Innvik (village) explained

Official Name:Innvik
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Vestland#Norway
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Vestland county
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Norway
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Western Norway
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Vestland
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Nordfjord
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Stryn Municipality
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Area Total Km2:0.71
Population As Of:2019
Population Total:431
Population Density Km2:607
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:6793 Innvik
Coordinates:61.8523°N 6.6151°W
Elevation M:37
Elevation Footnotes:[1]

Innvik is a village in Stryn Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located on the southern shore of the Nordfjorden. The village is located about west of the village of Olden and about northeast of the village of Utvik. Directly across the fjord from Innvik lies the village of Roset.[2]

The 0.71km2 village has a population (2019) of 431 and a population density of .[3]

The village was the administrative centre of the old municipality of Innvik, which existed from 1838 until 1965. Innvik Church is located in the village.

Name

The name comes from the old Innvik farm (Norse, Old: Víkr), since Innvik Church is located there. The old name is identical with the word vík which means "inlet". Over time, the prefix inn- (meaning "inner") was added to distinguish the area from nearby Utvik (meaning "outer" Vik). The name Indviken or the more modern spelling Innvik has been in use since the 15th century.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Innvik, Stryn (Sogn og Fjordane). yr.no. 2019-11-05.
  2. Web site: Store norske leksikon. no. Innvik i Sogn og Fjordane. 7 October 2013.
  3. Web site: Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality. Statistics Norway. Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1 January 2019.
  4. Book: Rygh, Oluf. Norske gaardnavne: Nordre Bergenhus amt. 12. Oluf Rygh. W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. 1919. Kristiania, Norge. 485. no.