Ullensvang
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 Ullensvang within Hordaland |
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| Coordinates: 60°18′42″N 06°48′53″E / 60.31167°N 6.81472°ECoordinates: 60°18′42″N 06°48′53″E / 60.31167°N 6.81472°E | |||
| Country | Norway | ||
| County | Hordaland | ||
| District | Hardanger | ||
| Administrative centre | Kinsarvik | ||
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| • Mayor (2003) | Solfrid Borge (Sp) | ||
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| • Total | 1,398.52 km2 (539.97 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 1,287.13 km2 (496.96 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 111.39 km2 (43.01 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 61 in Norway | ||
| Population (2014) | |||
| • Total | 3,369 | ||
| • Rank | 254 in Norway | ||
| • Density | 2.6/km2 (7/sq mi) | ||
| • Change (10 years) | -4.1 % | ||
| Demonym(s) | Sørfjøre Sørfjording |
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| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1231 | ||
| Official language form | Nynorsk | ||
| Website | www |
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Ullensvang is a municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Hardanger. The administrative centre is the village of Kinsarvik. Other villages in the municipality include Lofthus, Utne, Vikebygd, and Alsåker. There are 3,369 inhabitants as of 1 January 2014. The number of inhabitants has shown a decrease of almost 700 people since 1980. This development can be seen in light of the general depopulation of rural Norway.
The main inhabited part of Ullensvang municipality lies just to the west of Hardangervidda National Park, which covers most of the Hardangervidda plateau, Europe's largest mountain plateau. Most inhabitants live in the narrow coastal mountainsides and valleys along the Hardangerfjorden and Sørfjorden. The largest urban areas in Ullensvang are Kinsarvik and Lofthus.
The Norwegian National Road 13 is one of the main roads through the municipality, and it crosses the Hardangerfjorden via the Hardanger Bridge in the far northern part of the municipality.
In 2016 the chief of police formally suggested that the police station in Ullensvang og Eidsfjord be closed down.
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Ullensvang farm (Old Norse: Ullinsvangr), since Ullensvang Church was built there. The first element is the genitive case of the name of the Norse god Ullin (sideform of Ullr). The last element is vangr which means "field" or "meadow".
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