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Gravvik Municipality
Gravvik is a former municipality in the old Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1909 until its dissolution in 1964. The municipality covered the northern coastal areas of the present-day Nærøysund Municipality in Trøndelag county. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Gravvika where the Gravvik Church is located. Prior to its dissolution in 1964, the municipality was the 380th largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Gravvik Municipality was the 645th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 804. The municipality's population density was and its population had decreased by 9.6% over the previous 10-year period. General information The municipality of ''Gravik'' (later spelled ''Gravvik'') was established on 1 January 1909 when Leka Municipality was divided in two. The northern island area (population: 1,209) became the new (smaller) Leka Municipality and the southern coastal area ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gravvika
Gravvika is a village in Nærøysund Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located on an isthmus between the Årsetfjorden and the Eiterfjorden. Gravvika is about north of the town of Kolvereid. Gravvik Church is located in the village. Agriculture and fishing have traditionally been the primary industries in Gravvik. Today, fish farms, including both salmon and halibut, as well as shellfish are local important industries. The village was the administrative centre of the old Gravvik Municipality from 1909 until its dissolution in 1964. Fingalshulen Fingalshulen is a cave and archaeological site at Gravvika. The deep cave has a maximum height in the cave of and maximum width of . It contains 47 cave paintings, including of human figures and some animal shapes. The paintings have been estimated to date back 3000 years. Fingalshulen was first described in the 1800s, but was archaeologically investigated in 1960s. The cave was mapped by the Science Museum in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
