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Kvam is a municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The municipality is located along the Hardangerfjorden in the traditional district of Hardanger. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Norheimsund. Other larger settlements in the municipality include Øystese, Bru, Ålvik, Tørvikbygd, Omastranda, and Mundheim. Historically, the municipality was named Vikør.[3]

Kvam herad
Municipality
View of Norheimsund in Kvam
Flag Coat of arms Vestland within Norway
Kvam within Vestland
Coordinates: 60°22′12″N 06°08′38″E
Country	Norway
County	Vestland
District	Hardanger
Established	1 Jan 1838
• Created as	Formannskapsdistrikt
Administrative centre	Norheimsund
Government
• Mayor (2019)	Torgeir Næss (Ap)
Area
• Total	616.94 km² (238.20 sq mi)
• Land	580.40 km² (224.09 sq mi)
• Water	36.54 km² (14.11 sq mi) 5.9%
• Rank	#188 in Norway
Population (2022)
• Total	8,497
• Rank	#126 in Norway
• Density	14.6/km² (38/sq mi)
• Change (10 years)	−0.3%
Demonym	Kvemming[1]
Official language [2]
• Norwegian form	Nynorsk
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	NO-4622
Website	Official website
Data from Statistics Norway

The 617-square-kilometre (238 sq mi) municipality is the 188th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Kvam is the 126th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 8,497. The municipality's population density is 14.6 inhabitants per square kilometre (38/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 0.3% over the previous 10-year period.[4][5]

General information

Name

The Old Norse form of the name was Hvammr, identical with the word hvammr which means "(small) valley", possibly referring the Steinsdalen valley west of Norheimsund.[6] Before 1911, the municipality was named Vikør, which comes from the Old Norse word Vikøyar. It was the name of the farm on which the old Vikøy Church was located.[7]

Coat of arms

The coat of arms was granted on 27 November 1981. The blue and silver arms are designed to look like the Fyksesund, a narrow fjord in the municipality. The shape of the fjord is that it is narrower in the middle and this is symbolized in the design of the coat-of-arms.[8]

Churches

The Church of Norway has four parishes (sokn) within the municipality of Kvam. It is part of the Hardanger og Voss prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin.

**Churches in Kvam**
Parish (sokn)	Church name	Location of the church	Year built
Strandebarm	Strandebarm Church	Bru	1876
Vikøy	Norheimsund Church	Norheimsund	1992
Vikøy	Vikøy Church	Vikøy	1838
Øystese	Øystese Church	Øystese	1868
Ålvik	Ålvik Church	Ålvik	1962

Geography

Kvam municipality borders the municipality of Voss to the north and east; Vaksdal, Samnanger, and Bjørnafjorden to the west; and the Hardangerfjorden to the south. The Fyksesund fjord branches off the main fjord and heads north into the municipality. The Fyksesund Landscape Park surrounds the inner part of the Fyksesund, north of the Fyksesund Bridge. The largest lakes are Bjølsegrøvvatnet and Holmavatnet. In addition a portion of Hamlagrøvatnet is located in Kvam. The Kvamskogen plateau lies west of Norheimsund and is home to hundreds of holiday cabins. The Steinsdalsfossen waterfall, located in Steine is one of the most visited tourist attractions in Norway.

History

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1951	5,530	—
1960	6,525	+18.0%
1970	9,017	+38.2%
1980	8,733	−3.1%
1990	8,773	+0.5%
2000	8,592	−2.1%
2010	8,360	−2.7%
2019	8,441	+1.0%
Source: Statistics Norway.

The old parish of Vikør was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). According to the 1835 census, the parish had a population of 2,321.[9] On 1 January 1882, a small area of Ullensvang municipality (population: 22) was transferred to Vikør. In 1912, the municipality changed its name from "Vikør" to "Kvam".[10]

During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1965, the Åsgrenda area on the Folgefonna peninsula (population: 61) was moved from Kvam to the neighboring Ullensvang Municipality. On the same date, Kvam also gained a considerable amount of territory, making it a much larger municipality. The following places were merged, giving the new Kvam municipality a population of 9,119.[11]

Most of Kvam municipality (population: 6,759) except for Åsegrenda which was moved to Ullensvang
The part of Jondal municipality that was located on the northwest side of the Hardangerfjord, around the village of Tørvikbygd (population: 515)
Most of Strandebarm municipality (population: 1,545), except for the Kysnesstranda area which went to Jondal
The Mundheim area of Varaldsøy (population: 300).

