Klyve

Village in Voss Municipality, Norway From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Klyve[3] is a hamlet and basic statistical unit (grunnkrets) in Voss Municipality in Vestland county, Norway.[4] It is located just east of the small villages of Kyte and Nordheim. The municipal centre, Vossavangen, lies about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) to the southwest.

CountryNorway
Elevation240 m (790 ft)
Post Code
5700 Voss
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Klyve
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Coordinates: 60.66792°N 6.53629°E / 60.66792; 6.53629
CountryNorway
RegionWestern Norway
CountyVestland
DistrictVoss
MunicipalityVoss Municipality
Elevation240 m (790 ft)
Population
  Total
920
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
5700 Voss
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Klyve includes the farms Nedra Klyve (or Nedra Kløve;[5] lit.'lower Klyve'; elevation 235 meters or 771 feet)[2] to the south and Øvre Klyve (or Øvre Kløve;[6] lit.'upper Klyve'; elevation 275 meters or 902 feet)[2] to the north.[7] The settlement is accessible via Norwegian County Road 5386, also known as Raundalsvegen (lit.'Raun Valley Road').[8]

History

The settlement was attested as Klyufua in 1427 (and as af Kliffwa in 1463 and Klufa in 1490, among other names).[7] The original name is reconstructed as *Kljúfar from the Old Norse verb kljúfa which means 'split' or 'cleave', referring to its location between two hills.[7]

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