Vik (disambiguation)
Encyclopedia
Vik means wick or bay in Norwegian and Swedish (vig in Danish), and it may refer to the following:
Sweden
Iceland
Places
Norway- VikVikVik is a municipality in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sogn. The administrative center of Vik is the village of Vikøyri.-General information:...
, a village and municipality in Sogn og Fjordane, Norway - Vik, BuskerudVik, BuskerudVik is a village in and the administrative center of Hole, Norway....
, a village in Hole municipality, Buskerud, Norway - Vik, Grimstad, a village in Grimstad municipality, Aust-Agder, Norway
- Vik, SømnaVik, SømnaVik is a village and the administrative centre of the municipality of Sømna in Nordland county, Norway. It lies about south of the village of Berg. The local church, Sømna Church, was built here in 1876. The village has a population of 364. The population density is ....
, a village in Sømna municipality, Nordland, Norway - Vik, Nord-TrøndelagVik, Nord-TrøndelagVik is a village in the municipality of Flatanger in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located about west of the municipal center of Lauvsnes. The village has a school, a shop, and Vik Church....
, a village in Flatanger municipality, Nord-Trøndelag, Norway - Vik, VestnesVik, VestnesVik is a little village in the municipality of Vestnes in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located along the Tomrefjorden, just north of Tomra and about west-southwest of the village of Vestnes. It is part of the Tomra urban area....
, a village in Vestnes municipality, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
Sweden
- Vik, SwedenVik, SwedenVik is a locality situated in Simrishamn Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 264 inhabitants in 2005....
, a village in Simrishamn Municipality in southernmost Sweden
Iceland
- Vík í MýrdalVík í MýrdalThe village of Vík is the southernmost village in Iceland, located on the main ring road around the island, around by road SSE of Reykjavík....
, a village in southern Iceland
People
- Arnfinn VikArnfinn VikArnfinn Vik was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.He was born in Drammen. He was a central resistance member during the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany, a member of Hjemmefrontens Ledelse. He served as mayor of Oslo from 1945 to 1947.He participated in the Left Communist Youth...
, a Norwegian politician - Bjarte Engen VikBjarte Engen VikBjarte Engen Vik is a former Norwegian nordic combined athlete. He won the FIS World Cup overall twice, in 1997/98 and 1998/99 with a total of 24 wins...
, a Nordic combined skier - Bjørg VikBjørg VikBjørg Vik is a Norwegian writer, playwright and journalist. She made her literary debut in 1963 with Søndag ettermiddag...
, a writer - Ingebrigt VikIngebrigt VikIngebrigt Vik was a Norwegian sculptor. Vik is regarded as having been one of Norway's greatest sculptors....
, a Norwegian sculptor - Oddmund VikOddmund VikOddmund Jakobsen Vik was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party.He was born in Vik i Øystese as the son of farmer Jakob Larsen Vik and his wife Magnhild Nilsdotter Laupsa...
, a Norwegian politician - Olav Martin Vik, a politician
- Přemysl VikPřemysl VikPřemysl Vlk was a Czech slalom canoer who competed in the early 2000s. He won a gold medal in the C-1 team event at the 2002 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Bourg St.-Maurice....
, a Czech canoer - Ragnar VikRagnar VikRagnar Magne Vik was a Norwegian sailor who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.He was a crew member of the Norwegian boat Sildra, which won the gold medal in the 8 metre class .-External links:*...
, a Norwegian sailor - Robin VikRobin VikRobin Vik is a Czech professional tennis player.Vik turned professional in 1995 and he reached a career high ranking of 57 in January 2006.Now he is on 667 place...
, a tennis player
See also
- Wick (disambiguation), the anglicisation of 'Vik'
- Vik (name), people with the first name of Vik or Vic