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Davik — Village and Former Municipality — Rugsund Church in Davik (now Bremanger)
DavikCoordinates: 61°53′29″N 05°31′50″E / 61.89139°N 5.53056°ECoordinates: 61°53′29″N 05°31′50″E / 61.89139°N 5.53056°E Country Norway County Sogn og Fjordane District Nordfjord Municipality ID NO-1442 Admin. Center Davik Created as Formannskapsdistrikt in 1838 Split into Bremanger, Eid, and Vågsøy in 1964 Website http://www.davik.no Davik is a village and former municipality in the traditional district of Nordfjord in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. The former municipality of Davik was located in parts of the present-day municipalities of Vågsøy, Bremanger, and Eid. The administrative center of the former municipality was the village of Davik which is located on the south shore of the Nordfjord. The village is located in the present-day municipality of Bremanger, and the population of the village (in 2001) was about 330 residents.[1] The village of Davik is located about 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) west of the village of Isane and about a 45 kilometres (28 mi) drive from the municipal center of Svelgen.
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Name
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Davik farm (Old Norse: Dafvíkr), since the church was located there. The first element (Old Norse: dafi) means "spear" and the last element (Old Norse: víkr) is identical with the word vik which means "inlet", so the name appears to be referring to the long, skinny spear-like shape of the local fjord.[2]
History
Davik was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). On 1 January 1913, the Metteneset farm (population: 3) was transferred to the municipality of Gloppen. On 1 January 1964, Davik ceased to exist as a municipality and its territory was divided between the municipalities of Bremanger, Eid, and Vågsøy as follows:
- Husevågøya, Grindøya, Gangsøya, Risøya, and all of Davik that was north of the Nordfjord and east of Lefdal went to the new Vågsøy municipality. The population of this area was 1,216 at the time of the merger.
- All of Davik south of the Nordfjord and all the islands that did not go to Vågsøy went to Bremanger. The population of this area was 1,567 at the time of the merger.
- All of Davik north of the Nordfjord and east of Lefdal (including Lefdal) went to Eid. The population of this area was 654 at the time of the merger.[3]
References
- ^ "Folke- og bustadteljing 2001 - 1438 Bremanger". Statistisk sentralbyrå. http://www.ssb.no/fob/kommunehefte/1438/fob_1438_tabeller.pdf.
- ^ Rygh, Oluf (1919) (in Norwegian). Norske gaardnavne: Nordre Bergenhus amt (12 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. pp. 408–409. http://www.dokpro.uio.no/perl/navnegransking/rygh_ng/rygh_bla.prl?enhid=197923&avid=44094.
- ^ Jukvam, Dag (1999) (in Norwegian) (PDF). Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen. Statistisk sentralbyrå. http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdf.
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Categories:- Villages in Sogn og Fjordane
- Former municipalities of Norway
- Bremanger
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