Editing Hasvik Municipality (section)

==General information==
[[File:Sørvær_-_2018-07-26-9372.jpg|thumb|left|Sørvik village, Hasvik]]
[[File:Kvithellvatnan_-_2018-07-26-9356.jpg|thumb|left|Lake in Hasvik, Sørøya island]]
[[File:Hasvik Church (2015).jpg|thumb|left|[[Hasvik Church]]]]
The municipality of Hasvik was established in 1858 when the northern part of [[Loppa Municipality]] was separated to form this new municipality.  The initial population was 506. The borders of the municipality 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 municipality (originally the [[prestegjeld|parish]]) is named after the old ''Hasvik'' farm since the first [[Hasvik Church]] was built there. The first element is the [[genitive case]] of {{wikt-lang|non|hár}} which means "high" or "tall", likely referring to the nearby mountain ''Håen'' ({{langx|no|Hár}}). The last element is {{wikt-lang|non|vík}} which means "[[cove]]" or "small [[bay]]".<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=115 & 117 |language=no}}</ref>

===Coat of arms===
The [[coat of arms]] was granted on 13 July 1984. The official [[blazon]] is ''"[[Azure (heraldry)|Azure]], a gull [[argent]] [[Attitude (heraldry)|rising]]"'' ({{langx|no|I blått en oppflygende hvit make}}). This means the arms have a blue [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) and the [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] is a [[seagull]] that is just taking flight. The seagull has a [[tincture (heraldry)|tincture]] of [[argent]] which means it is commonly colored white, but if it is made out of metal, then silver is used. The blue color in the field and the seagull were chosen by the municipality as a symbol for the local [[fishing]] and [[fish processing]] industry which attracts many seagulls. The design of the arms was proposed by Martha Gamst from Breivikbotn, and it was refined and finalized by Arvid Sveen.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen |url=https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Hasvik |access-date=2023-01-22 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Hasvik, Finmark (Norway) |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-20-15.html |access-date=2023-01-22 |website=Flags of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1984-09-11 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LF/forskrift/1984-07-13-1427?q=flagg |access-date=2023-01-22 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}}</ref> {{See also|Coat of arms of Smøla}}

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

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ style="font-size:medium"|'''''Churches in Hasvik'''''
!Parish ({{lang|no|sokn}})!!Church name!!Location of the church!!Year built
|-
|rowspan="4"|Hasvik||[[Breivikbotn Chapel]]||[[Breivikbotn]]||1959
|-
|[[Dønnesfjord Church]]||[[Dønnesfjord]]||1888
|-
|[[Hasvik Church]]||[[Hasvik (village)|Hasvik]]||1955
|-
|[[Sørvær Chapel]]||[[Sørvær, Finnmark|Sørvær]]||1968
|}