Malvik
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Malvik is a village and a municipality in Sør-Trøndelag
county
, Norway
. It is part of the Trondheim Region
. The administrative center of the municipality is the village of Hommelvik
. Other villages in Malvik include Muruvika, Smiskaret
, Sneisen
, Vikhammer
, and Hundhammeren
.
While "Malvik" refers to the municipality as a whole, it also refers to the village of Malvik. Situated between Hommelvik
and Vikhammer
, this village is the original centre of the municipality, and is where the historic Malvik Church
is located. The urban area of the municipality is 3.02 square kilometres (1.2 sq mi) and it has a population of 6,554. The population density
is 2170 PD/km2.
. On 1 January 1914, a small area of Lånke
(population: 38) was transferred to Malvik. On 1 July 1953, a small area of Malvik (population: 37) was transferred to Strinda
.
) is named after the old Malvik farm (Old Norse
: Manvík), since the first church was built there. The first element is probably the word mǫn (stem form
man-) which means "mane
", referring to a mountain ridge behind the farm. (Mana which means "the mane" is a common name for many mountains in Norway, where the form of the mountain is compared with the mane of a horse.) The last element (Old Norse: Vík) is identical with the word vik which means "inlet
".
is from modern times. They were granted on 23 July 1982. The arms show a capercaillie
, chosen as a symbol for the rich nature in the area.
has two parishes (sokn) within the municipality of Malvik. It is part of the Deanery
(prosti) of Stjørdal and the Diocese of Nidaros
.
, by far the largest town in the region (and one of Norway's largest). Many people in Malvik have their place of employment in Trondheim, though there is some local industry in Malvik itself.
The northern part of Malvik lies along the Trondheimsfjord
, and it is along this coastal section that the vast majority of the population lives, and where schools, and places of employment are located. The municipal center is Hommelvik
, situated about 25 kilometres (15.5 mi) east of Trondheim, and it has long been the main population area in Malvik. In the last few decades the area around Vikhammer
and Hundhammeren
(about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) to the west) has grown larger than Hommelvik. The area has many new housing areas, businesses, and shopping. Collectively, the new area is referred to as the Malvik urban area.
The southern part of the municipality consists mostly of farming and forest
areas, with many attractive areas for hiking and cross-country skiing. The Homla
river runs north to the Trondheimsfjord
. The lake Jonsvatnet
lies on the western border of the municipality.
In the southeastern part of Malvik there is the Jøsås exclaves. Three farmsteads, Øvre Jøsås, Store Jøsås, and Lille Jøsås belonging to Malvik municipality in Sør-Trøndelag
county are exclaved inside Stjørdal
municipality in Nord-Trøndelag
county in two different exclaves. Øvre Jøsås and Store Jøsås are located in one exclave (the eastern one) while Lille Jøsås is making another exclave (the western one). The exclaves only have road access to Malvik municipality even though they are inside Stjørdal's borders. The distance between the two exclaves is very small, only about 8 metres (26.2 ft) at the nearest.
(in Nord-Trøndelag
county), which includes Trondheim Airport, Værnes
. The airport has frequent connections to many locations in Norway, and a growing range of direct air links abroad (currently including London
, Amsterdam
, Copenhagen
, Stockholm
, and Prague
). The proximity of this airport means that Malvik, though a small community in a relatively isolated location, has rather good transport connections very close at hand. The European route E6
highway runs through Malvik and it has several tunnels, the longest of which is the Hell Tunnel
.
The Nordlandsbanen
railway line runs from Trondheim to Bodø
(further north in Norway) and the Meråker Line runs east to Sweden
. The railroad winds its way along the coast of the Trondheimsfjord in Malvik, and is a very scenic and pleasant journey. Malvik has two railway stations: Vikhammer Station
and Hommelvik Station
. The Gevingåsen Tunnel
is being built to shorten the rail trip from Trondheim to Stjørdal. A side effect of this is that the scenic attractiveness of the trip will be somewhat reduced, as part of the section along the fjord will no longer form part of the trip. The railway junction where the line splits for Bodø or Sweden is just to the east of Malvik, at a small settlement called Hell
. The station is well known to railway enthusiasts from its odd name (for English language
speakers). It is indeed possible, in Malvik, to purchase "a single ticket to Hell" or a return "to Hell and back".
