Vikøy

Vikøy is a village in Kvam municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located on the shore of the Hardangerfjorden, about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) south of the municipal centre of Norheimsund. The 0.52-square-kilometre (130-acre) village has a population (2019) of 369 and a population density of 710 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,800/sq mi).^[1]

Vikøy
Village
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Coordinates: 60°20′57″N 06°10′19″E
Country	Norway
Region	Western Norway
County	Vestland
District	Hardanger
Municipality	Kvam
Area [1]
• Total	0.52 km2 (0.20 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	25 m (82 ft)
Population  (2019)[1]
• Total	369
• Density	710/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code	5600 Norheimsund

The village is the site of the Vikøy Church. It is also where the old Vikøy Stave Church stood for several centuries until 1863 when it was torn down. The municipality of Kvam was historically called Vikør, named after this village since it was the site of the local church. The spelling was later changed to Vikøy. The old vicarage at Vikøy is now a museum. One of the buildings is called "Borgstova". The museum is open on Wednesdays in the summer. You can often find characters dressed in period clothing cooking krotekaker on those days.^[3][4][5]

References

1. Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2019). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
2. "Vikøy, Kvam (Hordaland)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
3. "Vikøy prestegard" (in Norwegian). Hordaland fylkeskommune. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
4. "Attraksjoner". VisitKvam.no. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
5. "Borgstova i Vikøy". DittDistrikt.no. Retrieved 29 June 2014.