Ulvik

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	Ulvik
Basic data
Commune number :	4620
Province  (county) :	Vestland
Administrative headquarters:	Ulvik
Coordinates :	60 ° 37 ′  N , 7 ° 5 ′  E Coordinates: 60 ° 37 ′  N , 7 ° 5 ′  E
Surface:	722.01 km²
Residents:	1,080  (Feb 27, 2020)
Population density :	1 inhabitant per km²
Language form :	Nynorsk
Website:	ulvik.kommune.no
politics
Mayor :	Hans P. Thorbjørnsen  ( Ap ) (2011)
Location in the province of Vestland

Ulvik is a Heradskommune in Fylke Vestland, Norway .

geography

Ulvikfjord

The municipality is in the Hardanger countryside . It borders in the west on the municipality of Voss , in the north on Aurland , in the east on Hol (Fylke Viken ), in the south on Eidfjord and in the southwest on Ullensvang . It surrounds the northernmost arms of the Hardangerfjord , the Osafjord and the Ulvikfjord and extends far into the Hardangervidda , so that the northernmost part of Hardangerjøkulen and the westernmost parts of Hallingskarvet, Finse and Hallingskeid, lie within the municipality.

Administration and economy

The place Ulvik, March 2009

The administrative center is located in Ulvik by the Ulvikfjord. There are several hotels, guest houses, a cinema and several shops.

The municipality is known for its wood products and furniture industries. Agriculture is characterized by the cultivation of fruit and berries and sheep breeding.

history

Ulvik Church

The village center of Ulvik, Brakanes Hotel ( 60 ° 34 ′  N , 6 ° 55 ′  E ), was completely destroyed by German invasion troops on April 25, 1940. The minesweeper M 1 , under Kapitänleutnant Hans Bartels , and the 1st Schnellbootsflotille , under Kapitänleutnant Carl-Heinz Birnbacher , brought army troops up the Hardangerfjord and Eidfjord and reached Ulvik on April 25th. Shortly after the troops went ashore there, they came under fire from Norwegian soldiers. There was one dead and 12 wounded on the S-boats . Thereupon Bartels opened fire on the place in retaliation. What was not destroyed by the artillery bombardment was set on fire. 56 houses were destroyed and only the church, built in 1859, was spared. The residents were expelled and were only allowed to return months later.

traffic

The travel time from Ulvik to Bergen is around 2 hours. The closest airport is Bergen Flesland Airport . The imperial roads Riksvei 7 and Riksvei 13 go through Ulvik. The Bergen Railway crosses the Ulvik area and has the highest railway station in Northern Europe at Finse .

Personalities

• Olav H. Hauge (1908–1994), poet and translator.

Web links

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

• Ulvik, in the store Norske Leksikon (norw.)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistisk sentralbyrå - Befolkning