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'Kvam' is a municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway.
Kvam (until 1912 named ''Vikør'') was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). Strandebarm was merged with Kvam January 1, 1965.
The municipality borders Voss to the north, Vaksdal, Samnanger and Fusa to the west, Granvin to the east and Hardangerfjorden to the south.
It was created in 1837 as Vikør formannskapsdistrikt, named after the parish today known as Vikøy. According to the 1835 census the municipality had a population of 2,321. ^[1] The name was changed from Vikør to Kvam in 1912. ^[2]
On 1 January 1965 the district Åsgrenda with 61 inhabitants was moved to Ullensvang municipality. At the same time the size of Kvam was significantly enlarged when parts of the municipalities Strandebarm, Varaldsøy and Jondal were incorporated into Kvam. After the merger Kvam had a population of 9,119. ^[3]
Important settlements in the municipality include Norheimsund, Øystese, Ålvik, Tørvikbygd, Strandebarm and Mundheim. Norheimsund and Øystese are the largest settlements with 2,087 and 1,626 inhabitants respectively. ^[4] The largest lakes are Bjølsegrøvvatnet and Holmavatnet. In addition a portion of Hamlagrøvatnet is located in Kvam.

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The name

Notable people from Kvam

References

The name

The Norse form of the name was ''Hvammr'', identical with the word ''hvammr'' m '(small) valley'.

Notable people from Kvam

★ Jon Fosse

★ Geirr Tveitt

★ Per Øyvind Heradstveit

★ Valgerd Svarstad Haugland

★ Kaptein Kvam, local vigilante

References

1. Hjemmehørende folkemengde Hordaland 1801-1960 Registreringssentral for historiske data
2. Arkivkatalogar Kvam municipality
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