Ulvik (village)

Ulvik
Ulvik
	Village
	View of the village
	Ulvik Location in Vestland county Ulvik Ulvik (Norway)
	Coordinates: 60°34′04″N 06°54′59″E
Country	Norway
Region	Western Norway
County	Vestland
District	Hardanger
Municipality	Ulvik
Area [1]
• Total	0.62 km2 (0.24 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	9 m (30 ft)
Population (2019)[1]
• Total	1,067
• Density	861/km2 (2,230/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code	5730 Ulvik

Ulvik is a village in the municipality of Ulvik which is located in Vestland county, Norway. The village sits at the end of the Ulvikafjorden, a side arm off of the main Hardangerfjord. The village lies about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) north of the Hardanger Bridge and about 30 kilometres (19 mi) east of the village of Vossevangen.[3] The 0.62-square-kilometre (150-acre) village has a population (2019) of 534 and a population density of 861 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,230/sq mi).[1]

View of Brakanes in the foreground along the fjord

The centre of the village is called "Brakanes" and it is located at the mouth of the river Tysso. This is the downtown part of the village and it includes most of the commercial areas including a cinema as well as Ulvik Church, the only church in the municipality. Brakanes School is a primary and lower secondary school (and the only school in Ulvik). The school has about 150 students that attend there.

History

The village centre of Ulvik was burned by the Germans in April 1940, as retaliation to having been hindered by Norwegian resistance fighters who were landing in Ulvik. In total, 56 houses were burned. The following day, the population, mainly farmers, were chased away from their homes, not being able to return for several months. The village was rebuilt after the war,[4] with the hotel reopening in 1952.[5]

References

Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2019). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
"Ulvik" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
Store norske leksikon. "Ulvik – tettsted" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 25 May 2014.
Ljone, Oddmar (1950). "Ulvik må ha mer kraft!". Verdens Gang. Oslo. p. 4.
Istre, Randi (1952). "Blomstringsdag I Ulvik Med Brakanes hotell gjenreist". Verdens Gang. Oslo. p. 3.

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[ssb-1] Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2019). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".

[2] "Ulvik" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 25 May 2014.

[snl-3] Store norske leksikon. "Ulvik – tettsted" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 25 May 2014.

[vg1-4] Ljone, Oddmar (1950). "Ulvik må ha mer kraft!". Verdens Gang. Oslo. p. 4.

[vg2-5] Istre, Randi (1952). "Blomstringsdag I Ulvik Med Brakanes hotell gjenreist". Verdens Gang. Oslo. p. 3.