Eikefjord (village)

Eikefjord is a village in Kinn Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located at the end of the Eikefjorden along the Norwegian National Road 5 highway. The town of Florø lies about 30 kilometres (19 mi) to the west and the village of Naustdal lies about 20 kilometres (12 mi) to the southeast (through the Naustdal Tunnel. The lake Endestadvatnet lies about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) to the east. The villages of Nyttingnes and Steinhovden lie about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) west of Eikefjord.

Eikefjord
Village
View of the village (right side of photo, along the shore)
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Coordinates: 61°35′16″N 05°27′43″E
Country	Norway
Region	Western Norway
County	Vestland
District	Sunnfjord
Municipality	Kinn
Area [1]
• Total	0.39 km2 (0.15 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	3 m (10 ft)
Population  (2019)[1]
• Total	414
• Density	1,062/km2 (2,750/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code	6940 Eikefjord

The 0.39-square-kilometre (96-acre) village has a population (2019) of 414 and a population density of 1,062 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,750/sq mi).^[1]

Eikefjord Church is located in this village, serving the southeastern part of the municipality. This village was the administrative centre of the old municipality of Eikefjord which existed from 1923 until 1964.^[3]

Name

The village was named after the old Eikefjord farm (Old Norse: Eikifjǫrðr) since the Eikefjord Church was located there. The farm is named after the Eikefjorden which is located nearby. The fjord name comes from the Old Norse word eiki which means oak wood.^[4]

Population

In 2001, the village of Eikefjord had 322 inhabitants. The greater Eikefjord area had exactly 1,000 inhabitants, with 322 inhabitants in the village of Eikefjord, 100 in Tonheim/Grov, 88 in Sunnarvik, 192 in Hovland, 55 in Svardal/Steindalen, 117 in Langedal/Ramsdal, and 126 in Endestad/Løkkebø. Also in 2001, the whole Eikefjord district has a population of 1,273.^[5]

References

1. Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2019). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
2. "Eikefjord" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Archived from the original on 22 July 2009. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
3. Store norske leksikon. "Eikefjord tettbebyggelse i Flora" (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
4. Rygh, Oluf (1919). Norske gaardnavne: Nordre Bergenhus amt (in Norwegian) (12 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 361.
5. "Folke- og bustadteljing 2001 - 1401 Flora" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1 January 2006.