Klyve
Klyve
Kløve | |
|---|---|
Hamlet | |
  Klyve Location in Vestland county  Klyve Klyve (Norway) | |
| Coordinates: 60°40′2″N 6°32′10″E / 60.66722°N 6.53611°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| Region | Western Norway |
| County | Vestland |
| District | Voss |
| Municipality | Voss |
| Elevation | 255 m (837 ft) |
| Population | 920 |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Post Code | 5700 Voss |
Klyve (also known as Kløve) is a hamlet and basic statistical unit (grunnkrets) in the municipality of Voss in Vestland county, Norway.[2]
Klyve includes Nedra Klyve (or Nedra Kløve;[3] literally, 'lower Klyve'; elevation 235 meters or 771 feet)[1] to the south and Øvre Klyve (or Øvre Kløve;[4] literally, 'upper Klyve'; elevation 275 meters or 902 feet)[1] to the north.[5] The settlement is accessible via Norwegian County Road 307, also known as Raundalsvegen 'Raun Valley Road'.[6]
The settlement was attested as Klyufua in 1427 (and as af Kliffwa in 1463 and Klufa in 1490, among other names).[5] The original name is reconstructed as *Kljúfar from the Old Norse verb kljúfa 'split, cleave', referring to its location between two hills.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Høydedata". Kartverket. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
- ^ "Folkemengde grunnkretser - 12 Hordaland". Statistisk sentralbyrå. Archived from the original on May 1, 2016. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
- ^ "Nedra Klyve, Voss (Hordaland)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
- ^ "Øvre Klyve, Voss (Hordaland)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
- ^ a b c Rygh, Oluf (1910). Norske Gaardnavne. Oplysninger samlade til brug ved Matrikelens Revision. 11. Søndre Bergenhus amt. Kristiania: Fabritius. p. 216. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
- ^ "Norgeskart". Retrieved June 14, 2018.