| Lavik herred | |
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| — Village and Former Municipality — | |
| Village of Lavik | |
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| Country | Norway |
| County | Sogn og Fjordane |
| District | Sogn |
| Municipality ID | NO-1415 |
| Admin. Center | Lavik |
| Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt in 1838 |
| Merged into | Lavik og Brekke in 1861 |
| Split from | Lavik og Brekke in 1905 |
| Merged into | Høyanger in 1964 |
Lavik is a village and former municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county in Norway. It is located in the eastern part of the present-day municipality of Høyanger. The municipality of Lavik existed from 1838 until 1861 and then again from 1905 until 1964.
The village of Lavik is on the northern shore of the Sognefjord, approximately 100 kilometres (62 mi) north of Bergen and 50 kilometres (31 mi) west of the municipal center of Høyanger. In 2001, the Lavik area had a population of about 1000 people, with about 285 living in the village of Lavik.[1] The village is located about 40 kilometres (25 mi) west of the villages of Kyrkjebø and Austreim, and about 25 kilometres (16 mi) southwest of the village of Vadheim.
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The municipality (originally the parish) was named after the old Ladvik farm (Old Norse: Lamvíkum), since the church was located there. The first element comes from the Old Norse word hlað which means "pile" or "load". The second element possibly comes from the Old Norse word víkr which means "inlet". Historically the spelling has varied greatly. It was Laduigh in the 16th century, Laduig in the 17th century, Ladvig in the 18th century, Ladevig in the 19th century, and finally Lavik in the 20th century.[2]
Ladevig (later spelled Lavik) was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). In 1858, the district of Klævold was separated from Lavik to constitute a municipality of its own. The split left Lavik with 2,042 inhabitants. Klævold was later renamed Kyrkjebø. In 1861, Lavik (population: 926) was merged with the municipality of Brekke (population: 898), located across the Sognefjord, to form the new municipality of Lavik og Brekke.
On 1 January 1875, a part of Klævold with 90 inhabitants was moved to Lavik og Brekke. On 1 January 1905, the municipality was split, leaving Lavik and Brekke as separate municipalities once again. Following the split Lavik had a population of 1,182. On 1 January 1964, Lavik was merged with Kyrkjebø and a part of Vik to form the new municipality of Høyanger.[3]
The village of Lavik is mainly a farming community but recently developing into a transport hub on the E39, the main highway from Bergen to Trondheim. Lavik is the northern point of the Lavik to Oppedal ferry served by Fjord1 Nordvestlandske as part of the highway E39.
There are several services in the small harbour: a snackbar, a pizzeria, a hotel and restaurant on the Sognefjord, a supermarket, a bank, a service station, and several other shops.