Vedvik

Vedvik or Vedvika is a village in Kinn Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located on the north side of the island of Vågsøy, about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) northeast of the village of Refvika, 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) west of Langenes, and about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) north of Raudeberg. The population (2001) of Vedvik is 156.^[2]

Vedvik Vedvika
Village
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Coordinates: 62.0130°N 5.0955°E / 62.0130; 5.0955
Country	Norway
Region	Western Norway
County	Vestland
District	Nordfjord
Municipality	Kinn Municipality
Elevation [1]	18 m (59 ft)
Population  (2001)
• Total	156
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code	6710 Raudeberg

Historically, Vedvik was an agricultural village focusing on milk production and sheep, but today most residents commute to Raudeberg or Måløy to work. There is still some farming, but now it is mostly cattle.