Stokke (village)

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

{{Infobox settlement

|official_name = Stokke

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|settlement_type = Village

|image_skyline = Stokke sentrum 2015.jpg

|image_caption = View of the village centre

|pushpin_map = Norway 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 = Vestfold

|subdivision_type4 = Municipality

|subdivision_name4 = Sandefjord Municipality

|timezone1 = CET

|utc_offset1 = +01:00

|timezone1_DST = CEST

|utc_offset1_DST = +02:00

|area_footnotes =

|area_total_km2 = 2.31

|population_as_of = 2022

|population_footnotes =

|population_total = 4221

|population_density_km2 = 1827

|postal_code_type = Post Code

|postal_code = 3160 Stokke

|coordinates = {{coord|59.22359|10.30032|region:NO_type:city|display=inline,title}}

|elevation_m = 58

|elevation_footnotes = {{cite web|title=Stokke, Sandefjord|url=https://www.yr.no/nb/v%C3%A6rvarsel/daglig-tabell/1-32192/Norge/Vestfold%20og%20Telemark/Sandefjord/Stokke |publisher=yr.no|accessdate=2023-11-16}}}}

Stokke is a village in Sandefjord Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The village is located about {{convert|10|km}} to the northeast of the city of Sandefjord and about {{convert|10|km}} to the southwest of the city of Tønsberg. The village of Melsomvik and the Tønsbergfjorden lie about {{convert|2|km}} to the east of Stokke.{{Cite encyclopedia |title=Stokke |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |url=https://snl.no/Stokke |date=2022-12-28 |editor1-last=Mæhlum |editor1-first=Lars |language=no |accessdate=2023-11-16}}

The {{convert|2.31|km2|acre|adj=on}} village has a population (2022) of 4,221 and a population density of {{convert|1827|PD/km2}}.{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |authorlink=Statistics Norway |date=2022-01-01 |title=Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/befolkning/statistikker/beftett/aar}}

Stokke was the administrative centre of the old Stokke Municipality which existed from 1838 until its dissolution on 1 January 2017.

The European route E18 highway passes {{convert|2|km}} to the northwest of the village. The Vestfoldbanen railway line passes through the village, stopping at the Stokke Station. Stokke Church is located in the village. The village is the site of the Bokemoa elementary school and Stokke secondary school. The Gjennestad upper secondary school lies just a short distance north of the village.