Talvik, Norway

Not to be confused with Talvik Municipality.
This article is about the village in Alta Municipality, Norway. For other uses, see Talvik.
Village
View of the village church
View of the village church
Map
Talvik is located in Finnmark
Talvik
Talvik
Talvik is located in Norway
Talvik
Talvik
Coordinates: 70°02′33″N 22°57′00″E / 70.0425°N 22.9499°E / 70.0425; 22.9499
CountryNorway
RegionNorthern Norway
CountyFinnmark
DistrictVest-Finnmark
MunicipalityAlta Municipality
Area
[1]
 • Total
0.37 km2 (0.14 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
8 m (26 ft)
Population
 (2023)[1]
 • Total
291
 • Density786/km2 (2,040/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
9540 Talvik

Talvik (Norwegian), Dálbmeluovta (Northern Sami), or Talmulahti (Kven)[3] is a village in Alta Municipality in Finnmark county in Norway. It is located on the western shore of the Altafjorden, along the European route E6 highway.[4] The 0.37-square-kilometre (91-acre) village has a population (2023) of 291 and a population density of 786 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,040/sq mi).[1]

History

The village is an old Norwegian trading centre since the 1600s. Talvik Church is located in the village. The village of Talvik was the administrative centre of the old municipality of Talvik from 1863 until 1964 when it was merged into Alta municipality.[4]

Name

The village is named after the old Talvik farm since the first Talvik Church was built there. The first element of the name is rather uncertain. If the first element was of Old Norse origin then it is derived from the word Þelli which means "pine" (due to the large number of pine trees in the area). The other explanation is that it is a corruption of the Northern Sami word Dálbme or the longer name Dálbmeluokta (historic spelling) which translates as "fog" or "fog bay". The early Norwegian settlers would have translated that as tåkebukta (meaning "fog bay") and this could have been corrupted from tåke to tal. The last element of the name is vík which means "inlet" or "cove". Historically, the name was spelled Talvig using the old Danish spelling, and later it was "Norwegianized" to Talvik.[4][5]

  • Winter view of the village
    Winter view of the village
  • View of the village in 2006
    View of the village in 2006
  • Summer view of the harbor
    Summer view of the harbor
  • View of the local church
    View of the local church

References

  1. ^ a b c Statistisk sentralbyrå (23 December 2023). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
  2. ^ "Talvik, Alta (Finnmark)". yr.no. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  4. ^ a b c Thorsnæs, Geir; Askheim, Svein, eds. (29 November 2014). "Talvik". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  5. ^ Rygh, Oluf (1924). Norske gaardnavne: Finmarkens amt (in Norwegian) (18 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. pp. 49–50.
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