Ulvik
Ulvik Municipality
Ulvik herad | |
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Coat of arms | |
Coordinates: 60°37′16″N 07°04′49″E / 60.62111°N 7.08028°E | |
Country | Norway |
County | Vestland |
District | Hardanger |
Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
• Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
Administrative centre | Ulvik |
Government | |
• Mayor (2023) | Jens Olav Holven (Sp) |
Area | |
• Total | 721.99 km2 (278.76 sq mi) |
• Land | 663.21 km2 (256.07 sq mi) |
• Water | 58.78 km2 (22.70 sq mi) 8.1% |
• Rank | #158 in Norway |
Population (2023) | |
• Total | 1,056 |
• Rank | #329 in Norway |
• Density | 1.6/km2 (4/sq mi) |
• Change (10 years) | −5.1% |
Demonym | Ulvikje[1] |
Official language | |
• Norwegian form | Nynorsk |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | NO-4620[3] |
Website | Official website |
Ulvik is a
The 722-square-kilometre (279 sq mi) municipality is the 158th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Ulvik is the 329th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 1,056. The municipality's population density is 1.6 inhabitants per square kilometre (4.1/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 5.1% over the previous 10-year period.[4][5] Of the municipality's total population, nearly half live in the village of Ulvik at the end of the Ulvikafjorden. The vast majority of those who do not live in the village of Ulvik live on the farms surrounding the village or at the end of the Osa Fjord in the village of Osa.
In 2016, the chief of police for
General information
The parish of Graven (later spelled "Granvin") was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). This large municipality/parish included two annexes: Ulvik and Eidfjord. On 1 January 1859, Ulvik became the main parish, making Graven and Eidfjord annexes to Ulvik, and the name of the large municipality was changed from Graven to Ulvik.[7]
On 1 May 1891, the western annex of Graven (population: 1,331) and the southeastern annex of Eidfjord (population: 1,018) were separated from Ulvik to become separate municipalities. This left Ulvik with a much smaller size and 1,410 residents. In 1895, a small area of Eidfjord (population: 3) was transferred to Ulvik.[7]
Name
The municipality (originally the
Coat of arms
The
Churches
The
Parish (sokn) | Church name | Location of the church | Year built |
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Ulvik | Ulvik Church | Ulvik | 1859 |
Geography
The municipality is situated around the Hardangerfjord's northeastern arms: the
History
After the dissolution of the
The village of
Population
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Note: The municipal borders were changed in 1891, causing a significant change in the population. Source: Statistics Norway[4][13] and Norwegian Historical Data Centre[14] |
Government
Ulvik Municipality is responsible for
Municipal council
The
Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 3 | |
Conservative Party (Høgre) | 3 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 4 | |
Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 2 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 5 | |
Total number of members: | 17 |
Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 5 | |
Conservative Party (Høgre) | 2 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 5 | |
Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 2 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 3 | |
Total number of members: | 17 |
Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 5 | |
Conservative Party (Høgre) | 2 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 4 | |
Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 2 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 4 | |
Total number of members: | 17 |
Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 3 | |
Conservative Party (Høgre) | 3 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 3 | |
Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 2 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 6 | |
Total number of members: | 17 |
Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 2 | |
Conservative Party (Høgre) | 1 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 4 | |
Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 3 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 6 | |
Local list (Bygdelista) | 1 | |
Total number of members: | 17 |
Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 3 | |
Conservative Party (Høgre) | 1 | |
The Democrats (Demokratane) |
1 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 5 | |
Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 3 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 4 | |
Total number of members: | 17 |
Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 3 | |
Progress Party (Framstegspartiet) | 1 | |
Conservative Party (Høgre) | 1 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 5 | |
Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 1 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 6 | |
Total number of members: | 17 |
Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 2 | |
Conservative Party (Høgre) | 1 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 7 | |
Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 1 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 6 | |
Total number of members: | 17 |
Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 4 | |
Conservative Party (Høgre) | 2 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 7 | |
Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 2 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 2 | |
Total number of members: | 17 |
Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 5 | |
Conservative Party (Høgre) | 2 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 6 | |
Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 1 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 3 | |
Total number of members: | 17 |
Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 6 | |
Conservative Party (Høgre) | 2 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 5 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 4 | |
Total number of members: | 17 |
Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 6 | |
Conservative Party (Høgre) | 3 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 6 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 2 | |
Total number of members: | 17 |
Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 5 | |
Conservative Party (Høgre) | 2 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 7 | |
Joint list of the Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti), New People's Party (Nye Folkepartiet), and Liberal Party (Venstre) | 3 | |
Total number of members: | 17 |
Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 6 | |
Conservative Party (Høgre) | 1 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 7 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 3 | |
Total number of members: | 17 |
Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 5 | |
Conservative Party (Høgre) | 2 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 4 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 4 | |
Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgarlege Felleslister) | 2 | |
Total number of members: | 17 |
Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 6 | |
Conservative Party (Høgre) | 2 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 5 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 4 | |
Total number of members: | 17 |
Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 6 | |
Conservative Party (Høgre) | 2 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 6 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 3 | |
Total number of members: | 17 |
Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 6 | |
Conservative Party (Høgre) | 1 | |
Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) | 5 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 5 | |
Total number of members: | 17 |
Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 6 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 5 | |
Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgarlege Felleslister) | 5 | |
Total number of members: | 16 |
Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 6 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 4 | |
Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgarlege Felleslister) | 6 | |
Total number of members: | 16 |
Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 7 | |
Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 9 | |
Total number of members: | 16 |
Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 6 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 6 | |
Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgarlege Felleslister) | 4 | |
Total number of members: | 16 | |
Note: Due to the German occupation of Norway during World War II, no elections were held for new municipal councils until after the war ended in 1945. |
Mayors
The
- 1876–1888: Hans Larsen Saakvitne
- 1890–1891: Hans Larsen Saakvitne
- 1987–1991: Lars Sponheim (V)
- 1991–1995: Ragnvald Fleten (Sp)
- 1995–2001: Terje Breivik (V)
- 2001–2007: Jon Olav Heggseth (Sp)
- 2007–2011: Mona Haugland Hellesnes (V)
- 2011–2023: Hans Petter Thorbjørnsen (Ap)
- 2023-present: Jens Olav Holven (Sp)[35]
Transportation
It takes around two hours to drive from the city of
The
Notable people
- Catharine Hermine Kølle (1788–1859), a Norwegian adventurer, writer, and artist who lived in Ulvik from 1807
- Lars Osa (1860 in Ulvik – 1958), an artist who worked on church restorations and noted fiddle player
- Olav H. Hauge (1908 in Ulvik – 1994), a Norwegian horticulturist, translator, and poet
- Sigbjørn Bernhoft Osa (1910 in Ulvik – 1990), a Norwegian fiddler and traditional folk musician
- Gunnar Hjeltnes (1922 in Ulvik – 2013), an alpine skier who competed at the 1952 Winter Olympics
- Lars Sponheim (born 1957), a politician who was County Governor of Vestland and Mayor of Ulvik from 1988-1991
- Terje Breivik (born 1965), a Norwegian politician and entrepreneur who was Mayor of Ulvik from 1995-2001
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External links
- Hordaland travel guide from Wikivoyage
- Ulvik travel guide from Wikivoyage
- Municipal fact sheet from Statistics Norway (in Norwegian)
- Municipality website (in Norwegian)
- Ulvik Tourist Office (available in English/German/Norwegian)