Gvarv
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| Fylke : | Vestfold and Telemark |
| Municipality : | Midt Telemark |
| Website : | www.midt-telemark.kommune.no |
| Residents : | 1106 (2019) |
| Postal code : | N 3810 |
| Height : | 26 moh. |
Gvarv is a village in the municipality of Midt-Telemark in the province of Vestfold og Telemark in southern Norway . Gvarv is located at the northern end of Lake Norsjø , about seven kilometers east of Bø and Seljord . As part of the state- wide municipal reform , the village was transferred from the former Sauherad municipality to Midt-Telemark.
The name comes from the old Norwegian word hvarv , which means curvature, as Gvarv is located on the arch of the Bøelva River . The inhabitants of the place are called Gvarvians .
nature
Gvarv is home to Norway's largest family of wild beavers. The place is characterized by apple orchards. A large fruit store is right in the center. In Gvarv on February 9, 1966, the lowest temperature ever recorded in Telemark was measured at -37.8 ° C. Also on June 20, 1970 with 34.4 ° C the highest temperature ever recorded.
Web links
- Gvarv in the store norske leksikon (Norwegian)
Individual evidence
- ↑ [1] on www.ssb.no, accessed on April 3, 2020
- ↑ [2] on www.norskstadnamnleksikon.no, accessed on April 3, 2020
- ↑ Innbyggjarnamn. Språkrådet, accessed April 3, 2020 (Norwegian).
- ↑ Fruktbygda. In: Visit Norwaz. Retrieved April 3, 2020 (Norwegian).
- ↑ [3] on www.varviggo.no, accessed on April 3, 2020
Coordinates: 59 ° 23 ' N , 9 ° 10' E