Eivindvik is the
administrative centre
An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune is located.
In countries with French as administrative language (such as Belgium, L ...
of the municipality of
Gulen in
Vestland
Vestland is a county in Norway established on 1 January 2020. The county is located in Western Norway and it is centred around the city of Bergen, Norway's second largest city. The administrative centre of the county is the city of Bergen, whe ...
county,
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...
. The village is located on the mainland, along the north shore of the
Gulafjorden. It is also located about south of the village of
Dingja (and the lake
Dingevatn), about northwest of the village of
Dalsøyra, and about northeast of the village of
Byrknes
Byrknes is a fishing village in Gulen Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located on the western shore of the island of Byrknesøyna. It is about southwest of the municipal center of Eivindvik, about west of the village of Da ...
.
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 village has a population (2019) of 315 and a
population density
Population density (in agriculture: Stock (disambiguation), standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geographical ...
of .
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.
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.
Media gallery
File:Gulenbilder 418.jpg, View of Eivindvik, looking east (photo: Bjarne Thune)
File:Gulenbilder 415.jpg, View of some houses in Eivindvik (photo: Bjarne Thune)
File:Gulenbilder 394.jpg, View of the church in Eivindvik (photo: Bjarne Thune)
File:Eivindvik kommersielle sentrum.jpg, Commercial centre of Eivindvik (photo: Nina Aldin Thune)
File:Steinkrossen på bakkehellinga, Eivindvik.jpg, Ancient stone cross near Eivindvik (photo: John Erling Blad)
References
{{authority control
Villages in Vestland
Gulen