Garder is a parish and village in Vestby municipality, Akershus county, Norway.
Garder | |
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Village | |
Location in Akershus | |
Coordinates: 59°34′52″N 10°48′34″E / 59.58111°N 10.80944°E | |
Country | Norway |
Region | Østlandet |
County | Akershus |
Municipality | Vestby |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
The name
editThe parish is named after the old farm Garder (Norse Garðar), since the first church was built there. The name is the plural of garðr 'fence; farm'.