Official Name: | Vuku |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Trøndelag#Norway |
Pushpin Label Position: | top |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the village |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Norway |
Subdivision Name1: | Central Norway |
Subdivision Name2: | Trøndelag |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Innherred |
Subdivision Type4: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name4: | Verdal |
Utc Offset1: | +01:00 |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +02:00 |
Area Total Km2: | 0.22 |
Population As Of: | 2018 |
Population Total: | 226 |
Population Density Km2: | 1027 |
Postal Code Type: | Post Code |
Postal Code: | 7660 Vuku |
Coordinates: | 63.7763°N 11.7394°W |
Elevation M: | 41 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Vuku is a village in the municipality of Verdal in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Helgåa and Inna where they become the Verdalselva river. The village is about west of the village of Vera and about east of the town of Verdalsøra. Vuku is also a parish covering the central part of Verdal municipality, with Vuku Church located in this village.
The 0.22km2 village has a population (2018) of 226 and a population density of .[2]
In the late 1800s, a group of parish members immigrated to the United States, where they established a sister church in what is now Foxhome, Minnesota. In 2015, the members of the Minnesotan Vukku Lutheran Church celebrated 125 years of history.
Former Premier League footballer John Olav Hjelde grew up in Vuku and played for Vuku until he was signed by Rosenborg, then the biggest club in Norway.Later he got signed by Nottingham Forest.