Klyve

Klyve
Kløve
Hamlet
Klyve
Location in Hordaland county
Klyve
Klyve (Norway)
Coordinates: 60°40′2″N 6°32′10″E / 60.66722°N 6.53611°E / 60.66722; 6.53611Coordinates: 60°40′2″N 6°32′10″E / 60.66722°N 6.53611°E / 60.66722; 6.53611
Country Norway
Region Western Norway
County Hordaland
District Voss
Municipality Voss
Elevation[1] 255 m (837 ft)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code 5700 Voss

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

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. 1 2 3 "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. 1 2 3 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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