Eikefjord (village)

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Eikefjord
Village
View of the village (right side of photo, along the shore)
Eikefjord
Location in Sogn og Fjordane county
Coordinates: 61°35′16″N 05°27′43″E / 61.58778°N 5.46194°E / 61.58778; 5.46194Coordinates: 61°35′16″N 05°27′43″E / 61.58778°N 5.46194°E / 61.58778; 5.46194
Country Norway
Region Western Norway
County Sogn og Fjordane
District Sunnfjord
Municipality Flora
Elevation[1] 3 m (10 ft)
Time zone CET (UTC+01:00)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02:00)
Post Code 6940 Eikefjord

Eikefjord is a village in Flora Municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. The village is located at the end of the Eikefjorden along the Norwegian National Road 5 highway. The town of Florø lies about 30 kilometres (19 mi) to the west and the village of Naustdal lies about 20 kilometres (12 mi) to the southeast (through the Naustdal Tunnel. The lake Endestadvatnet lies about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) to the east. The villages of Nyttingnes and Steinhovden lie about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) west of Eikefjord.

Eikefjord Church is located in this village, serving the southeastern part of the municipality. This village was the administrative centre of the old municipality of Eikefjord which existed from 1923 until 1964.[2]

Name

The village was named after the old Eikefjord farm (Old Norse: Eikifjǫrðr) since the Eikefjord Church was located there. The farm is named after the Eikefjorden which is located nearby. The fjord name comes from the Old Norse word eiki which means oak wood.[3]

Population

In 2001, the village of Eikefjord had 322 inhabitants. The greater Eikefjord area had exactly 1,000 inhabitants, with 322 inhabitants in the village of Eikefjord, 100 in Tonheim/Grov, 88 in Sunnarvik, 192 in Hovland, 55 in Svardal/Steindalen, 117 in Langedal/Ramsdal, and 126 in Endestad/Løkkebø. Also in 2001, the whole Eikefjord district has a population of 1,273.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Eikefjord" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2013-11-08. 
  2. ↑ Store norske leksikon. "Eikefjord tettbebyggelse i Flora" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2013-11-08. 
  3. ↑ Rygh, Oluf (1919). Norske gaardnavne: Nordre Bergenhus amt (in Norwegian) (12 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 361. 
  4. ↑ "Folke- og bustadteljing 2001 - 1401 Flora" (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1 January 2006. 


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