Åsgårdstrand (historically spelled Aasgaardstrand) is a small port town[1] in Horten Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway.

The villages of Borre and Skoppum both lie a short distance northwest of Åsgårdstrand.

On 1 January 2010, the council for Horten Municipality formally designated Åsgardstrand as a town[1] (Norwegian: by).

On 1 January 1838, Åsgårdstrand became a self-governing urban municipality under the newly-passed formannskapsdistrikt law.

A number of internationally noted painters has either visited or lived in the town including Edvard Munch, Christian Krogh, and Hans Heyerdahl.

The blazon is "Gules, a mermaid argent" (Norwegian: På rødt, en sølv havfrue).

The mermaid has a tincture of argent which means it is commonly colored white, but if it is made out of metal, then silver is used.

The first element is the accusative case of the word áss which means "rocky ridge" which likely refers to the farm's location on Raet.

[18] The municipal council (Bystyre) of Åsgårdstrand was made up of representatives that were elected to four year terms.