Ulvik
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| Coordinates: 60°37′16″N 7°4′49″E / 60.62111°N 7.08028°ECoordinates: 60°37′16″N 7°4′49″E / 60.62111°N 7.08028°E | |||
| Country | Norway | ||
| County | Hordaland | ||
| District | Hardanger | ||
| Administrative centre | Ulvik | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor (2007) | Mona Haugland Hellesnes (V) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 721 km2 (278.4 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 670 km2 (258.7 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 153 in Norway | ||
| Population (2008) | |||
| • Total | 1,107 | ||
| • Rank | 394 in Norway | ||
| • Density | 1.7/km2 (4.4/sq mi) | ||
| • Change (10 years) | -10.1 % | ||
| Demonym | Ulvikje[1] | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1233 | ||
| Official language form | Nynorsk | ||
| Website | www.ulvik.kommune.no | ||
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| Historical populations | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1951 | 1,548 | — |
| 1960 | 1,488 | −3.9% |
| 1970 | 1,351 | −9.2% |
| 1980 | 1,362 | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 1,239 | −9.0% |
| 2000 | 1,222 | −1.4% |
| 2007 | 1,137 | −7.0% |
| 2008 | 1,107 | −2.6% |
| 2009 | 1,095 | −1.1% |
| Source: Statistics Norway. | ||
Ulvik is a municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. The municipality stretches from the Hardangerfjord to 1,800 metres above sea level, and borders the municipalities of Granvin, Eidfjord, Ullensvang, Voss, Aurland, and Hol. It takes around two hours to drive from Bergen to Ulvik. The nearest airport is Bergen Flesland Airport. The railway station at Finse on the Bergensbanen at 1,222 metres is the highest station on the Norwegian railway system. Ulvik is visited by numerous foreign cruise ships in the summer.
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[edit] The name
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the farm Ulvik (Norse Ulfvík), since the first church was built there. The first element is ulfr m 'wolf', the last element is vík f 'cove, wick'.[2]
[edit] History
The parish of Graven (Granvin) was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt), which also included two annexes, Ulvik and Eidfjord. In 1858, Ulvik became the main parish, making Granvin and Eidfjord annexes to Ulvik, and the name of municipality was changed accordingly. Granvin and Eidfjord were separated from Ulvik as municipalities of their own on 1 May 1891.
The coat of arms is modern, having been granted on 19 December 1986. The figure shown on the arms is a traditional figure in the local folk-art and in local textiles. The pattern can be traced in local arts as far back as the 16th century, and is similar to the selburose. This figure is also used in the bunad of Ulvik.[3]
[edit] Settlements
Of the municipality's total population of 1,107 (as of 2008), the majority live in Ulvik village at the end of the Ulvik fjord. The vast majority of those who do not live at the end of the Osafjord or on the farms surrounding the village.
[edit] Ulvik
The population and administration centre of the municipality is Ulvik village, located at the end of the Ulvik fjord, a side arm of the Hardangerfjord. The Ulvik urban settlement, as defined by Statistics Norway, has 661 inhabitants as of 2008. As the urban area covers 0.97 km², the population density is 681 per km².[4] The centre of the village, Brakanes, has a cinema as well as a few shops.
[edit] Geography
Lakes in the region include Finsevatnet and Flakavatnet.
[edit] Famous residents
- Olav H. Hauge, poet
- Lars Sponheim, politician
- Lars Osa, artist
- Øystein Hide, non-fiction writer and translator
[edit] References
- ^ "Personnemningar til stadnamn i Noreg" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet. http://www.sprakrad.no/nb-no/Sprakhjelp/Rettskrivning_Ordboeker/Innbyggjarnamn/.
- ^ Brekke, Nils Georg; Skaar, Ronny B., and Nord, Svein (1993). Kulturhistorisk Vegbok Hordaland. Nord4. (Norwegian)
- ^ Norske Kommunevåpen (1990). "Nye kommunevåbener i Norden". http://www.ngw.nl/int/nor/u/ulvik.htm. Retrieved 27 September 2008.
- ^ "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality. 1 January 2008". Statistics Norway. http://www.ssb.no/english/subjects/02/01/10/beftett_en/tab-2008-06-20-01-en.html. Retrieved 2008-10-11.[dead link] (Norwegian)
[edit] External links
Media related to Ulvik at Wikimedia Commons
The Wiktionary entry for Ulvik- Municipal fact sheet from Statistics Norway
- Hordaland travel guide from Wikitravel
- Ulvik travel guide from Wikitravel
- Municipality website (Norwegian)
- Ulvik Tourist Office (available in English/German/Norwegian)
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