Editing Gamvik Municipality (section)

==General information==
[[File:Gamvik-Mehamn Nordinnhalvøya 2012-07-11-12-30-013.jpg|thumb|left|View from Gamvik]]
[[File:Slettnes Nature Reserve 06.jpg|thumb|left|View of the Slettnes Nature Reserve]]
[[File:Mehamn1.jpg|thumb|left|View of [[Mehamn]]]]
The municipality of Gamvik was established on 1 January 1914 when the old [[Tana Municipality]] was divided into three municipalities: [[Tana Municipality|Tana]] (population: 1,426) in the south, [[Berlevåg Municipality]] (population: 784) in the northeast, and Gamvik Municipality (population: 1,371) in the northwest. The municipal boundaries have not changed since that time.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jukvam |first=Dag |year=1999 |title=Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen |url=http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdf |publisher=[[Statistics Norway|Statistisk sentralbyrå]] |language=no}}</ref>

On 1 January 2020, the municipality became part of the newly formed [[Troms og Finnmark]] county. Previously, it had been part of the old [[Finnmark]] county.<ref name="snl5">{{Cite encyclopedia |title=Troms og Finnmark |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |publisher=[[Kunnskapsforlaget]] |url=https://snl.no/Troms_og_Finnmark |access-date=2019-12-26 |date=2019-12-24 |editor-last=Mæhlum |editor-first=Lars |language=no}}</ref> On 1 January 2024, the [[Troms og Finnmark]] county was divided and the municipality once again became part of [[Finnmark]] county.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-07-05 |title=Fylkesinndelingen fra 2024 |url=https://www.regjeringen.no/no/tema/kommuner-og-regioner/kommunestruktur/fylkesinndelingen-fra-2024/id2922222/ |publisher=Regjeringen.no |language=no}}</ref>

===Name===
The [[Old Norse]] form of the name may have been ''Gangvík''. The first element is then ''gangr'' which means "[[trail|path]]" and the last element is ''vík'' which means "[[cove]]" or "wick".<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rygh |first=Oluf |author-link=Oluf Rygh |title=Norske gaardnavne: Finmarkens amt |publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri |year=1924 |edition=18 |location=Kristiania, Norge |pages=237 |language=no}}</ref>

===Coat of arms===
The [[coat of arms]] was granted on 28 September 1990. The official [[blazon]] is ''"[[Gules]], three net needles [[Or (heraldry)|Or]] [[bend sinister|in bend sinister]]"'' ({{langx|no|I rødt tre skråstilte gule garnnåler}}). This means the arms have a red [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) and the [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] is three [[fishing net]] [[sewing needle]]s that are arranged diagonally. The net needles have a [[tincture (heraldry)|tincture]] of [[Or (heraldry)|Or]] which means it is commonly colored yellow, but if it is made out of metal, then gold is used. These needles are a characteristic maritime tool used for making and mending the fishing nets used by local fishermen. These arms were chosen to emphasize the importance of fishing in the area.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen |url=https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Gamvik |access-date=2023-01-21 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Gamvik, Finmark |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-20-23.html |access-date=2023-01-21 |website=Flags of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1990-12-09 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LF/forskrift/1990-09-28-818?q=flagg |access-date=2023-01-21 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}}</ref>

===Churches===
The [[Church of Norway]] has one parish ({{lang|no|sokn}}) within the municipality of Gamvik. It is part of the [[Hammerfest prosti]] ([[deanery]]) in the [[Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland]].

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ style="font-size:medium"|'''''Churches in Gamvik'''''
!Parish ({{lang|no|sokn}})!!Church name!!Location of the church!!Year built
|-
|rowspan="3"|Gamvik||[[Gamvik Church]]||[[Gamvik (village)|Gamvik]]||1958
|-
|[[Hop Church]]||[[Skjånes]]||1977
|-
|[[Mehamn Chapel]]||[[Mehamn]]||1965
|}