Talvik, Norway
{{short description|Village in Alta Municipality, Norway}}
{{distinguish|Talvik Municipality}}
{{About|the village in Alta Municipality, Norway|other uses|Talvik (disambiguation){{!}}Talvik}}
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name = {{native name list|tag1=no|name1=Talvik|tag2=se|name2=Dálbmeluovta|tag3=fkv|name3=Talmulahti}}
|other_name =
|nickname =
|settlement_type = Village
|image_skyline = Talvik kirke 01.jpg
|image_caption = View of the village church
|image_map = {{Infobox mapframe|zoom=11|marker=village}}
|pushpin_map = Finnmark#Norway
|pushpin_label_position = top
|pushpin_label = Talvik
|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = Norway
|subdivision_type1 = Region
|subdivision_name1 = Northern Norway
|subdivision_type2 = County
|subdivision_name2 = Finnmark
|subdivision_type3 = District
|subdivision_name3 = Vest-Finnmark
|subdivision_type4 = Municipality
|subdivision_name4 = Alta Municipality
|timezone1 = CET
|utc_offset1 = +01:00
|timezone1_DST = CEST
|utc_offset1_DST = +02:00
|area_total_km2 = 0.37
|population_as_of = 2023
|population_total = 291
|population_density_km2 = 786
|postal_code_type = Post Code
|postal_code = 9540 Talvik
|coordinates = {{coord|70.0425|22.9499|region:NO_type:city|display=inline,title}}
|elevation_m = 8
|elevation_footnotes = {{cite web|title=Talvik, Alta (Finnmark)|url=https://www.yr.no/place/Norway/Finnmark/Alta/Talvik/|publisher=yr.no|accessdate=2018-05-12}}}}
{{native name|no|Talvik}}, {{native name|se|Dálbmeluovta}}, or {{native name|fkv|Talmulahti}}{{cite web|url=https://stadnamn.kartverket.no/fakta/19801|title=Informasjon om stadnamn|website=Norgeskart|publisher=Kartverket|language=no|accessdate=2024-06-21}} is a village in Alta Municipality in Finnmark county in Norway. It is located on the western shore of the Altafjorden, along the European route E6 highway.{{cite encyclopedia|url=https://snl.no/Talvik|title=Talvik|editor-first1=Geir|editor-last1=Thorsnæs|editor-first2=Svein|editor-last2=Askheim|accessdate=2018-05-12|date=2014-11-29|encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon|publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget|language=Norwegian}} The {{convert|0.37|km2|acre|adj=on}} village has a population (2023) of 291 and a population density of {{convert|786|PD/km2}}.{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |authorlink=Statistics Norway |date=2023-12-23|title=Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/befolkning/folketall/statistikk/tettsteders-befolkning-og-areal}}
History
The village is an old Norwegian trading centre since the 1600s. Talvik Church is located in the village. The village of Talvik was the administrative centre of the old municipality of Talvik from 1863 until 1964 when it was merged into Alta municipality.
=Name=
The village is named after the old Talvik farm since the first Talvik Church was built there. The first element of the name is rather uncertain. If the first element was of Old Norse origin then it is derived from the word {{lang|non|Þelli}} which means "pine" (due to the large number of pine trees in the area). The other explanation is that it is a corruption of the Northern Sami word {{lang|se|Dálbme}} or the longer name {{lang|se|Dálbmeluokta}} (historic spelling) which translates as "fog" or "fog bay". The early Norwegian settlers would have translated that as {{lang|no|tåkebukta}} (meaning "fog bay") and this could have been corrupted from {{wikt-lang|no|tåke}} to {{wikt-lang|no|tal}}. The last element of the name is {{wikt-lang|non|vík}} which means "inlet" or "cove". Historically, the name was spelled Talvig using the old Danish spelling, and later it was "Norwegianized" to Talvik.{{Cite book |last=Rygh |first=Oluf |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qolBAAAAIAAJ |title=Norske gaardnavne: Finmarkens amt |date=1924 |publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri |edition=18 |location=Kristiania, Norge |pages=49–50 |language=no |authorlink=Oluf Rygh}}
Media gallery
Talvik - panoramio.jpg|Winter view of the village
24. juli 2006 Norge, Frokostpause i Talvik.jpg|View of the village in 2006
Finnmark zwischen Alta und Mageröya 2.JPG|Summer view of the harbor
Talvik church 2.jpg|View of the local church
References
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External links
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- {{Wikivoyage-inline|Alta}}
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