Government

All municipalities in Norway, including Kvam, are responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services, senior citizen services, unemployment and other social services, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads. The municipality is governed by a municipal council of elected representatives, which in turn elect a mayor.[12] The municipality falls under the Haugaland og Sunnhordland District Court and the Gulating Court of Appeal.

In 2007, Kvam participated in a trial where the mayor was directly elected. The sitting mayor, Astrid Selsvold, won the election with 26.7% of the votes.

Municipal council

The municipal council (Heradsstyre) of Kvam is made up of 27 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The party breakdown of the council is as follows:

*Kvam Heradsstyre 2020–2023 [13]*
Party Name (in Nynorsk)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)	6
	Progress Party (Framstegspartiet)	4
	Green Party (Miljøpartiet Dei Grøne)	2
	Conservative Party (Høgre)	2
	Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti)	3
	Red Party (Raudt)	1
	Centre Party (Senterpartiet)	8
	Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti)	1
Total number of members:		27

Kvam Heradsstyre 2016–2019 [14]
Party Name (in Nynorsk)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)	6
	Progress Party (Framstegspartiet)	3
	Green Party (Miljøpartiet Dei Grøne)	1
	Conservative Party (Høgre)	3
	Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti)	3
	Centre Party (Senterpartiet)	9
	Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti)	1
	Liberal Party (Venstre)	1
Total number of members:		27

Kvam Heradsstyre 2012–2015 [15]
Party Name (in Nynorsk)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)	4
	Progress Party (Framstegspartiet)	3
	Conservative Party (Høgre)	4
	Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti)	4
	Centre Party (Senterpartiet)	6
	Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti)	1
	Liberal Party (Venstre)	2
	Kvam Cross-Party List (Kvam Tverrpolitiske liste)	3
Total number of members:		27

Kvam Heradsstyre 2008–2011 [14]
Party Name (in Nynorsk)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)	6
	Progress Party (Framstegspartiet)	2
	Conservative Party (Høgre)	4
	Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti)	3
	Centre Party (Senterpartiet)	5
	Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti)	1
	Liberal Party (Venstre)	3
	The Independents (Dei uavhengige)	3
Total number of members:		27

Kvam Heradsstyre 2004–2007 [14]
Party Name (in Nynorsk)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)	7
	Progress Party (Framstegspartiet)	2
	Conservative Party (Høgre)	4
	Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti)	4
	Centre Party (Senterpartiet)	6
	Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti)	2
	Liberal Party (Venstre)	2
Total number of members:		27

Kvam Heradsstyre 2000–2003 [14]
Party Name (in Nynorsk)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)	7
	Progress Party (Framstegspartiet)	2
	Conservative Party (Høgre)	5
	Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti)	5
	Centre Party (Senterpartiet)	7
	Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti)	2
	Liberal Party (Venstre)	2
	Cross-party local list (Tverrpolitisk grendaliste)	2
	Green local list (Grøn bygdeliste)	1
Total number of members:		33

Kvam Heradsstyre 1996–1999 [16]
Party Name (in Nynorsk)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)	8
	Progress Party (Framstegspartiet)	2
	Conservative Party (Høgre)	4
	Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti)	7
	Centre Party (Senterpartiet)	12
	Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti)	2
	Liberal Party (Venstre)	3
	Cross-party local list (Tverrpolitisk Grendeliste)	2
Total number of members:		41

Kvam Heradsstyre 1992–1995 [17]
Party Name (in Nynorsk)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)	9
	Progress Party (Framstegspartiet)	2
	Conservative Party (Høgre)	7
	Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti)	6
	Centre Party (Senterpartiet)	12
	Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti)	4
	Liberal Party (Venstre)	1
Total number of members:		41

Kvam Heradsstyre 1988–1991 [18]
Party Name (in Nynorsk)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)	12
	Conservative Party (Høgre)	9
	Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti)	8
	Centre Party (Senterpartiet)	7
	Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti)	2
	Liberal Party (Venstre)	3
Total number of members:		41

