Ulvik
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| County | Hordaland | |
| District | Hardanger | |
| Municipality | NO-1233 | |
| Administrative centre | Ulvik | |
| Mayor (2003) | Jon Olav Heggseth (Sp) | |
| Official language form | Nynorsk | |
| Area - Total - Land - Percentage |
Ranked 153 721 km² 670 km² 0.22 % |
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| Population - Total (2004) - Percentage - Change (10 years) - Density |
Ranked 394 1,175 0.03 % -5.6 % 2/km² |
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| www.ulvik.kommune.no |
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Ulvik is a municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway,.
The municipality stretches from the Hardanger Fjord to 1 800 metres above sea level. Ulvik borders the municipalities 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.
[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 'inlet'.
[edit] Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1986). It shows a figure similar to the selburose (see also the coat-of-arms of Selbu) - and this one is used in the bunad of Ulvik.
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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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