Editing Sandefjord (section)

=== Beaches ===
[[File:Sandefjord Langeby.JPG|thumb|Langeby Beach attracts thousands of visitors every summer.<ref name="HKB" />{{rp|36}}]]
[[File:Langeby Camping, Sandefjord. - no-nb digifoto 20160511 00221 NB NKF P 02 E 026.jpg|thumb|Camping at [[Langeby]] Beach, 1966]]
Sandefjord's {{convert|146|km}} of coastline is home to various beaches:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Badestrender i Sandefjord – Sandefjordby.no |url=http://www.sandefjordby.no/badestrender-i-sandefjord/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180418225651/http://www.sandefjordby.no/badestrender-i-sandefjord/ |archive-date=18 April 2018 |access-date=7 December 2018}}</ref><ref name="oslofjorden.com">{{Cite web |title=Informasjon om friluftsliv, badeplasser, kyststier, turkart, båtramper i Oslofjorden |url=http://www.oslofjorden.com/badesteder/kart_badeplasser_sandefjord_kommune.html |access-date=28 May 2023 |website=oslofjorden.com |language=no}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Sandefjord – Badeplasser |url=https://www.sandefjord.kommune.no/Kultur-og-fritid/Idrett-og-friluftsliv/Badeplasser/ |website=sandefjord.kommune.no}}</ref>
* '''Asnes''' ([[Vesterøya|West Island]]): Campground, convenience store, public restrooms, diving boards, sloping rocks.
* '''Flautangen''' ([[Østerøya|East Island]]): Firepits, fishing, public restrooms.
* '''[[Vesterøya#Folehavna Fort|Folehavna]]''' (West Island): Hiking trails, fishing, sloping rocks. Ruins from a German fortress built in 1941.<ref name="Schandy" />{{rp|173–175}}<ref name="SG" />{{rp|71}}
* '''Fruvika''' (West Island): Firepits, benches, public restrooms.
* '''[[Granholmen, Sandefjord|Granholmen]]''' (islet): Campground, convenience store, public restrooms, pier, boat rentals, playground.
* '''Grubesand''' (West Island): 100-meter beach with hiking trails, firepits, sloping rocks, picnic tables, fishing, and public restrooms.
* '''[[Langeby]]''' (West Island): Campground, convenience store, fishing, boat pier, restrooms, sloping rocks, floating platform, diving boards, showers, volleyball court, soccer field, playground.
* '''Sandtangen''' ([[Goksjø]] Lake): Freshwater beach with pier and floating platform.
* '''[[Skjellvika]]''' (Østerøya): Oceanside pier, diving boards, hiking trails, floating platform, sloping rocks.
* '''Strømbadet''' (city center): floating jetty for swimming in the Sandefjord Harbor. Access from Hjertnesstranda.
* '''Tangen''' (Vesterøya): Diving boards, floating platform, soccer field, playground, volleyball court, benches, toilets.
* '''Truber and [[Yxnøy]]''' (East Island): Sloping rocks, public restrooms, hiking trails, picnic tables.
* '''Vøra''' (Vesterøya): Campground, convenience store, volleyball court, public restroom, playground, soccer field, floating platform.
[[File:Goksjo.jpg|thumb|[[Goksjø]] Lake is used for ice-skating, swimming, kayaking, and fishing.]]
[[File:Sandefjord, Norwegia 15.JPG|thumb|Between 116<ref name="RD" />{{rp|3}}<ref name="MJ96" />{{rp|38}}-124<ref name="snl" /> islands and minor islets are within city limits.]]

Additional beaches include Bogen (Nallberg), Brunstad, Kleivern, Korsvik, Kulerødvannet, Sandbånn and Rossnesodden (Melsomvik), Storevar, Stålerødvannet, Ertsvika, Strandvika, Albertstranda, Ormestadvika, Trollsvann, and Vårnes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Badestrender i Sandefjord |url=https://www.visitnorway.no/listings/badestrender-i-sandefjord/21039/ |website=visitnorway.no}}</ref>

Several islands with beaches are only accessible by boat, including Gokstadholmen, Lindholmen, Gåsø, Furuholmen, Gåsøkalven, Ravnø, Buerøya and Hellesøya.<ref name="oslofjorden.com" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Badeplasser |url=https://www.sandefjord.kommune.no/Kultur-og-fritid/Idrett-og-friluftsliv/Badeplasser/ |website=Sandefjord Municipality}}</ref>

The lake [[Goksjø]] is home to beaches such as Gubbetangen and Sandtangen.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 February 2023 |title=Vestfoldguide – Baderplasser Sandefjord |url=https://vestfold.guide/badeplasser-sandefjord |website=Vestfoldguide}}</ref>

In the early 1940s, Sandefjord's mayor [[Frithjof Holtedahl]] acquired the beaches of Asnes on [[Vesterøya]] and [[Skjellvika]] on [[Østerøya]]. Mayor Holtedahl was also instrumental in acquiring the beach [[Vøra]] in 1943.<ref name="FO97" />{{rp|132}}