Eivindvik

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2018}}

{{Infobox settlement

|official_name = Eivindvik

|other_name =

|native_name =

|nickname =

|settlement_type = Village

|image_skyline = Gulenbilder 420.jpg

|image_caption = View of Eivindvik, including Gulen Church and the Gulafjorden

|pushpin_map = Vestland#Norway

|pushpin_label_position = right

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|pushpin_map_caption = Location of the village

|subdivision_type = Country

|subdivision_name = Norway

|subdivision_type1 = Region

|subdivision_name1 = Western Norway

|subdivision_type2 = County

|subdivision_name2 = Vestland

|subdivision_type3 = District

|subdivision_name3 = Sogn

|subdivision_type4 = Municipality

|subdivision_name4 = Gulen

|area_footnotes =

|area_total_km2 = 0.32

|population_as_of = 2019

|population_footnotes =

|population_total = 315

|population_density_km2 = 984

|timezone1 = CET

|utc_offset1 = +01:00

|timezone1_DST = CEST

|utc_offset1_DST = +02:00

|postal_code_type = Post Code

|postal_code = 5966 Eivindvik

|coordinates = {{coord|60.9813|5.0749|region:NO_type:city|display=inline,title}}

|elevation_m = 26

|elevation_footnotes = {{cite web|title=Eivindvik, Gulen (Sogn og Fjordane)|url=https://www.yr.no/place/Norway/Sogn_og_Fjordane/Gulen/Eivindvik/ |publisher=yr.no|accessdate=2019-12-01}}}}

Eivindvik is the administrative centre of the municipality of Gulen in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located on the mainland, along the north shore of the Gulafjorden. It is also located about {{convert|5|km}} south of the village of Dingja (and the lake Dingevatn), about {{convert|6|km}} northwest of the village of Dalsøyra, and about {{convert|15|km}} northeast of the village of Byrknes.

Eivindvik is the commercial centre of the municipality as well as the seat of government for the municipality. Gulen Church has been located in Eivindvik for centuries. The {{convert|0.32|km2|acre|adj=on}} village has a population (2019) of 315 and a population density of {{convert|984|PD/km2}}.{{cite web|title=Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/befolkning/statistikker/beftett/aar |date=1 January 2019|authorlink=Statistics Norway|author=Statistisk sentralbyrå}}

This area has an ancient history, since the Gulating met in this area in the years 900—1300, creating laws which governed most of Western Norway.{{cite web|url=http://www.snl.no/Eivindvik|title=Eivindvik|author=Store norske leksikon|authorlink=Store norske leksikon|language=Norwegian|accessdate=13 August 2010}}

Name

The municipality of Gulen was originally named after this village. There have been many spelling variations throughout the past few centuries: Evindvig, Evenvig, or Evenvik. The name of the municipality was officially changed to Gulen on 1 July 1890, but the village name remained as Eivindvik.

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Category:Villages in Vestland

Category:Gulen