Vedvik

Vedvik

Vedvika
Vedvik Vedvika
Village
	Vedvik Location of the village Vedvik Vedvik (Norway)
	Coordinates: 62°00′47″N 5°05′44″E / 62.0130°N 5.0955°E
Country	Norway
Region	Western Norway
County	Vestland
District	Nordfjord
Municipality	Kinn Municipality
Elevation	18 m (59 ft)
Population (2001)
• Total	156
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code	6710 Raudeberg

Vedvik or Vedvika is a village in Kinn Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located on the north side of the island of Vågsøy, about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) northeast of the village of Refvika, 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) west of Langenes, and about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) north of Raudeberg. The population (2001) of Vedvik is 156.^[2]

Historically, Vedvik was an agricultural village focusing on milk production and sheep, but today most residents commute to Raudeberg or Måløy to work. There is still some farming, but now it is mostly cattle.

References

^ "Vedvika, Vågsøy (Sogn og Fjordane)". yr.no. Retrieved 2019-10-12.
^ Statistisk sentralbyrå (2001). "Folke- og boligtellingen 2001, kommune- og bydelshefter 1439 Vågsøy" (PDF) (in Norwegian).

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[1] "Vedvika, Vågsøy (Sogn og Fjordane)". yr.no. Retrieved 2019-10-12.

[2] Statistisk sentralbyrå (2001). "Folke- og boligtellingen 2001, kommune- og bydelshefter 1439 Vågsøy" (PDF) (in Norwegian).

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