Granvin
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| County | Hordaland | |
| District | Hardanger | |
| Municipality | NO-1234 | |
| Administrative centre | Granvin | |
| Mayor (2003) | Olav Seim (Sp) | |
| Official language form | Nynorsk | |
| Area - Total - Land - Percentage |
Ranked 325 213 km² 205 km² 0.07 % |
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| Population - Total (2004) - Percentage - Change (10 years) - Density |
Ranked 409 1,021 0.02 % -3.2 % 5/km² |
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| www.granvin.kommune.no |
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Granvin is a municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway.
[edit] The name
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the farm Granvin (Norse Granvin), since the first church was built there. The first element is gran f 'spruce', the last element is vin f 'meadow, pasture'.
Until 1899 the name was written "Graven".
[edit] Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1988). It shows a fiddle (hardingfele).
(See also the coat-of-arms of Bø.)
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| Municipalities of Hordaland | |
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Askøy | Austevoll | Austrheim | Bergen | Bømlo | Eidfjord | Etne | Fedje | Fitjar | Fjell | Fusa | Granvin | Jondal | Kvam | Kvinnherad | Lindås | Masfjorden | Meland | Modalen | Odda | Os | Osterøy | Radøy | Samnanger | Stord | Sund | Sveio | Tysnes | Ullensvang | Ulvik | Vaksdal | Voss | Øygarden |
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