The Vik farm previously comprised an area completely from the isthmus Vikeid in the west to Gåsfjord in the northeast, spanning 6 kilometers (3.7 mi) between its furthers points. Today, however, Vik is considered limited to the middle of this larger area. Vik lies on the north side of the inlet Vikosen, the outlet of the river Vikelva. The valley Vikdalen and the lake Vikvatnet lie north of Vik. The island Vikøya lies in the Sortlandsundet strait east of Vik and across the bay entrance Vikbotn. Vik is connected to the town of Sortland by County Road 956, which branches off of County Road 820 at the Vik Bridge where the river Vikelva empties into the inlet Vikosen.[2]
Vik has a long history and is one of the oldest inhabited places in Sortland. It was mentioned in a letter dating from 1400,[3] and its name was recorded as Viick, Wiigh, and Wiig in the past.[4] It the 1840s, a considerable number of people moved to Vik from Voss.
Although Sortland does not have a strongly developed fishing industry, fishermen live across large parts of the municipality, especially in Vik.
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^Diplomatarium Norvegicum: Fortegnelse paa det Jordegods, der blev givet til Throndenes Kirke, medens Gudmund Peterssön var Prest der.
^Rygh, Oluf. 1897–1924. Norske Gaardnavne, vol. 16. Kristiania, p. 365.
^Vikosen naturreservat. Map and description of the nature reserve.
Further readingEdit
Borgos, Johan et al. 2001. Sortland bygdebok – Gård og slekt, part 2. Sortland: Sortland kommune. ISBN82-991889-5-4
August 30, 2023
sortland, village, sortland, municipality, nordland, county, norway, village, located, island, langøya, about, kilometers, north, town, sortland, vikvillageviklocation, nordlandshow, nordlandvikvik, norway, show, norwaycoordinates, 7622, 2883, 7622, 2883countr. Vik is a village in Sortland Municipality in Nordland county Norway The village is located on the island of Langoya about 13 kilometers 8 1 mi north of the town of Sortland VikVillageVikLocation in NordlandShow map of NordlandVikVik Norway Show map of NorwayCoordinates 68 45 44 N 15 17 18 E 68 7622 N 15 2883 E 68 7622 15 2883CountryNorwayRegionNorthern NorwayCountyNordlandDistrictVesteralenMunicipalitySortlandElevation 1 5 m 16 ft Time zoneUTC 01 00 CET Summer DST UTC 02 00 CEST Post Code8400 SortlandThe Vik farm previously comprised an area completely from the isthmus Vikeid in the west to Gasfjord in the northeast spanning 6 kilometers 3 7 mi between its furthers points Today however Vik is considered limited to the middle of this larger area Vik lies on the north side of the inlet Vikosen the outlet of the river Vikelva The valley Vikdalen and the lake Vikvatnet lie north of Vik The island Vikoya lies in the Sortlandsundet strait east of Vik and across the bay entrance Vikbotn Vik is connected to the town of Sortland by County Road 956 which branches off of County Road 820 at the Vik Bridge where the river Vikelva empties into the inlet Vikosen 2 Vik has a long history and is one of the oldest inhabited places in Sortland It was mentioned in a letter dating from 1400 3 and its name was recorded as Viick Wiigh and Wiig in the past 4 It the 1840s a considerable number of people moved to Vik from Voss Although Sortland does not have a strongly developed fishing industry fishermen live across large parts of the municipality especially in Vik The shallow water of the Vik Inlet is protected as the Vik Inlet Nature Reserve particularly because of its importance as an area for the pink footed goose during spring 5 References Edit Vik Sortland Nordland yr no Retrieved 2018 12 31 Vegliste 2016 Fylkes og kommunale veger Nordland 2016 Bodo Statens vegvesen Region nord p 82 PDF Archived from the original PDF on 2017 03 08 Retrieved 2017 02 26 Diplomatarium Norvegicum Fortegnelse paa det Jordegods der blev givet til Throndenes Kirke medens Gudmund Petersson var Prest der Rygh Oluf 1897 1924 Norske Gaardnavne vol 16 Kristiania p 365 Vikosen naturreservat Map and description of the nature reserve Further reading EditBorgos Johan et al 2001 Sortland bygdebok Gard og slekt part 2 Sortland Sortland kommune ISBN 82 991889 5 4 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Vik Sortland amp oldid 1011485833, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
