Hasvik

Hasvik (Northern Sami: Ákŋoluovtta gielda; Kven: Hasviikan komuuni) is a municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Breivikbotn. Other villages in the municipality include Breivik, Hasvik, and Sørvær. The population of Hasvik has been in steady decline due to problems within the fishing industry.

Hasvik Airport is served with regular connections to Tromsø and Hammerfest, and there is a two-hour ferry crossing to Øksfjord, providing access by car.

In the sea off the village of Sørvær lies the stranded Soviet cruiser Murmansk, which ran aground on Christmas Eve in 1994 after her towlines snapped off North Cape. She was on her way to India to be scrapped at the time. Several attempts have been made to pull her free, but without success. She has now become something of a tourist attraction. However, she is currently being scrapped; the work was planned to be finished by 2012.

General information

Map of Hasvik

The municipality of Hasvik was established in 1858 when the northern part of Loppa was separated to form this new municipality. The initial population was 506. The borders of the municipality have not changed since that time.^[2]

Name

The Old Norse form of the name was probably Hásvík. The first element is then the genitive case of the mountain name Hár (now Håen) and the last element is vík which means "cove" or "wick". The actual name of the mountain is compared in form with an old oarlock (Old Norse: hár).^[3]

Coat-of-arms

The coat-of-arms is from modern times. They were granted on 13 July 1984. The arms show a white seagull on a blue background, which was chosen by the municipality as a symbol for the local fishing and fish processing industry, that attracts many seagulls.^[4]^[5]

Churches

The Church of Norway has one parish (sokn) within the municipality of Hasvik. It is part of the Alta deanery in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland.

**Churches in Hasvik**
Parish (Sokn)	Church Name	Location of the Church	Year Built
Hasvik	Breivikbotn Chapel	Breivikbotn	1959
	Dønnesfjord Church	Dønnesfjord	1888
	Hasvik Church	Hasvik	1955
	Sørvær Chapel	Sørvær	1968

Geography

The municipality of Hasvik is situated on the western side of Sørøya, Norway's fourth largest island (other than Svalbard). Most people in Hasvik are to be found in a string of settlements along the western coast: the three largest being Breivikbotn, Sørvær, and Hasvik. The very sparsely populated northern part of the island of Stjernøya, including the Sørfjorden area is also part of Hasvik. Stjernøya has no road or ferry connections.

References

↑ "Personnemningar til stadnamn i Noreg" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
↑ Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.
↑ Rygh, Oluf (1924). Norske gaardnavne: Finmarkens amt (in Norwegian) (18 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. pp. 115 & 117.
↑ Norske Kommunevåpen (1990). "Nye kommunevåbener i Norden". Retrieved 2008-12-10.
↑ "Kommunevåpen". Flags of the World. 30 April 2002. Retrieved 2008-12-10.

External links

Media related to Hasvik at Wikimedia Commons
The dictionary definition of Hasvik at Wiktionary
Weather information for Hasvik (Norwegian)

v t e Municipalities of Finnmark

Alta Båtsfjord Berlevåg Deatnu - Tana Gamvik Hammerfest Hasvik Karasjok Kautokeino Kvalsund Lebesby Loppa Måsøy Nesseby Nordkapp Porsanger Sør-Varanger Vadsø Vardø

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