Hof Municipality (Vestfold)
Hof Municipality
Hof kommune | |
|---|---|
| Hof herred (historic name) | |
Vestfold within Norway | |
Hof within Vestfold | |
| Coordinates: 59°31′49″N 10°05′13″E / 59.53034°N 10.08704°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Vestfold |
| District | Jarlsberg |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
| • Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 2018 |
| • Succeeded by | Holmestrand Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Hof |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2015-2018) | Mette Måge Olsen (Ap) |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 163.12 km2 (62.98 sq mi) |
| • Land | 148.58 km2 (57.37 sq mi) |
| • Water | 14.54 km2 (5.61 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 3,176 |
| • Density | 19/km2 (50/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Hofsokning |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Bokmål |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-0714 |
Hof is a former municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The 163-square-kilometre (63 sq mi) municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 2018. The area is now part of Holmestrand Municipality in the traditional district of Jarlsberg. The administrative centre was the village of Hof. Other villages in the municipality included Eidsfoss and Sundbyfoss.