Vuku Explained

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Vuku, Verdal (Trøndelag). yr.no. 2018-04-04.
  2. Web site: Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality. Statistics Norway. Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1 January 2018.