Sør-Trøndelag
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county
Counties of Norway
Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties . The counties form the primary first-level subdivisions of Norway and are further divided into 430 municipalities...
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. It is part of the Trondheim Region
Trondheim Region
The Trondheim Region is a statistical metropolitan region in the counties of Sør-Trøndelag and Nord-Trøndelag in Norway...
. The administrative center of the municipality is the village of Hommelvik
Hommelvik
Hommelvik is a village and the administrative centre of the municipality of Malvik in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located at the end of the Hommelvika, a bay off of the Trondheimsfjord. It is about southwest of Muruvika, about southeast of Smiskaret, about east of Vikhammer,...
. Other villages in Malvik include Muruvika, Smiskaret
Smiskaret
Smiskaret or Smiskardet is a village in the municipality of Malvik in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located along the Stjørdalsfjorden, an arm of the Trondheimsfjord, about northwest of Hommelvik. Since 2002, it has been considered a part of the Hommelvik urban area....
, Sneisen
Sneisen
Sneisen is a village in the municipality of Malvik in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the Mostadmarka area in the southern part of the municipality, about south of Hommelvik and north of Selbustrand . Mostadmark Chapel is located in the village....
, Vikhammer
Vikhammer
Vikhammer is a village in the municipality of Malvik in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located along an arm of the Trondheimsfjord, about east of Hundhammeren and about west of the village of Malvik. All three villages are part of the greater Malvik urban area which has a...
, and Hundhammeren
Hundhammeren
Hundhammeren is a village in the municipality of Malvik in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located along an arm of the Trondheimsfjord, about west of Vikhammer and about east of Ranheim. Hundhammeren, Vikhammer, and the village of Malvik together form an urban area which has a...
.
While "Malvik" refers to the municipality as a whole, it also refers to the village of Malvik. Situated between Hommelvik
Hommelvik
Hommelvik is a village and the administrative centre of the municipality of Malvik in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located at the end of the Hommelvika, a bay off of the Trondheimsfjord. It is about southwest of Muruvika, about southeast of Smiskaret, about east of Vikhammer,...
and Vikhammer
Vikhammer
Vikhammer is a village in the municipality of Malvik in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located along an arm of the Trondheimsfjord, about east of Hundhammeren and about west of the village of Malvik. All three villages are part of the greater Malvik urban area which has a...
, this village is the original centre of the municipality, and is where the historic Malvik Church
Malvik Church
Malvik Church is a parish church in the municipality of Malvik in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Malvik. The wooden church building was built in 1846 and consecrated on 18 November 1846 by the Bishop Hans Riddervold. It is the fourth building to house the church...
is located. The urban area of the municipality is 3.02 square kilometres (1.2 sq mi) and it has a population of 6,554. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
is 2170 PD/km2.
General information
The municipality of Malvik was established in 1891 when it was separated from StrindaStrinda
Strinda is a former municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The area encompassed the eastern part of the present-day municipality of Trondheim south and east of the main city center all the way southeast to the lake Jonsvatnet.-History:...
. On 1 January 1914, a small area of Lånke
Lånke
Lånke is a village and former municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in south-central part of the present-day municipality of Stjørdal, south of the Stjørdalselva river. The famous Hell Station in the village of Hell is situated in the westernmost part of Lånke. There are...
(population: 38) was transferred to Malvik. On 1 July 1953, a small area of Malvik (population: 37) was transferred to Strinda
Strinda
Strinda is a former municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The area encompassed the eastern part of the present-day municipality of Trondheim south and east of the main city center all the way southeast to the lake Jonsvatnet.-History:...
.
Name
The municipality (originally the parishParish
A parish is a territorial unit historically under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of one parish priest, who might be assisted in his pastoral duties by a curate or curates - also priests but not the parish priest - from a more or less central parish church with its associated organization...
) is named after the old Malvik farm (Old Norse
Old Norse
Old Norse is a North Germanic language that was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and inhabitants of their overseas settlements during the Viking Age, until about 1300....
: Manvík), since the first church was built there. The first element is probably the word mǫn (stem form
Word stem
In linguistics, a stem is a part of a word. The term is used with slightly different meanings.In one usage, a stem is a form to which affixes can be attached. Thus, in this usage, the English word friendships contains the stem friend, to which the derivational suffix -ship is attached to form a new...
man-) which means "mane
Mane (horse)
The mane is the hair that grows from the top of the neck of a horse or other equine, reaching from the poll to the withers, and includes the forelock or foretop. It is thicker and coarser than the rest of the horse's coat, and naturally grows to roughly cover the neck...
