Kyte, Norway
Village in Voss Municipality, Norway
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Kyte[3] is a hamlet and basic statistical unit (grunnkrets) in Voss Municipality in Vestland county, Norway.[4] It is located just southeast of the village of Nordheim and west of the village of Klyve. The municipal centre, Vossavangen, is located about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) to the southwest.
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| Coordinates: 60.67065°N 6.51116°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| Region | Western Norway |
| County | Vestland |
| District | Voss |
| Municipality | Voss Municipality |
| Elevation | 282 m (925 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Post Code | 5700 Voss |
Kyte includes the farms Nedra Kyte[5] (literally, 'lower Kyte'; elevation 270 meters or 890 feet)[2] to the southwest and Øvre Kyte[6] (literally, 'upper Kyte'; elevation 307 meters or 1,007 feet)[2] to the northeast.[7][8] The settlement is accessible via Norwegian County Road 5388, also known as Kytesvegen (lit. 'Kyte Road').[9]
The settlement was attested as Kytuin in 1303 (and as Kytin in 1417 and Kythen in 1468, among other names).[7] The name is originally a compound of *Kýt-(v)in; the first element may mean 'hump' or 'rise' and the second element, vin, is a common Old Norse place-name element meaning 'meadow' or 'pasture'.[7]