Ulvik
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| Ulvik kommune | |||
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| Country | Norway | ||
| County | Hordaland | ||
| District | Hardanger | ||
| Municipality ID | NO-1233 | ||
| Administrative centre | Ulvik | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor (2007) | Mona Haugland Hellesnes (V) | ||
| Area (Nr. 153 in Norway) | |||
| - Total | 721 km² (278.4 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 670 km² (258.7 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2008) | |||
| - Total | 1,107 | ||
| - Density | 2/km² (5.2/sq mi) | ||
| - Change (10 years) | -5.6 % | ||
| - Rank in Norway | 394 | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Official language form | Nynorsk | ||
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| Website: www.ulvik.kommune.no | |||
Ulvik is a village and municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. The municipality stretches from the Hardangerfjord 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. The railway station at Finse on the Bergensbanen at 1,222m 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] Settlements
Ulvik village is located at the end of the Ulvik fjord, a side arm of the Hardangerfjord, and has 678 inhabitants as of 2007.[1] As the urban area covers only 0.97 km², the population density is 699 per km². The population of the municipality is 1,107 as of 2008, and the vast majority who do not live within the urban area either live at the end of the Osafjord, immediately east or south-east of the urban area, or on the farms surrounding it. The centre of the Ulvik village, Brakanes, has a cinema as well as a few shops.
[edit] History
Ulvik was an annex to Granvin until 1858, when Ulvik became the main parish, and Granvin became an annex to Ulvik. Granvin and Eidfjord were separated from Ulvik as municipalities of their own May 1, 1891.[2]
[edit] Origin of the name
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the farm Ulvik (Norse Ulfvík), where the first church was built. The first element is ulfr m 'wolf', the last element is vík f 'bay'.[2]
[edit] Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms was approved on December 19, 1986. It shows a figure similar to the selburose (see also the coat-of-arms of Selbu). This figure is used in the bunad of Ulvik.
[edit] Famous residents
- Olav H. Hauge, poet
- Lars Sponheim, politician
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Municipality website in Norwegian
- Statistics from Statistics Norway
- Ulvik Tourist Office (available in English/German/Norwegian)
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