Svelvik
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Svelvik f (definite form Svelvika)
- A town with bystatus and municipality of Vestfold, Norway. The municipality is to be merged with Nedre Eiker and Drammen from 1 January 2020 under the name Drammen.
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From Old Norse Sverðvík, likely a newer form of *Sverfðvík, from *sverfð (“a whirl”), a nominalised form of sverfa (“to whirl”), and vík. The first part may be in reference to the Svelvik current.
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Svelvik f (definite form Svelvika)
- A town with bystatus in Drammen, Norway.
- A former municipality of Vestfold, Norway. Joined Drammen on 1 January 2020.