the history of this industry in Holmestrand.

Name

The municipality (originally the town) is named Holmestrand . The first element is the genitive case of the word which means "rocky islet". The last element is which means "shore" or "beach". This is likely referring to three small islets that were located just offshore where the town is now located. The islets are no longer visible due to infilled land reclamation

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