Kvam Heradsstyre 1984–1987 [19]
Party Name (in Nynorsk)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)	11
	Conservative Party (Høgre)	10
	Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti)	9
	Centre Party (Senterpartiet)	7
	Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti)	2
	Liberal Party (Venstre)	2
Total number of members:		41

Kvam Heradsstyre 1980–1983 [20]
Party Name (in Nynorsk)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)	9
	Conservative Party (Høgre)	10
	Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti)	9
	Liberal People's Party (Liberale Folkepartiet)	1
	Centre Party (Senterpartiet)	8
	Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti)	1
	Liberal Party (Venstre)	3
Total number of members:		41

Kvam Heradsstyre 1976–1979 [21]
Party Name (in Nynorsk)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)	10
	Conservative Party (Høgre)	5
	Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti)	10
	New People's Party (Nye Folkepartiet)	3
	Centre Party (Senterpartiet)	10
	Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti)	2
	Liberal Party (Venstre)	1
Total number of members:		41

Kvam Heradsstyre 1972–1975 [22]
Party Name (in Nynorsk)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)	12
	Conservative Party (Høgre)	4
	Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti)	9
	Centre Party (Senterpartiet)	11
	Liberal Party (Venstre)	5
Total number of members:		41

Kvam Heradsstyre 1968–1971 [23]
Party Name (in Nynorsk)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)	13
	Conservative Party (Høgre)	5
	Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti)	8
	Centre Party (Senterpartiet)	8
	Liberal Party (Venstre)	7
Total number of members:		41

Kvam Heradsstyre 1964–1967 [24]
Party Name (in Nynorsk)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)	9
	Conservative Party (Høgre)	3
	Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti)	5
	Centre Party (Senterpartiet)	4
	Liberal Party (Venstre)	4
Total number of members:		25

Kvam Heradsstyre 1960–1963 [25]
Party Name (in Nynorsk)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)	9
	Conservative Party (Høgre)	2
	Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti)	6
	Centre Party (Senterpartiet)	5
	Liberal Party (Venstre)	3
Total number of members:		25

Kvam Heradsstyre 1956–1959 [26]
Party Name (in Nynorsk)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)	8
	Conservative Party (Høgre)	1
	Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti)	6
	Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet)	6
	Liberal Party (Venstre)	4
Total number of members:		25

Kvam Heradsstyre 1952–1955 [27]
Party Name (in Nynorsk)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)	8
	Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti)	5
	Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet)	6
	Liberal Party (Venstre)	5
Total number of members:		24

Kvam Heradsstyre 1948–1951 [28]
Party Name (in Nynorsk)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)	5
	Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti)	2
	Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet)	3
	Liberal Party (Venstre)	5
	List of workers, fishermen, and small farmholders (Arbeidarar, fiskarar, småbrukarar liste)	1
	Local List(s) (Lokale lister)	8
Total number of members:		24

Kvam Heradsstyre 1945–1947 [29]
Party Name (in Nynorsk)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)	5
	Liberal Party (Venstre)	4
	List of workers, fishermen, and small farmholders (Arbeidarar, fiskarar, småbrukarar liste)	1
	Local List(s) (Lokale lister)	14
Total number of members:		24

Kvam Heradsstyre 1938–1941* [30]
Party Name (in Nynorsk)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)	5
	Liberal Party (Venstre)	7
	Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgarlege Felleslister)	12
Total number of members:		24
Note: Due to the German occupation of Norway during World War II, no elections were held for new municipal councils until after the war ended in 1945.

Mayor

The mayors of Kvam (incomplete list):

2019–present: Torgeir Næss (Ap)
2015-2019: Jostein Ljones (Sp)
2011-2015: Asbjørn Tolo (H)
2003-2011: Astrid Farestveit Selsvold (Ap)

