Gravvika Explained

Official Name:Gravvika
Other Name:Gravika
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Trøndelag#Norway
Pushpin Label Position:left
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Norway
Subdivision Name1:Central Norway
Subdivision Name2:Trøndelag
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Namdalen
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Nærøysund Municipality
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:7990 Naustbukta
Coordinates:64.9895°N 11.7712°W
Elevation M:70
Elevation Footnotes:[1]

Gravvika[2] is a village in Nærøysund Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located on an isthmus between the Årsetfjorden and the Eiterfjorden. Gravvika is about north of the town of Kolvereid. Gravvik Church is located in the village.

Agriculture and fishing have traditionally been the primary industries in Gravvik. Today, fish farms, including both salmon and halibut, as well as shellfish are local important industries.

The village was the administrative centre of the old Gravvik Municipality from 1909 until its dissolution in 1964.

Fingalshulen

Fingalshulen is a cave and archaeological site at Gravvika. The 123m (404feet) deep cave has a maximum height in the cave of and maximum width of . It contains 47 cave paintings, including of human figures and some animal shapes. The paintings have been estimated to date back 3000 years. Fingalshulen was first described in the 1800s, but was archaeologically investigated in 1960s. The cave was mapped by the Science Museum in Trondheim in 1962 and 1963. The cave has been the subject of major scientific studies, most recently during 2004. Fingalshulen is currently closed to the public.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gravvika, Nærøy (Trøndelag). yr.no. 2018-04-29.
  2. Web site: Informasjon om stadnamn. Norgeskart. Kartverket. no. 2024-11-08.
  3. Web site: Fingalshulen – hule i Nærøy kommune. Store norske leksikon. Store norske leksikon. Norwegian. 2011-09-25. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121023084206/http://snl.no/Fingalshulen/hule_i_N%C3%A6r%C3%B8y_kommune. 2012-10-23.