Kvam

Kvam Municipality

*Kvam kommune*
Kvam Municipality Kvam kommune
Municipality
	Flag Coat of arms
	Kvam within Hordaland
Country	Norway
County	Hordaland
District	Hardanger
Administrative centre	Norheimsund
Government
• Governor (2003)	Astrid Kristin Selsvold (Ap)
Area
• Total	616 km2 (238 sq mi)
• Land	580 km2 (220 sq mi)
• Rank	#180 in Norway
Population (2004)
• Total	8,389
• Rank	#122 in Norway
• Density	14/km2 (40/sq mi)
• Change (10 years)	−2.6%
Official language
• Norwegian form	Nynorsk
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	NO-1238
Website	Official website
	Data from Statistics Norway

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Kvam is a municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway.

Kvam (until 1912 named Vikør) was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). Strandebarm was merged with Kvam January 1, 1965.

The municipality borders Voss to the north, Vaksdal, Samnanger and Fusa to the west, Granvin to the east and Hardangerfjorden to the south.

It was created in 1837 as Vikør formannskapsdistrikt, named after the parish today known as Vikøy. According to the 1835 census the municipality had a population of 2,321. ^[3] The name was changed from Vikør to Kvam in 1912. ^[4]

On 1 January 1965 the district Åsgrenda with 61 inhabitants was moved to Ullensvang municipality. At the same time the size of Kvam was significantly enlarged when parts of the municipalities Strandebarm, Varaldsøy and Jondal were incorporated into Kvam. After the merger Kvam had a population of 9,119. ^[5]

Important settlements in the municipality include Norheimsund, Øystese, Ålvik, Tørvikbygd, Strandebarm and Mundheim. Norheimsund and Øystese are the largest settlements with 2,087 and 1,626 inhabitants respectively. ^[6] The largest lakes are Bjølsegrøvvatnet and Holmavatnet. In addition a portion of Hamlagrøvatnet is located in Kvam.

Notable people from Kvam

References

^ "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (2023-01-26). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.
^ Registreringssentral for historiske data. "Hjemmehørende folkemengde Hordaland 1801-1960" (in Norwegian). University of Tromsø. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |month= (help)
^ Kvam municipality. "Arkivkatalogar" (in Norwegian). {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |month= (help)
^ Dag Jukvam / Statistics Norway (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help) Template:No icon
^ Statistics Norway (2006). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality. 1 January 2006". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

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[1] "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.

[2] Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (2023-01-26). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.

[3] Registreringssentral for historiske data. "Hjemmehørende folkemengde Hordaland 1801-1960" (in Norwegian). University of Tromsø. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |month= (help)

[4] Kvam municipality. "Arkivkatalogar" (in Norwegian). {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |month= (help)

[5] Dag Jukvam / Statistics Norway (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help) Template:No icon

[6] Statistics Norway (2006). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality. 1 January 2006". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

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