{{short description|Fjord in Vestfold, Norway}} {{for|the fjord in Troms county, Norway|Mefjorden (Troms)}} {{Infobox body of water |name = Mefjord |native_name = |other_name = Mefjorden |image = |alt = |caption = View of the fjord |location = Vestfold county, Norway |pushpin_map = Norway Vestfold#Norway |pushpin_label = Mefjorden |pushpin_label_position = top |pushpin_map_caption = Location of the fjord |basin_countries = Norway |coords = {{coord|59.12188|10.26618|region:NO_type:waterbody |display=inline, title}} |type = Fjord |inflow = |outflow = Ytre Oslofjord |catchment = |length = {{convert|9|km}} |width = {{convert|1.6|km}} |area = |depth = |max-depth = |volume = |shore = |frozen = |islands = |cities = |reference = }}
'''Mefjorden''' or '''Mefjord''' is a small fjord in Sandefjord Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The {{convert|9|km|adj=on}} long fjord lies in-between two long, narrow peninsulas: Vesterøya and Østerøya. It is a narrow fjord with many minor islands and islets.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Davidsen |first=Roger |title=Et Sted i Sandefjord |publisher=Sandar Historielag |year=2008 |isbn=9788299456753 |page=85 |language=no}}</ref>
==Tourism== There are many, many vacation homes on both sides of the fjord. Additionally, there is a large campground, ''Strand Leirsted'', that is located on its east side. Several islands in the fjord are also home to vacation homes, including Grindholmen, Storholmen, and Brattholmen islands.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Holm |first=Henry |title=Sommerkysten. 2: Fra Verdens Ende til Lista |publisher=Gyldendal |year=1984 |isbn=8205142785 |page=19 |language=no}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Jøranlid |first=Marianne |title=40 trivelige turer i Sandefjord og omegn |publisher=Vett Viten |year=1996 |isbn=9788241202841 |page=42 |language=no}}</ref>
==History== The fjord was historically known as Midtfjorden ({{lit|the middle fjord}}). During the Viking Age, a royal lodge ({{lang|no|kongsseter}}) was located at Gokstad at the innermost part of the fjord. It is also the fjord used when burying Olav Geirstadr-Alv and the Gokstad Ship in the 9th century.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Bryn |first=Laurits L. |url=https://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2014060638007 |title=Sandefjord og omegn |publisher=Sandefjord Aktietrykkeri |year=1926 |page=73 |language=no |accessdate=2021-09-03}}</ref>
==See also== * List of Norwegian fjords
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Category:Sandefjord Category:Fjords of Vestfold
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