +02:00

|area_footnotes =

|area_total_km2 = 1.58

|population_as_of = 2024

|population_footnotes =

|population_total = 3415

|population_density_km2 = 2161

|postal_code_type = Post Code

|postal_code = 3077 Sande i Vestfold

|coordinates = {{coord|59.56645|10.26006|region:NO_type:city|display=inline,title}}

|elevation_m = 8

|elevation_footnotes = {{Cite web |title=Selvik, Holmestrand |url=https://www.yr.no/nb/v%C3%A6rvarsel/daglig-tabell/1-59353/Norge/Vestfold/Holmestrand/Selvik |access-date=2024-03-19 |publisher=yr.no}}}}

Selvik is a village in Holmestrand Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The village is located on the shore of the Sandebukta bay, about {{convert|3.5|km}} southeast of the village of Sande i Vestfold and about {{convert|10|km}} to the north of the town of Holmestrand. The village of Berger (in Drammen Municipality) lies about {{convert|9|km}} to the southeast, at the mouth of the Drammensfjorden.{{Cite encyclopedia |title=Selvik |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |url=https://snl.no/Selvik |date=2023-12-20 |editor-last=Lundbo |editor-first=Sten |language=no |accessdate=2024-03-19}}

The {{convert|1.58|km2|acre|adj=on}} village has a population (2023) of 3,415 and a population density of {{convert|2161|PD/km2}}.{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrÄ |author-link=Statistics Norway |date=2023-01-01 |title=Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/befolkning/statistikker/beftett/aar}}

The sports club IL Sandvin is based in Selvik.

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Category:Holmestrand

Category:Villages in Vestfold

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