Vestskogen

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

{{Infobox settlement

|official_name = Vestskogen

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|settlement_type = Village

|image_skyline = Vestskogen.JPG

|image_caption = View of the village

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|subdivision_type = Country

|subdivision_name = Norway

|subdivision_type1 = Region

|subdivision_name1 = Eastern Norway

|subdivision_type2 = County

|subdivision_name2 = Vestfold

|subdivision_type3 = District

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|subdivision_type4 = Municipality

|subdivision_name4 = Færder Municipality

|timezone1 = CET

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|timezone1_DST = CEST

|utc_offset1_DST = +02:00

|postal_code_type = Post Code

|postal_code = 3142 Vestskogen

|coordinates = {{coord|59.24496|10.3991|region:NO_type:city|display=inline,title}}

|elevation_m = 37

|elevation_footnotes = {{Cite web |title=Vestskogen, Færder |url=https://www.yr.no/nb/v%C3%A6rvarsel/daglig-tabell/1-332567/Norge/Vestfold%20og%20Telemark/F%C3%A6rder/Vestskogen |access-date=2023-12-22 |publisher=yr.no}}}}

Vestskogen is a village in Færder Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The village is located on the northwestern coast of the island of Nøtterøy. The village area lies about {{convert|5|km}} to the southwest of the centre of the city of Tønsberg, about {{convert|3|km}} to the northwest of the village of Borgheim, and about {{convert|1.5|km}} to the west of Teie.

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The Vestskogen area has a population (in 2023) of 1,934.{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |date=2023-01-01 |title=04317: Befolkning, etter grunnkrets, statistikkvariabel og år |url=https://www.ssb.no/statbank/table/04317 |language=no}} It is considered to be part of the urban city of Tønsberg metropolitan area which includes the central city area plus the northern and eastern parts of the island of Nøtterøy.

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Category:Færder

Category:Villages in Vestfold

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