Lavik Municipality
Lavik Municipality
Lavik herad | |
|---|---|
| Ladvig herred (historic name) | |
View of the village of Lavik | |
Sogn og Fjordane within Norway | |
Lavik within Sogn og Fjordane | |
| Coordinates: 61°06′17″N 05°30′37″E / 61.10472°N 5.51028°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Sogn og Fjordane |
| District | Sogn |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
| • Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1861 |
| • Succeeded by | Lavik og Brekke Municipality |
| Re-established | 1 Jan 1905 |
| • Preceded by | Lavik og Brekke Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1964 |
| • Succeeded by | Høyanger Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Lavik |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (1956–1963) | Einar Lavik |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 239.6 km2 (92.5 sq mi) |
| • Rank | #336 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 884 m (2,900 ft) |
| Population (1963) | |
• Total | 902 |
| • Rank | #628 in Norway |
| • Density | 3.8/km2 (9.8/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | −5% |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Nynorsk |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1415 |
Lavik is a former municipality in the old Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. The 239.6-square-kilometre (92.5 sq mi) municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1861 and then again from 1905 until its dissolution in 1964. The area is now part of Høyanger Municipality in the traditional district of Sogn in Vestland county. The administrative centre was the village of Lavik.
Prior to its dissolution in 1964, the 239.6-square-kilometre (92.5 sq mi) municipality was the 336th largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Lavik Municipality was the 628th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 902. The municipality's population density was 3.8 inhabitants per square kilometre (9.8/sq mi) and its population had decreased by 5% over the previous 10-year period.