", referring to a mountain ridge behind the farm. (Mana which means "the mane" is a common name for many mountains in Norway, where the form of the mountain is compared with the mane of a horse.) The last element (Old Norse: Vík) is identical with the word vik which means "inlet
Inlet
An inlet is a narrow body of water between islands or leading inland from a larger body of water, often leading to an enclosed body of water, such as a sound, bay, lagoon or marsh. In sea coasts an inlet usually refers to the actual connection between a bay and the ocean and is often called an...
".
Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-armsCoat of arms
A coat of arms is a unique heraldic design on a shield or escutcheon or on a surcoat or tabard used to cover and protect armour and to identify the wearer. Thus the term is often stated as "coat-armour", because it was anciently displayed on the front of a coat of cloth...
is from modern times. They were granted on 23 July 1982. The arms show a capercaillie
Capercaillie
The Western Capercaillie , also known as the Wood Grouse, Heather Cock or Capercaillie , is the largest member of the grouse family, reaching over 100 cm in length and 6.7 kg in weight. The largest one ever recorded in captivity had a weight of 7.2 kg....
, chosen as a symbol for the rich nature in the area.
Churches
The Church of NorwayChurch of Norway
The Church of Norway is the state church of Norway, established after the Lutheran reformation in Denmark-Norway in 1536-1537 broke the ties to the Holy See. The church confesses the Lutheran Christian faith...
has two parishes (sokn) within the municipality of Malvik. It is part of the Deanery
Deanery
A Deanery is an ecclesiastical entity in both the Roman Catholic Church and the Church of England. A deanery is either the jurisdiction or residence of a Dean.- Catholic usage :...
(prosti) of Stjørdal and the Diocese of Nidaros
Diocese of Nidaros
Nidaros is a diocese in the Lutheran Church of Norway. It covers Nord-Trøndelag and Sør-Trøndelag counties and its cathedral city is Trondheim, which houses the well-known Nidaros Cathedral. The diocese is divided into 12 deaneries . Finn Wagle was the bishop from 1991 to 2008...
.
| Parish (Sokn) | Church Name | Year Built | Location of the Church |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hommelvik | Hommelvik kirke Hommelvik Church Hommelvik Church is a parish church in the municipality of Malvik in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Hommelvik. The wooden church was built in 1886 and was consecrated on 25 May 1887 by the Bishop Niels Laache... |
1886 | Hommelvik Hommelvik Hommelvik is a village and the administrative centre of the municipality of Malvik in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located at the end of the Hommelvika, a bay off of the Trondheimsfjord. It is about southwest of Muruvika, about southeast of Smiskaret, about east of Vikhammer,... |
| Mostadmark kapell Mostadmark Chapel Mostadmark Chapel is a chapel in the municipality of Malvik in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Hommelvik. The church was built in 1986 and was consecrated on 15 June 1986 by Bishop Kristen Kyrre Bremer. The chapel holds 120 people.The church is part of the parish... |
1986 | Sneisen Sneisen Sneisen is a village in the municipality of Malvik in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the Mostadmarka area in the southern part of the municipality, about south of Hommelvik and north of Selbustrand . Mostadmark Chapel is located in the village.... |
|
| Malvik | Malvik kirke Malvik Church Malvik Church is a parish church in the municipality of Malvik in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Malvik. The wooden church building was built in 1846 and consecrated on 18 November 1846 by the Bishop Hans Riddervold. It is the fourth building to house the church... |
1846 | Malvik |
Geography
Malvik is just to the east of TrondheimTrondheim
Trondheim , historically, Nidaros and Trondhjem, is a city and municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. With a population of 173,486, it is the third most populous municipality and city in the country, although the fourth largest metropolitan area. It is the administrative centre of...
, by far the largest town in the region (and one of Norway's largest). Many people in Malvik have their place of employment in Trondheim, though there is some local industry in Malvik itself.
The northern part of Malvik lies along the Trondheimsfjord
Trondheimsfjord
The Trondheimsfjord , an inlet of the Norwegian Sea, is Norway's third longest fjord at long. It is located in the west central part of the country, and it stretches from Ørland in west to Steinkjer in north, passing the city of Trondheim on its way...
