Vik (Old Norse: vík) means wick or bay in Norwegian and Swedish (''vig'' in Danish), and it may refer to the following:
Places
Iceland
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Vík í Mýrdal
The village of Vík (; or Vík í Mýrdal in full) is the southernmost village in Iceland, located on the main ring road around the island, around by road southeast of Reykjavík.
Despite its small size (750 inhabitants in Mýrdalshreppur as ...
, a village in southern Iceland
Iran
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Vik, Iran, a village in Zanjan Province, Iran
Norway
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Viken
Viken may refer to:
*Viken, Scandinavia, a historical region
*Viken (county), a Norwegian county established in 2020
*Viken, Sweden, a bimunicipal locality in Skåne County, Sweden
*Viken (lake), a lake in Sweden, part of the part of the Göta cana ...
(Old Norse: Vík), historical district in southern Norway
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Vik Vik (Old Norse: vík) means wick or bay in Norwegian and Swedish (''vig'' in Danish), and it may refer to the following:
Places Iceland
*Vík í Mýrdal, a village in southern Iceland
Iran
*Vik, Iran, a village in Zanjan Province, Iran
Norway
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, a municipality in Vestland county
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Vikøyri
Vikøyri is the administrative center of the municipality of Vik in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located at the mouth of the Vikja river on the south shore of the Sognefjorden, roughly near the midpoint of Norway's longest fjord. The ...
, a village in Vik municipality, Vestland county
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Vik, Buskerud
Vik is a village and the administrative center of Hole
A hole is an opening in or through a particular medium, usually a solid body. Holes occur through natural and artificial processes, and may be useful for various purposes, or may repre ...
, a village in Hole municipality, Buskerud county
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Vik, Grimstad
Vik is a village in Grimstad municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located at the northern end of the ''Kilen'' bay that flows past the town of Grimstad. The village sits at the junction of Norwegian County Road 420 and Norwegian C ...
, a village in Grimstad municipality, Aust-Agder county
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Vik, Rogaland, a village in Karmøy municipality, Rogaland county
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Vik, Sortland
Vik is a village in Sortland Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village is located on the island of Langøya, about north of the town of Sortland.
The Vik farm previously comprised an area completely from the isthmus Vikeid in the ...
, a village in Sortland municipality, Nordland county
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Vik, Sømna
Vik (also Vik i Helgeland) is the administrative centre of the municipality of Sømna in Nordland county, Norway. The village lies along the Norwegian County Road 17, about south of the village of Berg. The local church, Sømna Church, was b ...
, a village in Sømna municipality, Nordland county
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Vik, Sunnfjord
Vik (also ''Vikja'' or ''Viken'') is a village in Sunnfjord Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located on the north shore of the river Gaula, on the eastern end of the lake Viksdalsvatnet. The village was formerly located i ...
, a village in Sunnfjord municipality, Vestland county
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Vik, Trøndelag
Vik is a village in the municipality of Flatanger in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located about west of the municipal center of Lauvsnes. The village has a school, a shop, and Vik Church
Vik Church ( no, Vik kyrkje) is a paris ...
, a village in Flatanger municipality, Trøndelag county
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Vik, Vestnes
Vik is a village in Vestnes Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located along the Tomrefjorden, just north of the village of Tomra and about west-southwest of the village of Vestnes
Vestnes is a municipality in Møre og ...
, a village in Vestnes municipality, Møre og Romsdal county
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Vik Church
Vik Church ( no, Vik kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Vik Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Vikøyri. It is the church for the Vik parish which is part of the Sogn prosti (deanery) in th ...
, a church in Vik municipality, Vestland county
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Vik Church (Flatanger)
Vik Church ( no, Vik kirke) or Flatanger Church ( no, Flatanger kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Flatanger municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Vik. It is the main church for the Flatanger ...
, a church in Flatanger municipality, Trøndelag county
Sweden
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Vik, Sweden, a village in Simrishamn Municipality in southernmost Sweden
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Vik Castle
Vik Castle (''Viks slott'') is situated in Uppsala municipality and Balingsta district in Uppsala County, in the historical province of Uppland, Sweden. The name of the castle is sometimes spelled Wik or Wijk, which is a spelling according t ...
, a castle in Uppland, Sweden
People
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Vik (name) Vic and Vik are short forms of the given names Victor and Viktor. Notable people and characters with these names include:
* Vik Adhopia, Canadian radio reporter
* Vic Aldridge (1893–1973), American Major League Baseball pitcher
* Vik Armen, (b ...
, people with the first name of Vik or Vic
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Vik (surname) Vik is a surname. People with the surname include:
*Anne Petrea Vik (born 1933), Norwegian politician
*Arnfinn Vik (1901–1990), Norwegian politician
*Bjarte Engen Vik (born 1971), Nordic combined skier
* Bjørg Vik (1935–2018), Norwegian write ...
, people with the surname Vik
Other
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Vik Records
Vik Records was a subsidiary of RCA Victor Records established in April 1953. In the '' Billboard'' issue of the 11th of that month, it was announced that RCA was launching, namelessly, a new label that was the company's first to be distributed ind ...
, an American record label set up in 1953 as a subsidiary of RCA
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ViK. Recordings
In 1998, ViK. Recordings was established as a Canadian record label
A record label, or record company, is a brand or trademark of music recordings and music videos, or the company that owns it. Sometimes, a record label is also a publish ...
, a Canadian record label established in 1998
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Stalag VI-K, a German World War II prisoner of war camp at Stuckenbrock
See also
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Wick (disambiguation)
Wick most often refers to:
* Capillary action ("wicking")
** Candle wick, the cord used in a candle or oil lamp
** Solder wick, a copper-braided wire used to desolder electronic contacts
Wick or WICK may also refer to:
Places and placenames ...
, the anglicisation of 'Vik'
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Vic (disambiguation)
Vic (; es, Vic or Pancracio Celdrán (2004). Diccionario de topónimos españoles y sus gentilicios (5ª edición). Madrid: Espasa Calpe. p. 843. ISBN 978-84-670-3054-9. «Vic o Vich (viquense, vigitano, vigatán, ausense, ausetano, ausonense) ...
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