Eikefjord (village) explained

Official Name:Eikefjord
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Vestland#Norway
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Norway
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Western Norway
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Vestland
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Sunnfjord
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Kinn
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Area Total Km2:0.39
Population As Of:2019
Population Total:414
Population Density Km2:1062
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:6940 Eikefjord
Elevation M:3
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Coordinates:61.5878°N 5.4619°W

Eikefjord is a village in Kinn Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located at the end of the Eikefjorden along the Norwegian National Road 5 highway. The town of Florø lies about to the west and the village of Naustdal lies about to the southeast (through the Naustdal Tunnel. The lake Endestadvatnet lies about to the east. The villages of Nyttingnes and Steinhovden lie about west of Eikefjord.

The 0.39km2 village has a population (2019) of 414 and a population density of .[2]

Eikefjord Church is located in this village, serving the southeastern part of the municipality. This village was the administrative centre of the old municipality of Eikefjord which existed from 1923 until 1964.[3]

Name

The village was named after the old Eikefjord farm (Norse, Old: Eikifjǫrðr) since the Eikefjord Church was located there. The farm is named after the Eikefjorden which is located nearby. The fjord name comes from the Old Norse word eiki which means oak wood.[4]

Population

In 2001, the village of Eikefjord had 322 inhabitants. The greater Eikefjord area had exactly 1,000 inhabitants, with 322 inhabitants in the village of Eikefjord, 100 in Tonheim/Grov, 88 in Sunnarvik, 192 in Hovland, 55 in Svardal/Steindalen, 117 in Langedal/Ramsdal, and 126 in Endestad/Løkkebø. Also in 2001, the whole Eikefjord district has a population of 1,273.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Eikefjord. yr.no. Norwegian. 8 November 2013. 22 July 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090722133012/http://www.yr.no/place/Norway/Sogn_og_Fjordane/Flora/Eikefjord/. dead.
  2. Web site: Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality. Statistics Norway. Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1 January 2019.
  3. Web site: Eikefjord tettbebyggelse i Flora . Store norske leksikon . Store norske leksikon . Norwegian . 8 November 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131109044842/http://snl.no/Eikefjord_tettbebyggelse_i_Flora . 9 November 2013 .
  4. Book: Rygh, Oluf. Oluf Rygh

    . Norske gaardnavne: Nordre Bergenhus amt. 12. Oluf Rygh. W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. 1919. Kristiania, Norge. 361. Norwegian.

  5. Web site: Statistisk sentralbyrå. Folke- og bustadteljing 2001 - 1401 Flora. 1 January 2006. Norwegian.