Kvinnherad

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coat of arms map
Coat of arms of the Kvinnherad commune
Kvinnherad (Norway)
Kvinnherad
Kvinnherad
Basic data
Commune number : 4617
Province  (county) : Vestland
Administrative headquarters: Rosendal
Coordinates : 59 ° 56 '  N , 6 ° 2'  E Coordinates: 59 ° 56 '  N , 6 ° 2'  E
Surface: 1,090.75 km²
Residents: 13,071  (Feb 27, 2020)
Population density : 12 inhabitants per km²
Language form : Nynorsk
Website:
politics
Mayor : Hans Inge Myrvold  ( Sp ) (2019)
Location in the province of Vestland
Location of the municipality in the province of Vestland

Kvinnherad is a municipality in Fylke Vestland, Norway . It has the Hardangerfjord and the Husnesfjord in the west and the Skånevikfjord in the south. A small part of the municipality lies west of the fjord and borders the municipalities of Kvam , Bjørnafjorden and Tysnes . To the east of the fjord it borders on Ullensvang in the north and east, Etne in the south-east and Vindafjord in the south. The administrative seat is the town of Rosendal .

To the east lies the Folgefonna nature park with the Folgefonna glacier.

Commune names

The name Kvinnherad can be divided into two parts. There are two possible explanations for the interpretation of Kvinn :

  1. Kvinn may have developed from tvinn , which may have a connection with the two rivers Hattebergselva and Melselva, which flow together in Rosendal. The municipal coat of arms symbolizes this.
  2. Kvinn can come from the norrön word kvinde or similar, which means something like " waterspout ". The phenomenon occurs relatively often on the Kvinnheradsfjord. Linguistic development laws speak against the theory in the starting point, but it cannot be completely rejected.

For herad see Harde .

coat of arms

Description : In silver, a blue shaft drawbar .

economy

The industry is based on the rich resources of water. Energy production, aluminum production, salmon farming and shipbuilding (Umoe Scat Harding) are the main industries.

The Barony of Rosendal , the only barony in Norway, is the region's tourist magnet. The Barony is a museum that provides interesting information about the time of Norway's union with Denmark (see also Kalmar Union ).

Sons and daughters

Web links

Commons : Kvinnherad  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Statistisk sentralbyrå - Befolkning