Klyve Explained

Official Name:Klyve
Other Name:Kløve
Settlement Type:Hamlet
Pushpin Map:Vestland#Norway
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Vestland county
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Norway
Subdivision Name1:Western Norway
Subdivision Name2:Vestland
Subdivision Name3:Voss
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Voss
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:5700 Voss
Population:920
Elevation M:255
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Coordinates:60.6672°N 6.5361°W

Klyve (also known as Kløve) is a hamlet and basic statistical unit (grunnkrets) in the municipality of Voss in Vestland county, Norway.[2]

Klyve includes Nedra Klyve (or Nedra Kløve;[3] literally, 'lower Klyve'; elevation 235m (771feet))[1] to the south and Øvre Klyve (or Øvre Kløve;[4] literally, 'upper Klyve'; elevation 275m (902feet))[1] to the north.[5] The settlement is accessible via Norwegian County Road 307, also known as Raundalsvegen 'Raun Valley Road'.[6]

The settlement was attested as Klyufua in 1427 (and as af Kliffwa in 1463 and Klufa in 1490, among other names).[5] The original name is reconstructed as *Kljúfar from the Old Norse verb kljúfa 'split, cleave', referring to its location between two hills.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Høydedata . Kartverket . June 14, 2018.
  2. Web site: Folkemengde grunnkretser - 12 Hordaland . Statistisk sentralbyrå . June 14, 2018 . May 1, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160501194622/https://data.ssb.no/api/v0/dataset/1030?lang=no . dead .
  3. Web site: Nedra Klyve, Voss (Hordaland). yr.no. Norwegian. June 14, 2018.
  4. Web site: Øvre Klyve, Voss (Hordaland). yr.no. Norwegian. June 14, 2018.
  5. Book: Rygh . Oluf . Norske Gaardnavne. Oplysninger samlade til brug ved Matrikelens Revision. 11. Søndre Bergenhus amt . 1910 . Fabritius . Kristiania . 216. June 14, 2018.
  6. Web site: Norgeskart. June 14, 2018.