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Klyve

Coordinates: 60°40′2″N 6°32′10″E / 60.66722°N 6.53611°E / 60.66722; 6.53611
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Klyve
Kløve
Hamlet
Klyve is located in Vestland
Klyve
Klyve
Location in Vestland county
Klyve is located in Norway
Klyve
Klyve
Klyve (Norway)
Coordinates: 60°40′2″N 6°32′10″E / 60.66722°N 6.53611°E / 60.66722; 6.53611
CountryNorway
RegionWestern Norway
CountyVestland
DistrictVoss
MunicipalityVoss
Elevation255 m (837 ft)
Population
920
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
5700 Voss

Klyve (also known as Kløve) is a hamlet and basic statistical unit (grunnkrets) in the municipality of Voss in Vestland county, Norway.[2]

Klyve includes Nedra Klyve (or Nedra Kløve;[3] literally, 'lower Klyve'; elevation 235 meters or 771 feet)[1] to the south and Øvre Klyve (or Øvre Kløve;[4] literally, 'upper Klyve'; elevation 275 meters or 902 feet)[1] to the north.[5] The settlement is accessible via Norwegian County Road 307, also known as Raundalsvegen 'Raun Valley Road'.[6]

The settlement was attested as Klyufua in 1427 (and as af Kliffwa in 1463 and Klufa in 1490, among other names).[5] The original name is reconstructed as *Kljúfar from the Old Norse verb kljúfa 'split, cleave', referring to its location between two hills.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Høydedata". Kartverket. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
  2. ^ "Folkemengde grunnkretser - 12 Hordaland". Statistisk sentralbyrå. Archived from the original on May 1, 2016. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
  3. ^ "Nedra Klyve, Voss (Hordaland)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
  4. ^ "Øvre Klyve, Voss (Hordaland)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
  5. ^ a b c Rygh, Oluf (1910). Norske Gaardnavne. Oplysninger samlade til brug ved Matrikelens Revision. 11. Søndre Bergenhus amt. Kristiania: Fabritius. p. 216. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
  6. ^ "Norgeskart". Retrieved June 14, 2018.
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