Notable residents

Johannes Skaar (1828 in Øystese – 1904) Bishop of the Diocese of Nidaros
Jon Flatabø (1846 in Kvam – 1930) a Norwegian writer of popular literature
Nils Nilsson Skaar (1852 in Kvam – 1948) a Norwegian teacher, farmer, editor and politician
Ingebrigt Vik (1867 in Øystese – 1927) a distinguished Norwegian sculptor
Jakob Nilsson Vik (1882 in Kvam – 1960) a Norwegian farmer, dairy manager and politician
Svein Rosseland (1894 in Kvam – 1985) an astrophysicist, pioneered theoretical astrophysics
Geirr Tveitt (1908–1981) a Norwegian composer and pianist, family in Kvam
Gunnar Aksnes (1926 in Kvam — 2010) a Norwegian chemist and poet
Magnus Midtbø (1942 in Ålvik – 2010) a Norwegian trade unionist and politician
Kaj Skagen (born 1949 in Strandebarm) a Norwegian writer
Nils Gunnar Lie (born 1950 in Øystese) a Norwegian television personality
Torill Selsvold Nyborg (born 1952 in Kvam) a nurse, missionary and politician
Valgerd Svarstad Haugland (born 1956 in Kvam) a teacher, politician and civil servant
Geir Botnen (born 1959 in Kvam) a Norwegian pianist
Gisle Torvik (born 1975 in Tørvikbygd) a Norwegian jazz musician, plays guitar
Torstein Lofthus (born 1977 in Øystese) a Norwegian drummer and composer
Frank Kjosås (born 1981 in Øystese) a Norwegian actor of theatre and film [31]

Sport

Knut Hjeltnes (born 1951 in Øystese) college coach, former shot-putter and discus thrower
Kirsten Melkevik Otterbu (born 1970 in Øystese) a Norwegian marathon runner
Torgeir Børven (born 1991 in Øystese) a Norwegian footballer with over 240 club caps

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External links

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Look up Kvam in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Hordaland.

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Kvamskogen.

Municipal fact sheet from Statistics Norway (in Norwegian)

Vestland county, Norway

Main article: Vestland
Capitals: Bergen; Leikanger
County government: Vestland County Municipality
County lists:
- County Governors
- Villages
- Churches

Towns and cities

Bergen (1060)
Florø (1860)
Førde (1997)
Leirvik (1997)
Måløy (1997)
Odda (2004)

Municipalities

Current

Nordfjord and Sunnfjord	Askvoll Bremanger Fjaler Gloppen Kinn Stad Stryn Sunnfjord
Sogn	Årdal Aurland Gulen Høyanger Hyllestad Lærdal Luster Sogndal Solund Vik
Nordhordland	Alver Austrheim Fedje Masfjorden Modalen Osterøy Vaksdal
Hardanger and Voss	Eidfjord Kvam Ullensvang Ulvik Voss
Midhordland	Askøy Austevoll Bjørnafjorden Bergen Øygarden Samnanger
Sunnhordland	Bømlo Etne Fitjar Kvinnherad Stord Sveio Tysnes

Former

Sogn og Fjordane	Balestrand Borgund Breim Brekke Bru Davik Eid Eikefjord Flora Florø Førde Gaular Hafslo Hornindal Innvik Jostedal Jølster Kinn Kyrkjebø Lavik Lavik og Brekke Leikanger Naustdal Nord-Vågsøy Selje Sør-Vågsøy Vevring Vågsøy
Hordaland	Alversund Arna Bergen landdistrikt Bremnes Bruvik Eid Evanger Fana Finnås Fjelberg Fjell Fusa Granvin Hamre Haus Herdla Hjelme Hordabø Hosanger Hålandsdal Jondal Kinsarvik Laksevåg Lindås Manger Meland Moster Odda Os Radøy Røldal Skånevik Strandebarm Strandvik Sund Sæbø Valestrand Varaldsøy Vikebygd Vossestrand Ølen Årstad Åsane

На других языках

[de] Kvam

Kvam ist eine Kommune im norwegischen Fylke Vestland. Die Kommune hat 8497 Einwohner (Stand: 1. Januar 2022) und liegt östlich von Bergen am Hardangerfjord. Verwaltungssitz ist die Ortschaft Norheimsund.

- [en] Kvam

[ru] Квам

Квам (норв. Kvam) — коммуна в губернии Хордаланн в Норвегии. Административный центр коммуны — город Нурхеймсунн. Официальный язык коммуны — нюнорск. Население коммуны на 2007 год составляло 8210 чел. Площадь коммуны Квам — 615,93 км², код-идентификатор — 1238.

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