Klyve

Klyve (also known as Kløve) is a hamlet and basic statistical unit (grunnkrets) in the municipality of Voss in Hordaland county, Norway.[2]

Klyve

Kløve
Hamlet
Klyve
Location in Hordaland county
Klyve
Klyve (Norway)
Coordinates: 60°40′2″N 6°32′10″E
CountryNorway
RegionWestern Norway
CountyHordaland
DistrictVoss
MunicipalityVoss
Elevation255 m (837 ft)
Population
920
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
5700 Voss

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

  1. "Høydedata". Kartverket. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
  2. "Folkemengde grunnkretser - 12 Hordaland". Statistisk sentralbyrå. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
  3. "Nedra Klyve, Voss (Hordaland)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
  4. "Øvre Klyve, Voss (Hordaland)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
  5. Rygh, Oluf (1910). Norske Gaardnavne. Oplysninger samlade til brug ved Matrikelens Revision. 11. Søndre Bergenhus amt. Kristiania: Fabritius. p. 216. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
  6. "Norgeskart". Retrieved June 14, 2018.
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