Kjelvik
Kjelvik is an abandoned fishing village in Nordkapp Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is located on the island of Magerøya, about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) northeast of the town of Honningsvåg and about 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) northeast of the village of Nordvågen. It sits near the mouth of the Porsangerfjorden. The village has no permanent residents any longer, but the homes are still used as vacation homes in the summer.
Kjelvik | |
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Abandoned village | |
  Kjelvik Location in Finnmark  Kjelvik Kjelvik (Norway) | |
| Coordinates: 71°00′07″N 26°06′45″E | |
| Country | Norway |
| Region | Northern Norway |
| County | Troms og Finnmark |
| District | Vest-Finnmark |
| Municipality | Nordkapp |
| Elevation | 7 m (23 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Post Code | 9760 Nordvågen |
Kjelvik was the original name of Nordkapp municipality since Kjelvik was one of the largest settlements in the municipality, larger even than Honningsvåg. However, during World War II, the village was totally destroyed by German forces in 1944, and it never recovered. As a consequence of this, in 1950 the name of the municipality was changed to Nordkapp to recognize the importance of the nearby North Cape.[2]
Name
The village is first mentioned in 1518 ("Kedelwigh"), but it is probably from older times (Old Norse: Ketilvík). The first element is ketill which means "kettle" and the last element is vík which means "inlet". The meaning of the name is then: "the inlet formed like a kettle".[3]
References
- "Kjelvik" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2013-02-15.
- Store norske leksikon. "Kjelvik tettsted" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2013-02-15.
- Rygh, Oluf (1924). Norske gaardnavne: Finmarkens amt (in Norwegian) (18 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 170.
External links
- Kjelvik - det gamle kommunesentret (in Norwegian)