Skjelviki
Encyclopedia
Skjelviki is a village
on the island
and municipality of Askøy
, Norway
. It is located on the northern shore of the island, by the Herdlefjord.
From 1837 Skjelviki was administratively a part of Alversund
municipality. On 15 October 1923, Meland
was separated from Alversund to create a separate municipality, and Skjelviki was located in the district Hanevik
which then was a part of Meland. On 1 January 1964 the district Hanevik, then with 193 inhabitants, was moved to Askøy municipality.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
on the island
Island
An island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, cays or keys. An island in a river or lake may be called an eyot , or holm...
and municipality of Askøy
Askøy
Askøy is a municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway. Since the opening of the Askøy Bridge leading to the mainland in Bergen in 1992, the population has increased rapidly. Its population growth is as of 2008 among the highest in Norway...
, 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...
. It is located on the northern shore of the island, by the Herdlefjord.
From 1837 Skjelviki was administratively a part of Alversund
Alversund
Alversund is a village in Lindås municipality in Hordaland county, Norway.Alversund was formerly a municipality. Alversund was separated from Hamre January 1, 1885 - and the annex of Seim was transferred from Hosanger to Alversund the same date. Meland was separated from Alversund October 15, 1923...
municipality. On 15 October 1923, Meland
Meland
Meland is a municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway.-History:The municipality is named after the farm of Meland. The norse name of the farm was "Meðalland"...
was separated from Alversund to create a separate municipality, and Skjelviki was located in the district Hanevik
Hanevik
Hanevik is a village on the island and municipality of Askøy, Norway. It is located on the northern shore of the island, by the Herdlefjord.From 1837 Hanevik was administratively a part of Alversund. On 15 October 1923 Meland was separated from Alversund to create a separate municipality, and...
which then was a part of Meland. On 1 January 1964 the district Hanevik, then with 193 inhabitants, was moved to Askøy municipality.