, and it is along this coastal section that the vast majority of the population lives, and where schools, and places of employment are located. The municipal center is Hommelvik
Hommelvik
Hommelvik is a village and the administrative centre of the municipality of Malvik in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located at the end of the Hommelvika, a bay off of the Trondheimsfjord. It is about southwest of Muruvika, about southeast of Smiskaret, about east of Vikhammer,...
, situated about 25 kilometres (15.5 mi) east of Trondheim, and it has long been the main population area in Malvik. In the last few decades the area around Vikhammer
Vikhammer
Vikhammer is a village in the municipality of Malvik in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located along an arm of the Trondheimsfjord, about east of Hundhammeren and about west of the village of Malvik. All three villages are part of the greater Malvik urban area which has a...
and Hundhammeren
Hundhammeren
Hundhammeren is a village in the municipality of Malvik in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located along an arm of the Trondheimsfjord, about west of Vikhammer and about east of Ranheim. Hundhammeren, Vikhammer, and the village of Malvik together form an urban area which has a...
(about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) to the west) has grown larger than Hommelvik. The area has many new housing areas, businesses, and shopping. Collectively, the new area is referred to as the Malvik urban area.
The southern part of the municipality consists mostly of farming and forest
Forest
A forest, also referred to as a wood or the woods, is an area with a high density of trees. As with cities, depending where you are in the world, what is considered a forest may vary significantly in size and have various classification according to how and what of the forest is composed...
areas, with many attractive areas for hiking and cross-country skiing. The Homla
Homla
Homla is a river in the municipality of Malvik in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The river begins when it flows out of the lake Foldsjøen and it ends at the Trondheimsfjord at the village of Hommelvik....
river runs north to the Trondheimsfjord
Trondheimsfjord
The Trondheimsfjord , an inlet of the Norwegian Sea, is Norway's third longest fjord at long. It is located in the west central part of the country, and it stretches from Ørland in west to Steinkjer in north, passing the city of Trondheim on its way...
. The lake Jonsvatnet
Jonsvatnet
Jonsvatnet is a lake in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. Most of the lake is in the eastern part of the municipality of Trondheim, with a very small part of the shoreline belonging to Malvik municipality. The lake is the main source for drinking water for Trondheim....
lies on the western border of the municipality.
In the southeastern part of Malvik there is the Jøsås exclaves. Three farmsteads, Øvre Jøsås, Store Jøsås, and Lille Jøsås belonging to Malvik municipality in Sør-Trøndelag
Sør-Trøndelag
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county are exclaved inside Stjørdal
Stjørdal
is a municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Stjørdalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Stjørdal, also called Stjørdalshalsen...
municipality in Nord-Trøndelag
Nord-Trøndelag
is a county constituting the northern part of Trøndelag in Norway. As of 2010, the county had 131,555 inhabitants, making it the country's fourth-least populated county. The largest municipalities are Stjørdal, Steinkjer—the county seat, Levanger, Namsos and Verdal, all with between 21,000 and...
county in two different exclaves. Øvre Jøsås and Store Jøsås are located in one exclave (the eastern one) while Lille Jøsås is making another exclave (the western one). The exclaves only have road access to Malvik municipality even though they are inside Stjørdal's borders. The distance between the two exclaves is very small, only about 8 metres (26.2 ft) at the nearest.
Transportation
To the east of Malvik is the municipality of StjørdalStjørdal
is a municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Stjørdalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Stjørdal, also called Stjørdalshalsen...
(in Nord-Trøndelag
Nord-Trøndelag
is a county constituting the northern part of Trøndelag in Norway. As of 2010, the county had 131,555 inhabitants, making it the country's fourth-least populated county. The largest municipalities are Stjørdal, Steinkjer—the county seat, Levanger, Namsos and Verdal, all with between 21,000 and...
county), which includes Trondheim Airport, Værnes
Trondheim Airport, Værnes
Trondheim Airport, Værnes is an international airport located in Stjørdal, east of Trondheim, Norway. Operated by the state-owned Avinor, it shares facilities with Værnes Air Station of the Royal Norwegian Air Force. In 2010, the airport had 3,521,734 passengers and 55,747 air movements,...
