Botne
Botne Municipality
Botne herred | |
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View of Botne Church | |
Vestfold within Norway | |
Botne within Vestfold | |
| Coordinates: 59°28′46″N 10°16′49″E / 59.47947°N 10.28031°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Vestfold |
| District | Jarlsberg |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
| • Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1964 |
| • Succeeded by | Holmestrand Municipality |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 85 km2 (33 sq mi) |
| Population (1964) | |
• Total | 4,656 |
| • Density | 55/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Botne-folk |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Bokmål |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-0715 |
Botne is a former municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The 85-square-kilometre (33 sq mi) municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1964. The area is now part of Holmestrand Municipality in the traditional district of Jarlsberg. The administrative centre was the village of Botne where the Botne Church is located. Other villages in the municipality included Hillestad and Gullhaug.