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Vik
Vik (Old Norse: vÃk) means wick or bay in Norwegian and Swedish (''vig'' in Danish), and it may refer to the following: Places Iceland *VÃk à Mýrdal, a village in southern Iceland Iran *Vik, Iran, a village in Zanjan Province, Iran Norway *Viken (Old Norse: VÃk), historical district in southern Norway *Vik, a municipality in Vestland county *Vik or Vikøyri, a village in Vik municipality, Vestland county *Vik, Buskerud, a village in Hole municipality, Buskerud county * Vik, Grimstad, a village in Grimstad municipality, Aust-Agder county * Vik, Rogaland, a village in Karmøy municipality, Rogaland county *Vik, Sortland, a village in Sortland municipality, Nordland county *Vik, Sømna, a village in Sømna municipality, Nordland county *Vik, Sunnfjord, a village in Sunnfjord municipality, Vestland county *Vik, Trøndelag, a village in Flatanger municipality, Trøndelag county *Vik, Vestnes, a village in Vestnes municipality, Møre og Romsdal county *Vik Church, a church in Vik m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viken, Norway
Viken (Old Norse: VÃk or VÃkin), or Vika, was the historical name during the Viking Age and the High Middle Ages for an area of Scandinavia that originally surrounded the Oslofjord and included the coast of Bohuslän. Its definition changed over time, and from the Middle Ages, Viken included only Bohuslän. During the Viking Age, Viken was defined as the strait running between Norway and the southwest coast of Sweden and the Jutland peninsula of Denmark. It is located in what is now southeastern Norway and the southwestern Swedish province of Bohuslän. During the Viking Age, Viken was the northernmost Danish province. Control over Viken shifted between Danish and Norwegian kings in the Middle Ages, and Denmark continued to claim Viken until 1241. ''Viken'' was also controversially chosen as a neologistic name for the administrative region consisting of a merger of the counties of Akershus, Buskerud, and Østfold. History The cultural hub is centred in Oslo, but the capital ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vik, Sortland
Vik is a village in Sortland Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village is located on the island of Langøya, about north of the town of Sortland. The Vik farm previously comprised an area completely from the isthmus Vikeid in the west to Gåsfjord in the northeast, spanning between its furthers points. Today, however, Vik is considered limited to the middle of this larger area. Vik lies on the north side of the inlet Vikosen, the outlet of the river Vikelva. The valley Vikdalen and the lake Vikvatnet lie north of Vik. The island Vikøya lies in the Sortlandsundet strait east of Vik and across the bay entrance Vikbotn. Vik is connected to the town of Sortland by County Road 956, which branches off of County Road 820 at the Vik Bridge where the river Vikelva empties into the inlet Vikosen. Vik has a long history and is one of the oldest inhabited places in Sortland. It was mentioned in a letter dating from 1400, and its name was recorded as ''Viick'', ''Wiigh'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vik Church
Vik Church ( no, Vik kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Vik Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Vikøyri. It is the church for the Vik parish which is part of the Sogn prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1877 using plans drawn up by the architect Haakon Thorsen. The church seats about 450 people. History In the 1870s, the old Hove Church and Hopperstad Stave Church parishes were both in need of new churches. The issue was first raised by the local parish priest Jørgen Christian Andreas Grøner who complained about the size of the two churches. Both churches were old and small and due to their age, they were in dire need of improvements. The local villagers believed he was exaggerating and the private owners of the church did not want to spend money on the churches. Soon after, the local priest decided to no longer hold services at the Hopperstad Stave ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vikøyri
Vikøyri is the administrative center of the municipality of Vik in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located at the mouth of the Vikja river on the south shore of the Sognefjorden, roughly near the midpoint of Norway's longest fjord. The village lies along Norwegian National Road 13 which leads north to the ferry to Balestrand and south to the village of Vossevangen. The village has a population (2019) of 1,245 and a population density of . Vikøyri sits about south of the village of Balestrand (across the fjord), about northeast of the village of Arnafjord. To the north and west of Vikøyri lie the villages of Vangsnes, Feios, and Fresvik. Vikøyri is northwest of the Fresvikbreen glacier and about northeast of the big lake Holskardvatnet. Vikøyri is the site of one of the Tine cheese factories. It is the only factory in the world that produces gammelost, a unique Norwegian cheese. The village also has the only prison in Sogn og Fjordane. There are a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vik Castle
Vik Castle (''Viks slott'') is situated in Uppsala municipality and Balingsta district in Uppsala County, in the historical province of Uppland, Sweden. The name of the castle is sometimes spelled Wik or Wijk, which is a spelling according to older Swedish spelling rules. History The castle was constructed in the 15th century, in the manner of a large tower house, near the community of Balingsta. Historically, it was part of the Hagunda hundred (''härad''), which spanned part of the territory of today's Enköping Municipality and Uppsala Municipality (''kommun''), both of which lie in the modern day Uppsala County (''län''). The castle's principal building materials were stone and brick. The castle grounds include several other historically valuable structures. The castle underwent several renovation efforts during the 19th century, some of which were based on plans prepared by Swedish architect Fredrik Wilhelm Scholander (1816-1881). Vik Castle was declared a Swedish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vik, Sunnfjord
