Vuku
{{Short description|Village in Verdal Municipality, Norway}}
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name = Vuku
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|settlement_type = Village
|image_skyline = Vuku kirke.jpg
|image_caption = View of the village church
|image_map = {{Infobox mapframe|zoom=11|marker=village}}
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|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = Norway
|subdivision_type1 = Region
|subdivision_name1 = Central Norway
|subdivision_type2 = County
|subdivision_name2 = Trøndelag
|subdivision_type3 = District
|subdivision_name3 = Innherred
|subdivision_type4 = Municipality
|subdivision_name4 = Verdal Municipality
|timezone1 = CET
|utc_offset1 = +01:00
|timezone1_DST = CEST
|utc_offset1_DST = +02:00
|area_total_km2 = 0.24
|population_as_of = 2024
|population_total = 250
|population_density_km2 = 1042
|postal_code_type = Post Code
|postal_code = 7660 Vuku
|coordinates = {{coord|63.7763|11.7394|region:NO_type:city|display=inline,title}}
|elevation_m = 41
|elevation_footnotes = {{Cite web |title=Vuku, Verdal (Trøndelag) |url=https://www.yr.no/place/Norway/Tr%C3%B8ndelag/Verdal/Vuku~2293302/ |access-date=2018-04-04 |publisher=yr.no}}}}
Vuku{{Cite web |title=Informasjon om stadnamn |url=https://stadnamn.kartverket.no/fakta/574824 |access-date=2024-12-07 |website=Norgeskart |publisher=Kartverket |language=no}} is a village in Verdal Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Helgåa and Inna where they become the Verdalselva river. The village is located about {{convert|40|km}} west of the village of Vera and about {{convert|15|km}} east of the town of Verdalsøra. Vuku is also a Church of Norway parish covering the central part of Verdal Municipality, with Vuku Church located in this village.
The {{convert|0.24|km2|acre|adj=on}} village has a population (2024) of 250 and a population density of {{convert|1042|PD/km2}}.{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |date=2024-10-01 |title=Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/befolkning/folketall/statistikk/tettsteders-befolkning-og-areal}}
History
In the late 1800s, a group of parish members immigrated to the United States, where they established a sister church in what is now Foxhome, Minnesota. In 2015, the members of the Minnesotan Vukku Lutheran Church [https://www.fergusfallsjournal.com/2015/07/church-celebrates-125-years-of-heritage/ celebrated 125 years of history].
Notable people
- Jon Olav Hjelde, former Premier League footballer, grew up in Vuku and played for Vuku until he was signed by Rosenborg, then the biggest club in Norway. Later he got signed by Nottingham Forest.