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Eivindvik

Village in Gulen Municipality, Norway From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Eivindvik[3] is the administrative centre of Gulen Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located on the mainland, along the north shore of the Gulafjorden. It is also located about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) south of the village of Dingja (and the lake Dingevatnet), about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) northwest of the village of Dalsøyra, and about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) northeast of the village of Byrknes.

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Eivindvik is the commercial centre of the municipality as well as the seat of government for the municipality. Gulen Church has been located in Eivindvik for centuries. The 0.4-square-kilometre (99-acre) village has a population (2025) of 336 and a population density of 840 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,200/sq mi).[1]

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History

This area has an ancient history, since the Gulating met in this area in the years 900—1300, creating laws which governed most of Western Norway.[4]

Name

Gulen Municipality was originally named after this village (Evindvig Municipality). There have been many spelling variations throughout the past few centuries: Evindvig, Evenvig, or Evenvik. The name of the municipality was officially changed to Gulen Municipality on 1 July 1890, but the village name remained as Eivindvik (using the modern Norwegian spelling).

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