Håvik
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Håvik is a small village in the municipality of Selje
, in Sogn og Fjordane
county, Norway
. Håvik has approximately 35 inhabitants. Håvik has a high mountain at one side and the fjord
of Nordpollen right in front of the little village. Neighbouring villages are Nordpollen, Vengen, and Vetrhus. The closest store is at Flatraket
, approximately a 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) drive to the northwest. Flaktraket is about a 20 kilometres (12.4 mi) drive from Måløy
in the municipality of Vågsøy
to the west and the same distance to the municipal center of Selje to the north.
Håvik is an old name (formerly written as Haavig) and comes from the high mountains "behind" the village, hå is an old Norwegian
word for "high" and vik means "bay", therefore Håvik has high mountains by a bay.
In the mountains of Håvik, there is a cave with visible signs of early living. A handcrafted cup of stone was found and delivered to the Historic Museum in Bergen
during the 1970s. In earlier days, the people in Håvik, made their living like many other villages along the Norwegian coast by a combination of fishing and farming. Today there are no more farming activities and the inhabitants have jobs in the larger communities nearby.
Selje
Selje is a municipality in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Nordfjord. The village of Selje is the administrative center of Selje municipality...
, in Sogn og Fjordane
Sogn og Fjordane
is a county in Norway, bordering Møre og Romsdal, Oppland, Buskerud, and Hordaland. The county administration is in the town of Hermansverk in Leikanger municipality while the largest town is Førde....
county, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. Håvik has approximately 35 inhabitants. Håvik has a high mountain at one side and the fjord
Fjord
Geologically, a fjord is a long, narrow inlet with steep sides or cliffs, created in a valley carved by glacial activity.-Formation:A fjord is formed when a glacier cuts a U-shaped valley by abrasion of the surrounding bedrock. Glacial melting is accompanied by rebound of Earth's crust as the ice...
of Nordpollen right in front of the little village. Neighbouring villages are Nordpollen, Vengen, and Vetrhus. The closest store is at Flatraket
Flatraket
Flatraket is a small village in the western part of the municipality of Selje in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. The village is located about northeast of Måløy , about northwest of Håvik, and about southwest of Selje. The village has a good view of the island of Silda and Stadlandet...
, approximately a 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) drive to the northwest. Flaktraket is about a 20 kilometres (12.4 mi) drive from Måløy
Måløy
is a town and the administrative centre of the municipality of Vågsøy in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. Måløy is located on the southeastern side of the island of Vågsøy, about northeast of the village of Holvik and about south of Raudeberg. The Måløybrua connects the town to the village of...
in the municipality of Vågsøy
Vågsøy
Vågsøy is a municipality in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Nordfjord. The municipality's administrative center is the town Måløy. Vågsøy is also the name of the main island in the municipality with an area of...
to the west and the same distance to the municipal center of Selje to the north.
Håvik is an old name (formerly written as Haavig) and comes from the high mountains "behind" the village, hå is an old Norwegian
Norwegian language
Norwegian is a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Norway, where it is the official language. Together with Swedish and Danish, Norwegian forms a continuum of more or less mutually intelligible local and regional variants .These Scandinavian languages together with the Faroese language...
word for "high" and vik means "bay", therefore Håvik has high mountains by a bay.
In the mountains of Håvik, there is a cave with visible signs of early living. A handcrafted cup of stone was found and delivered to the Historic Museum in Bergen
Bergen
Bergen is the second largest city in Norway with a population of as of , . Bergen is the administrative centre of Hordaland county. Greater Bergen or Bergen Metropolitan Area as defined by Statistics Norway, has a population of as of , ....
during the 1970s. In earlier days, the people in Håvik, made their living like many other villages along the Norwegian coast by a combination of fishing and farming. Today there are no more farming activities and the inhabitants have jobs in the larger communities nearby.