The old spelling has been retained in the name of the diocese, Tunsberg bispedømme. The name originally referred to the fortifications on Slottsfjellet. The last element is berg (n), meaning mountain. The first element is the genitive case of tún ( n), meaning fenced area or garden. The Old Norse form of the name was Túnsberg. Tønsberg is also home of Oseberg Mound, where the 9th-century Oseberg Ship was excavated. An outdoor music festival is held at Tønsberg Fortress every July. It is home to Tønsberg Fortress on Castle Mountain, which includes ruins from Castrum Tunsbergis, Norway's largest castle in the 13th century. The neighboring municipality of Re was merged into Tønsberg on 1 January 2020. The rural municipality of Sem was merged into the municipality of Tønsberg on 1 January 1988. Tønsberg was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt).
Tønsberg is generally regarded as the oldest city in Norway, founded by Vikings in the 9th century. Tønsberg also serves as the seat for the County Governor of Vestfold og Telemark. The municipality has a population of 56,293 and covers an area of 329 square kilometres (127 square miles) in 2020. The city is the most populous metropolis in the district of Vestfold with a population of 52,419 in 2019.
The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Tønsberg. Tønsberg ( listen), historically Tunsberg, is a city and municipality in Vestfold og Telemark county, eastern Norway, located around 102 kilometres (63 miles) south-southwest of Oslo on the western coast of the Oslofjord near its mouth onto the Skagerrak.
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