. The airport has frequent connections to many locations in Norway, and a growing range of direct air links abroad (currently including London
London
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, Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
, Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
, Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
, and Prague
Prague
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
). The proximity of this airport means that Malvik, though a small community in a relatively isolated location, has rather good transport connections very close at hand. The European route E6
European route E6
European route E 6 is the designation for the main north-south road in Norway, and the west coast of Sweden, running from the southern tip of Sweden, at Trelleborg, into Norway and through almost all of the country north to Finnmark. The route ends close to the Norwegian border with Russia...
highway runs through Malvik and it has several tunnels, the longest of which is the Hell Tunnel
Hell Tunnel
Hell Tunnel is a long road tunnel on the shared section of European route E6 and E14 motorways through Gjevingåsen between the village of Hommelvik in Malvik municipality and the village of Hell in Stjørdal municipality in Norway....
.
The Nordlandsbanen
Nordlandsbanen
The Nordland Line is a railway line between Trondheim and Bodø in Norway. Running for approximately 729 km, it is the Norwegian railway system's longest line, and the only one in Norway to cross the Arctic Circle. It is owned by the Norwegian National Rail Administration...
railway line runs from Trondheim to Bodø
Bodø
is a city and a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Salten region.The city of Bodø was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 . Bodin was merged with Bodø on 1 January 1968. Skjerstad was merged with Bodø on 1 January 2005...
(further north in Norway) and the Meråker Line runs east to Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. The railroad winds its way along the coast of the Trondheimsfjord in Malvik, and is a very scenic and pleasant journey. Malvik has two railway stations: Vikhammer Station
Vikhammer Station
Vikhammer Station is a railway station located in the village of Vikhammer in the municipality of Malvik in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The station is located about east of Trondheim....
and Hommelvik Station
Hommelvik Station
Hommelvik Station is a railway station located in the village of Hommelvik in the municipality of Malvik in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is east of Trondheim....
. The Gevingåsen Tunnel
Gevingåsen Tunnel
Gevingåsen Tunnel is a railway tunnel under construction between Hommelvik and Hell, Norway, on the Nordland Line. Blasting was started in 2009, and the tunnel is scheduled for completion in 2011 at a cost of...
is being built to shorten the rail trip from Trondheim to Stjørdal. A side effect of this is that the scenic attractiveness of the trip will be somewhat reduced, as part of the section along the fjord will no longer form part of the trip. The railway junction where the line splits for Bodø or Sweden is just to the east of Malvik, at a small settlement called Hell
Hell, Norway
Hell is a village in the Lånke area of the municipality of Stjørdal in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the western part of the municipality, about south of the municipal center of Stjørdalshalsen. The village has a population of 1,418...
. The station is well known to railway enthusiasts from its odd name (for English language
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
speakers). It is indeed possible, in Malvik, to purchase "a single ticket to Hell" or a return "to Hell and back".
Notable residents
- Johan NygaardsvoldJohan NygaardsvoldJohan Nygaardsvold was a Norwegian politician from the Labour Party. He was Prime Minister of Norway from 1935 to 1945 , as head of the cabinet Nygaardsvold.-Political career:...
(1879–1952), Norway's prime ministerPrime ministerA prime minister is the most senior minister of cabinet in the executive branch of government in a parliamentary system. In many systems, the prime minister selects and may dismiss other members of the cabinet, and allocates posts to members within the government. In most systems, the prime...
from 1935 to 1945, - Kåre IngebrigtsenKåre IngebrigtsenKåre Hedley "Bruttern" Ingebrigtsen is a former Norwegian footballer.During his career he played for Rosenborg BK, Lillestrøm SK, Manchester City F.C., and Strømsgodset IF as a midfielder...
(1965–), football player (RBK) - Ingvild Vaggen MalvikIngvild Vaggen MalvikIngvild Vaggen Malvik is a Norwegian politician for the Socialist Left Party . She was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Sør-Trøndelag in 2001...
(1971–), Politician (SV)
External links
- Municipal Homepage
- Municipal fact sheet from Statistics NorwayStatistics NorwayStatistics Norway is the Norwegian statistics bureau. It was established in 1876.Relying on a staff of about 1,000, Statistics Norway publish about 1,000 new statistical releases every year on its web site. All releases are published both in Norwegian and English...
- Weather forecast for Haugan in Malvik