Vik
| Vik kommune | |||
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 Vik within Sogn og Fjordane |
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| Coordinates: 61°03′25″N 06°34′41″E / 61.05694°N 6.57806°ECoordinates: 61°03′25″N 06°34′41″E / 61.05694°N 6.57806°E | |||
| Country | Norway | ||
| County | Sogn og Fjordane | ||
| District | Sogn | ||
| Administrative centre | Vikøyri | ||
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| • Mayor (2007) | Marta Finden Halset (Ap) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 833.28 km2 (321.73 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 797.32 km2 (307.85 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 35.96 km2 (13.88 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 133 in Norway | ||
| Population (2013) | |||
| • Total | 2,731 | ||
| • Rank | 285 in Norway | ||
| • Density | 3.4/km2 (9/sq mi) | ||
| • Change (10 years) | -5.9 % | ||
| Demonym(s) | Vikje (male) Vikja (female) |
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| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1417 | ||
| Official language form | Nynorsk | ||
| Website | www |
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Vik is a municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is located on the southern shore of the Sognefjorden in the traditional district of Sogn. The administrative center of Vik is the village of Vikøyri. Other villages in the municipality include Feios, Fresvik, Nese, and Vangsnes.
Vik was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). The original municipality was identical to the Vik parish (prestegjeld) with the sub-parishes (sokn) of Hopperstad, Hove, and Arnafjord (on the south side of the fjord) and Kvamsøy (on the north side of the fjord).
On 1 January 1964 the sub-parish of Kvamsøy (population: 363) was transferred from Vik to Balestrand Municipality and the sub-parish of Vangsnes (population: 189) was transferred from Balestrand to Vik. Also on this date, the Nybø and Nygjerdet farms were transferred from Vik to Høyanger Municipality. All these changes gave Vik a total population of 2,623.
On 1 January 1992, the sub-parishes of Feios and Fresvik were transferred from Leikanger Municipality to Vik Municipality. This added 572 residents to the population of Vik.
The name (Old Norse: Vík) is identical with the word vík which means inlet or cove, possibly referring to the small bay off the main Sognefjorden at the village of Vikøyri.
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