Vik (also ''Vikja'' or ''Viken'') is a village in Sunnfjord Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located on the north shore of the river Gaula, on the eastern end of the lake Viksdalsvatnet. The village was formerly located in Gaular municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, before the merging and creation of new municipalities and counties in Norway on 1 January 2020. The Norwegian County Road 13 County Road 13 ( no, Fylkesvei 13) did run between the village of Dragsvik in Sogndal Municipality and the village of Moskog in Sunnfjord Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. Until 2010, the long road was part of National Road 13 but admi ... highway runs through Vik, on its way from Sunnfjord to the north to Balestrand to the south. The Viksdalen Church is located in the village, and it serves the people in the Viksdalen valley of eastern Gaular. This has been a church site for centuries. The first known church in Vik was named in historical records ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vik (name)
Vic and Vik are short forms of the given names Victor and Viktor. Notable people and characters with these names include: * Vik Adhopia, Canadian radio reporter * Vic Aldridge (1893–1973), American Major League Baseball pitcher * Vik Armen, (born 1937) stage name of Canadian country music singer and songwriter Bryan Fustukian * Vik Barn (born 1995), better known as Vikkstar123, English YouTuber and Internet personality (Vik is not short for Viktor but Vikram) * Vic Bellamy (born 1963), American football player * Vic Chesnutt (1964–2009), American singer-songwriter * Vic Chou (born 1981), Taiwanese actor, singer and commercial model * Vic Cianca (1918–2010), American police officer * Vic Damone (1928–2018), American singer and entertainer * Vic Dana (born 1940), American actor and singer * Vic Davalillo (born 1936), Venezuelan baseball player * Vic Dhillon (born 1969), Canadian politician * Vic Dickenson (1906–1984), African-American jazz trombonist * Vic Duggan (19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vik (surname)
Vik is a surname. People with the surname include: *Anne Petrea Vik (born 1933), Norwegian politician *Arnfinn Vik (1901–1990), Norwegian politician *Bjarte Engen Vik (born 1971), Nordic combined skier * Bjørg Vik (1935–2018), Norwegian writer *Frithjov Meier Vik (1902–1986), Norwegian politician *Ingebrigt Vik (1867–1927), Norwegian sculptor *Jakob Nilsson Vik (1882–1960), Norwegian politician * Knut Severin Jakobsen Vik (1892–1972), Norwegian politician * Maya Vik, Norwegian musician *Oddmund Vik (1858–1930), Norwegian politician *Ragnar Vik Ragnar Magne Vik (3 July 1893 – died 9 January 1941 in Liverpool) was a Norwegian sailor who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920; nl, Olympische Zomerspelen van 1920; g ... (1893–1941), Norwegian sailor * Robin Vik (born 1980), Czech tennis player See also * Vic (name) {{surnames Norwegian-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vik Church (Flatanger)
Vik Church ( no, Vik kirke) or Flatanger Church ( no, Flatanger kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Flatanger municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Vik. It is the main church for the Flatanger parish which is part of the Namdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1873 using plans drawn up by the architect Jacob Wilhelm Nordan. The church seats about 300 people. History The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1468, but it was not new that year. The old church was likely a stave church that was built in the 14th century. The church was located on the island of Halmøya, about north of the present church site. The church stood on the southeast coast of the island, about from the beach. The church underwent repairs in 1687, 1703, and 1724. In 1732, the church was considerably expanded in connection with some renovations and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vik, Buskerud
Vik is a village and the administrative center of Hole A hole is an opening in or through a particular medium, usually a solid body. Holes occur through natural and artificial processes, and may be useful for various purposes, or may represent a problem needing to be addressed in many fields of en ... in Buskerud, Norway. Vik is situated on the northeastern arm of Steinsfjorden, a branch of the Tyrifjorden. It is located on E16 between Sundvollen and Kroksund. The administration buildings for Hole Municipality are located in Vik. The village of Vik was originally named for the Vik farm in an inlet of Steinsfjorden. References Villages in Buskerud Hole, Norway {{Buskerud-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vik Records
Vik Records was a subsidiary of RCA Victor Records established in April 1953. In the '' Billboard'' issue of the 11th of that month, it was announced that RCA was launching, namelessly, a new label that was the company's first to be distributed independently. ''Billboard'' opted to use the name Label "X" for the new company. The name was kept, as the label began to hire a series of staffers and decide on a direction. Label X was officially formed on April 20, 1953. Though wholly owned and operated by RCA, it had its own independent distribution. Joe Carlton was the head of the new company. RCA spent the rest of the year trying to establish an identity for "X", eventually settling on cover records of R&B hits and quasi-R&B sides by artists such as The Three Chuckles, Eddie Fontaine, and Louis Jordan. Other artists who released material on "X" included Betty Clooney, Terry Fell, Helen Grayco, Gordon Jenkins, Richard Maltby Sr., Norman Petty, and Andy Williams, whose first solo r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vik, Sømna
Vik (also Vik i Helgeland) is the administrative centre of the municipality of Sømna in Nordland county, Norway. The village lies along the Norwegian County Road 17, about south of the village of Berg. The local church, Sømna Church, was built here in 1876. The village has a population (2018) of 381 and a population density Population density (in agriculture: Stock (other), standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geographical ... of . References Villages in Nordland Sømna {{nordland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
