Vevring
Encyclopedia
Vevring is a village and former municipality in Sogn og Fjordane
county
, Norway
. The village of Vevring is presently located in western Naustdal
municipality with a population (2001) of 143 residents. It is located 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) northwest of Helle
and also a few kilometers across the Førdefjorden
from Kvammen
(in Askvoll
).
: Wæfring), since the church is located there. The farm was named after a stream that flowed past it. The name of the stream comes from the Old Norse word vafra which means to "go here and there", which describes the path of the stream.
). On 1 January 1964, the municipality was dissolved. The district of Steindal (population: 25) was incorporated into Flora
municipality and the area south of the Førdefjorden
was incorporated into Askvoll
. The rest of Vevring, with 439 inhabitants, became a part of Naustdal
.
Sogn og Fjordane
is a county in Norway, bordering Møre og Romsdal, Oppland, Buskerud, and Hordaland. The county administration is in the town of Hermansverk in Leikanger municipality while the largest town is Førde....
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...
. The village of Vevring is presently located in western Naustdal
Naustdal
Naustdal is a municipality in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sunnfjord. The administrative centre is the village of Naustdal, which has 1,072 inhabitants . Other villages in Naustdal include Vevring and Helle.Tourists come from all over the...
municipality with a population (2001) of 143 residents. It is located 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) northwest of Helle
Helle, Sogn og Fjordane
Helle is a village in the municipality of Naustdal in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is located on the north side of the Førdefjorden, about southeast of Vevring and southwest of the municipal center of Naustdal. The population of Helle was 133....
and also a few kilometers across the Førdefjorden
Førdefjorden
Førde Fjord is a fjord in Sogn og Fjordane county in the traditional district of Sunnfjord. It passes through the municipalities of Førde, Naustdal, Askvoll, and Flora. The fjord begins at the town of Førde, at the estuary of Jølstra river, which comes from the lake Jølstravatn...
from Kvammen
Kvammen
Kvammen is a small village located on the south side of the Førdefjorden in the municipality of Askvoll in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is located about north of the village of Dale and about northeast of the municipal center of Askvoll. The town of Førde and access to the highway is ...
(in Askvoll
Askvoll
is a municipality in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sunnfjord. The administrative centre is the village of Askvoll....
).
Name
The municipality was named after the old Vevring farm (Old NorseOld 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....
: Wæfring), since the church is located there. The farm was named after a stream that flowed past it. The name of the stream comes from the Old Norse word vafra which means to "go here and there", which describes the path of the stream.
History
Vevring was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistriktFormannskapsdistrikt
Formannskapsdistrikt was the name for a Norwegian local self-government districts put into force in 1838. This system of municipality was created in a bill approved by the Storting and signed into law by King Carl Johan on 14 January 1837...
). On 1 January 1964, the municipality was dissolved. The district of Steindal (population: 25) was incorporated into Flora
Flora, Norway
Flora is a municipality in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sunnfjord. The administrative centre is the village of Florø, which was founded in 1860, has 8,448 inhabitants . The Eikefjord area, which is the second largest place in Flora, has about...
municipality and the area south of the Førdefjorden
Førdefjorden
Førde Fjord is a fjord in Sogn og Fjordane county in the traditional district of Sunnfjord. It passes through the municipalities of Førde, Naustdal, Askvoll, and Flora. The fjord begins at the town of Førde, at the estuary of Jølstra river, which comes from the lake Jølstravatn...
was incorporated into Askvoll
Askvoll
is a municipality in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sunnfjord. The administrative centre is the village of Askvoll....
. The rest of Vevring, with 439 inhabitants, became a part of Naustdal
Naustdal
Naustdal is a municipality in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sunnfjord. The administrative centre is the village of Naustdal, which has 1,072 inhabitants . Other villages in Naustdal include Vevring and Helle.Tourists come from all over the...
.