Garder

Garder
Village
Country Norway
Region Østlandet
County Akershus
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)

Garder is a parish and village in Vestby municipality, Akershus county, Norway.

The name

The 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'.

Coordinates: 59°34′52″N 10°48′34″E / 59.58111°N 10.80944°E / 59.58111; 10.80944

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