Hasvik
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| Hasvik kommune | |||
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| Country | Norway | ||
| County | Finnmark | ||
| Municipality ID | NO-2015 | ||
| Administrative centre | Hasvik | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor (2003) | Geir Adelsten Iversen (Sp) | ||
| Area (Nr. 192 in Norway) | |||
| - Total | 556 km² (214.7 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 535 km² (206.6 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2008) | |||
| - Total | 998 | ||
| - Density | 2/km² (5.2/sq mi) | ||
| - Change (10 years) | -18.9 % | ||
| - Rank in Norway | 403 | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Official language form | Bokmål | ||
| Demonym | Hasvikværing[1] | ||
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| Website: www.hasvik.kommune.no | |||
Hasvik is a municipality in the county of Finnmark, Norway.
Hasvik was separated from Loppa January 1, 1858.
Hasvik is situated on the western side of Norway's fourth largest island (except Svalbard), Sørøya. Most people are to be found in a string of settlements along the west coast; Breivikbotn and Hasvik being the main ones.
Hasvik has an airport with regular connections to Tromsø and Hammerfest, and there is a two hour ferry crossing to Øksfjord, providing access by car.
The population is in steady decline, due to the problems within the fishing industry.
[edit] The name
The Norse form of the name was probably Hásvík. The first element is then the genitive case of the mountain name Hár (now Håen), the last element is vík f 'inlet'. The actual mountain is compared in form with an old oarlock (Norse hár m).
[edit] Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1984). It shows a seagull.
(See also the coat-of-arms of Smøla.)
[edit] References
- ^ Personnemningar til stadnamn i Noreg (Norwegian)
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