Innvik (village)

Innvik
Village
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Coordinates: 61.8523°N 6.6151°E / 61.8523; 6.6151
Country	Norway
Region	Western Norway
County	Vestland
District	Nordfjord
Municipality	Stryn Municipality
Area [1]
• Total	0.71 km^2 (0.27 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	37 m (121 ft)
Population  (2019)[1]
• Total	431
• Density	607/km^2 (1,570/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code	6793 Innvik

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 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) west of the village of Olden and about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) northeast of the village of Utvik. Directly across the fjord from Innvik lies the village of Roset.[3]

The 0.71-square-kilometre (180-acre) village has a population (2019) of 431 and a population density of 607 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,570/sq mi).[1]

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 (Old Norse: 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.[3][4]

References

1. Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2019). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
2. "Innvik, Stryn (Sogn og Fjordane)". yr.no. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
3. "Innvik i Sogn og Fjordane" (in Norwegian). Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
4. Rygh, Oluf (1919). Norske gaardnavne: Nordre Bergenhus amt (in Norwegian) (12 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 485.