Brevik
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is a town in Telemark
, Norway
with an estimated population of 2,700. Brevik was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt
), but was merged with Porsgrunn
on January 1, 1964. Brevik is regarded one of the best preserved towns from the sailing ship
era. The town is located on the far end of Eidanger
peninsula (Eidangerhalvøya), and was a former export center for ice and timber. The last shipment of wood to the United Kingdom was around 1960.
Brevik is Cort Adeler's
birth town.
form of the name may have been *Breiðvík, where the first element is breiðr 'broad' and the last is vík f 'inlet'.
Telemark County Municipality
Telemark County Municipality is the regional governing administration of Telemark, Norway. The main responsibilities of the county municipality includes the running of 29 upper secondary schools. It administrates the county roadways, public transport, dental care, culture and cultural heritage.The...
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
with an estimated population of 2,700. Brevik was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt
Formannskapsdistrikt
Formannskapsdistrikt was the name for a Norwegian local self-government districts put into force in 1838. This system of municipality was created in a bill approved by the Storting and signed into law by King Carl Johan on 14 January 1837...
), but was merged with Porsgrunn
Porsgrunn
is a town and municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Grenland. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Porsgrunn....
on January 1, 1964. Brevik is regarded one of the best preserved towns from the sailing ship
Sailing ship
The term sailing ship is now used to refer to any large wind-powered vessel. In technical terms, a ship was a sailing vessel with a specific rig of at least three masts, square rigged on all of them, making the sailing adjective redundant. In popular usage "ship" became associated with all large...
era. The town is located on the far end of Eidanger
Eidanger
Eidanger is a rural parish and former municipality of Porsgrunn, in Telemark County, Norway.-History:Eidanger was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 . It was merged with Porsgrunn on 1 January 1964....
peninsula (Eidangerhalvøya), and was a former export center for ice and timber. The last shipment of wood to the United Kingdom was around 1960.
Brevik is Cort Adeler's
Cort Adeler
Cort Sivertsen Adeler , known in Denmark as Coort Sifvertsen Adelaer, in The Netherlands as Koert Sievertsen Adelaer and in Italy as Curzio Suffrido Adelborst, was the name of honour given to Kurt Sivertsen, a Norwegian seaman, who rendered distinguished service to the Royal Dano-Norwegian Navy,...
birth town.
The name
The Old NorseOld Norse
Old Norse is a North Germanic language that was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and inhabitants of their overseas settlements during the Viking Age, until about 1300....
form of the name may have been *Breiðvík, where the first element is breiðr 'broad' and the last is vík f 'inlet'.
Important milestones in the development of Brevik
- Railway track in 1895, Brevikbanen, part of VestfoldbanenVestfoldbanenThe Vestfold Line is a Norwegian railway line which runs from Drammen, through a number of towns in Vestfold and ending in the town of Skien in Telemark. At Skien, the line continues as the Bratsberg Line to Notodden...
. - Post officePost officeA post office is a facility forming part of a postal system for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission or delivery of mail.Post offices offer mail-related services such as post office boxes, postage and packaging supplies...
in 1689. - PharmacyPharmacyPharmacy is the health profession that links the health sciences with the chemical sciences and it is charged with ensuring the safe and effective use of pharmaceutical drugs...
in 1846. - Town hall in 1761, built by Jørgen Christie.