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Hvitsten is a former town in Akershus
Akershus

is a Counties of Norway in Norway, bordering Hedmark, Oppland, Buskerud, Oslo and ?stfold; it has also a short border with Sweden . Akershus is the second largest county by population after Oslo, with more than half a million inhabitants....
 county, Norway.

It is the smallest town that has ever existed in Norway: In 1951 it had 76 inhabitants, and an area of just 0.07 km˛. Because of its size it could not be established as a municipality of its own, and it had to be a part of the rural municipality of Vestby
Vestby

Vestby is a Municipalities of Norway in Akershus Counties of Norway, Norway. It is part of the Follo Districts of Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Vestby....
. Hvitsten lost its status as a town January 1, 1964.

town was named after the old farm Hvitsten (Norse
Old Norse

Old Norse is a North Germanic languages that was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and inhabitants of their overseas settlements during the Viking Age, until about 1300....
 Hvítisteinn), since it was built on its ground.






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Hvitsten is a former town in Akershus
Akershus

is a Counties of Norway in Norway, bordering Hedmark, Oppland, Buskerud, Oslo and ?stfold; it has also a short border with Sweden . Akershus is the second largest county by population after Oslo, with more than half a million inhabitants....
 county, Norway.

It is the smallest town that has ever existed in Norway: In 1951 it had 76 inhabitants, and an area of just 0.07 km˛. Because of its size it could not be established as a municipality of its own, and it had to be a part of the rural municipality of Vestby
Vestby

Vestby is a Municipalities of Norway in Akershus Counties of Norway, Norway. It is part of the Follo Districts of Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Vestby....
. Hvitsten lost its status as a town January 1, 1964.

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The town was named after the old farm Hvitsten (Norse
Old Norse

Old Norse is a North Germanic languages that was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and inhabitants of their overseas settlements during the Viking Age, until about 1300....
 Hvítisteinn), since it was built on its ground. The first element is hvítr 'white', the last element is steinn m 'stone, rock'.