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'Ulvik' is a village and municipality in Hordaland county, Norway.
The municipality stretches from the Hardangerfjord to 1 800 metres above sea level.
Ulvik borders the municipalities Granvin, Eidfjord, Ullensvang, Voss, Aurland and Hol. It takes around two hours to drive from Bergen to Ulvik. The nearest airport is Bergen Flesland Airport.
The centre of the Ulvik village, Brakanes, lies at the end of the Ulvik fjord, a side arm of the Hardangerfjord. The village has a cinema as well as a few shops. In the summer, several foreign cruise ships visit Ulvik.

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History

Origin of the name

Coat-of-arms

External links

History

Ulvik used to be an annex to Granvin, but in 1858 Ulvik became the main parish, and Granvin became an annex to Ulvik. At the same time the name of the municipality was changed to ''Ulvik''. Granvin and Eidfjord were later separated from Ulvik as municipalities of their own May 1, 1891.

Origin of the name

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the farm Ulvik (Norse ''Ulfvík''), since the first church was built there. The first element is ''ulfr'' m 'wolf', the last element is ''vík'' f 'inlet'.

Coat-of-arms

The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1986). It shows a figure similar to the selburose (see also the coat-of-arms of Selbu) - and this one is used in the bunad of Ulvik.

External links

★ Municipality website in Norwegian

★ Statistics from Statistics Norway