Official Name: | Vikøy |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Vestland#Norway |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the village |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Norway |
Subdivision Name1: | Western Norway |
Subdivision Name2: | Vestland |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Hardanger |
Subdivision Type4: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name4: | Kvam |
Utc Offset1: | +01:00 |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +02:00 |
Area Total Km2: | 0.52 |
Population As Of: | 2019 |
Population Total: | 369 |
Population Density Km2: | 710 |
Postal Code Type: | Post Code |
Postal Code: | 5600 Norheimsund |
Elevation M: | 25 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Coordinates: | 60.3492°N 6.1719°W |
Vikøy is a village in Kvam municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located on the shore of the Hardangerfjorden, about south of the municipal centre of Norheimsund. The 0.52km2 village has a population (2019) of 369 and a population density of .[2]
The village is the site of the Vikøy Church. It is also where the old Vikøy Stave Church stood for several centuries until 1863 when it was torn down. The municipality of Kvam was historically called Vikør, named after this village since it was the site of the local church. The spelling was later changed to Vikøy. The old vicarage at Vikøy is now a museum. One of the buildings is called "Borgstova". The museum is open on Wednesdays in the summer. You can often find characters dressed in period clothing cooking krotekaker on those days.[3] [4] [5]