Utne

Utne is a village in Ullensvang municipality in the Hardanger region of Vestland county, Norway. The village is located on the northern end of the Folgefonn Peninsula, at the confluence of the Sørfjorden and Hardangerfjorden. The village is the site of Utne Church. The village of Alsåker lies about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) to the west on the northern shore of the peninsula and the village of Vikebygd lies about 20 kilometres (12 mi) to the south along the eastern shore of the peninsula.[2]

Utne
Village
View of the village
Utne Location of the village Utne Utne (Norway)
Coordinates: 60°25′21″N 06°37′28″E
Country	Norway
Region	Western Norway
County	Vestland
District	Hardanger
Municipality	Ullensvang
Elevation [1]	2 m (7 ft)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code	5778 Utne

Utne is a ferry port with regular ferry routes from Kinsarvik to Kvanndal via Utne, connecting the two sides of the fjord. Utne is also home to the Utne Hotel, Norway's oldest hotel in continuous operation, founded in 1722.[3]

Name

Utne, in Norwegian, probably has some pre-Germanic elements (i.e. before approx. 200 CE). Other place-names in the area also has an element of pre-Germanic and unknown origins. It has been suggested that it derives from "Út-tún", meaning the hamlet or farmstead that is "out". This fits with the village's position at the tip of a peninsula that sticks out into the Hardangerfjorden. This is however uncertain.[4]

Media gallery

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  The ferry stopped at Utne
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  View of Utne from the ferry
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  Utne hotel
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  Utne in 1933
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  Utne as seen from ferry during summer

References

1. "Utne, Ullensvang" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
2. Store norske leksikon. "Utne" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 3 June 2014.
3. "Utne". Bergen Guide. Bergen Promotion. Archived from the original on 27 August 2001.
4. Rygh, Oluf (1919). Norske gaardnavne: Nordre Bergenhus amt (in Norwegian) (12 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 459.