0 3 ▁which ▁gives ▁the ▁town ▁a ▁population ▁density ▁of ▁. ▁ ▁The ▁T ved est rand ▁Church ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁central ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁town . ▁ ▁History ▁T ved est rand ▁had ▁been ▁a ▁small ▁coast al ▁village ▁with ▁a ▁small ▁amount ▁of ▁industry ▁when ▁it ▁became ▁the ▁main ▁port ▁of ▁departure ▁for ▁the ▁materials ▁from ▁the ▁nearby ▁N æ s ▁J ern verk ▁( ir on ▁works ) ▁starting ▁in ▁ 1 7 3 8 . ▁In ▁ 1 8 3 6 , ▁the ▁port ▁was ▁declared ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁lad ested ▁and ▁then ▁on ▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 1 8 3 8 , ▁it ▁became ▁a ▁town ▁municipality ▁under ▁the ▁new ▁civil ▁municipality ▁law ▁( see ▁form ann sk aps dist rikt ). ▁ ▁The ▁town ▁status ▁was ▁granted ▁to ▁allow ▁it ▁a ▁special ▁license ▁to ▁export ▁tim ber ▁and ▁iron ▁from ▁the ▁har bour . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 1 8 5 8 , ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁boundary ▁adjust ment ▁that ▁added ▁ 7 0 ▁more ▁residents ▁to ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁T ved est rand ▁from ▁the ▁municipality ▁of ▁Hol t . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁there ▁were ▁many ▁municipal ▁mer gers ▁across ▁Norway ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁work ▁of ▁the ▁Sch ei ▁Committee . ▁On ▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁the ▁neighbor ing ▁municipal ities ▁of ▁D yp v å g ▁( pop ulation : ▁ 1 , 8 0 5 ) ▁and ▁Hol t