# Lahelle

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**Lahelle** is a village in [Sandefjord Municipality](/source/Sandefjord_Municipality) in [Vestfold](/source/Vestfold) county, [Norway](/source/Norway). The village is located at the innermost part of the 5-kilometre (3.1-mile) long [Lahellefjorden](/source/Lahellefjorden). It is also located at the northern end of the [Østerøya](/source/%C3%98ster%C3%B8ya) peninsula. The village is about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) to the east of the centre of the [city of Sandefjord](/source/Sandefjord_(town)), about 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) southwest of the village of [Solløkka](/source/Soll%C3%B8kka), about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) south of the village of [Helgerød](/source/Helger%C3%B8d), and about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) east of the village of [Gokstad](/source/Gokstad).

Lahelle is considered to be one of the outer neighborhoods in the eastern part of the [city of Sandefjord](/source/Sandefjord_(town)) which has an area of 24 square kilometres (9.3 sq mi) and a population (in 2022) of 45,816.[1] The statistical area Lahelle, which also can include the peripheral parts of the village as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of 208.[2]

The oldest remaining house at Lahelle is dated to 1853.[3] The area is now made up of a mixture of homes and vacation homes. There are several piers here along with sandy beaches.[4]

## History

The village name was formerly spelled *Ladhella*, which includes the word *lada*, translating to loading or unloading vessels. The last section, -*hella*, most likely referred to the flat mountains. Lahelle first gained importance in the 1800s when shipyards were established at Lahelle. The shipyard was utilized primarily for repair and construction of [sailing ships](/source/Sailing_ship). For a limited time, it also became a regular [port of call](/source/Port_of_call_(nautical_term)) for steamships. Lahelle is also where the [Gokstad Ship](/source/Gokstad_Ship) was moved onto barges in 1880 and transported to [Kristiania](/source/Oslo).[5]

## References

1. Statistisk sentralbyrå (2022-01-01). ["Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality"](https://www.ssb.no/en/befolkning/statistikker/beftett/aar)

1. Statistics Norway (2007). ["Statistics bank"](https://archive.today/20120526193552/http://statbank.ssb.no/statistikkbanken/Default_FR.asp?PXSid=0&nvl=true&PLanguage=0&tilside=selectvarval/define.asp&Tabellid=04317). Archived from [the original](http://statbank.ssb.no/statistikkbanken/Default_FR.asp?PXSid=0&nvl=true&PLanguage=0&tilside=selectvarval/define.asp&Tabellid=04317) on 2012-05-26.

1. Davidsen, Roger (2008). *Et Sted i Sandefjord* (in Norwegian). Sandar Historielag. p. 82. ISBN 9788299456753.

1. Gjerseth, Simen (2016). *Nye Sandefjord* (in Norwegian). Liv forlag. p. 280. ISBN 9788283301137.

1. Olstad, Finn (1995). *Sandefjords historie Bind 1: Strandsitter og verdensborger*. Sandefjord Kommune. p. 23. ISBN 9788299059572.

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