[1] In Norway, Tvedestrand is considered a by which can be translated as either a "town" or "city" in English.

The town status was granted to allow it a special license to export timber and iron from the harbour.

[3] On 1 January 1858, there was a boundary adjustment that added 70 more residents to the town of Tvedestrand from the neighboring rural municipality of Holt.

[4] During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee.

A new law was passed in 1996 that allowed municipalities to declare urban areas as towns once again.