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Ramnes

Coordinates: 59°20′50″N 10°15′07″E / 59.34716°N 10.25208°E / 59.34716; 10.25208
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Ramnes
Village
View of the local Ramnes Church
View of the local Ramnes Church
Ramnes is located in Vestfold
Ramnes
Ramnes
Location of the village
Ramnes is located in Norway
Ramnes
Ramnes
Ramnes (Norway)
Coordinates: 59°20′50″N 10°15′07″E / 59.34716°N 10.25208°E / 59.34716; 10.25208
CountryNorway
RegionEastern Norway
CountyVestfold
DistrictJarlsberg
MunicipalityTønsberg Municipality
Elevation19 m (62 ft)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
3175 Ramnes

Ramnes is a village in Tønsberg Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The village is located about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) to the northwest of the city of Tønsberg, about 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) to the northwest of the village of Linnestad, about 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) to the southwest of the villages of Bergsåsen/Revetal, and about 7.5 kilometres (4.7 mi) to the south of the village of Fon.[2]

Historically, Ramnes was the administrative centre of the old Ramnes Municipality which existed from 1838 until 2002 when Ramnes Municipality and Våle Municipality were merged to form Re Municipality.[2]

Name

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The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Ramnes farm (Old Norse: Rafnnes) since the first Ramnes Church was built there. The first element is hrafn which means "raven". The last element is nes which means "headland", which is likely referring to the area between two rivers.[3]

Ramnes Church

Ramnes Church

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Ramnes Church (Norwegian: Ramnes kirke) is a medieval era stone church that is located in the village. It is part of the Nord-Jarlsberg prosti. The stone and brick church was built in 1150. The baptismal font from the 1100s. The towers are from the early 1600s. The altarpiece and pulpit and from the second half of the 1600s. It is a long church with about 250 seats.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Ramnes, Tønsberg". yr.no. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  2. ^ a b Thorsnæs, Geir; Lundbo, Sten; Mæhlum, Lars, eds. (1 January 2024). "Ramnes". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  3. ^ Rygh, Oluf (1907). Norske gaardnavne: Jarlsberg og Larviks amt (in Norwegian) (6 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. pp. 129 and 135.
  4. ^ "Ramnes kirke". Den Norske Kirke. Retrieved 1 October 2016.