Editing Ulvik (section)

==General information==
[[File:Torblaa og Lekve i Ulvik.jpg|thumb|left|View of Torblå and Lekve]]
[[File:Ulvik Hardanger.png|thumb|left|1907 postcard of Ulvik by [[Hulda Marie Bentzen]]]]
[[File:Church of Ulvik, Hardanger, Hordaland, Norway.jpg|thumb|left|View of Ulvik Church]]
[[File:View of the Ulvik area.jpg|thumb|left|View of the village of Ulvik and surrounding area]]
The [[prestegjeld|parish]] of ''[[Granvin|Graven]]'' (later spelled "Granvin") was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see [[formannskapsdistrikt]] law). This large municipality/parish included two annexes: Ulvik and [[Eidfjord]]. On 1 January 1859, Ulvik became the main parish, making Graven and Eidfjord annexes to Ulvik, and the name of the large municipality was changed from Graven to Ulvik.<ref name="Dag" />

On 1 May 1891, the western annex of [[Granvin|Graven]] (population: 1,331) and the southeastern annex of [[Eidfjord]] (population: 1,018) were separated from Ulvik to become separate municipalities. This left Ulvik with a much smaller size and 1,410 residents. In 1895, a small area of Eidfjord (population: 3) was transferred to Ulvik.<ref name="Dag">{{Cite book |last=Jukvam |first=Dag |url=http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdf |title=Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen |publisher=[[Statistics Norway|Statistisk sentralbyrå]] |year=1999 |isbn=9788253746845 |language=no}}</ref>

===Name===
The municipality (originally the [[prestegjeld|parish]]) is named after the old ''[[Ulvik (village)|Ulvik]]'' farm ({{langx|non|Ulfvík}}) since the first [[Ulvik Church]] was built there. The first element is {{wikt-lang|non|ulfr}} which means "[[wolf]]". The last element is {{wikt-lang|non|vík}} which means "[[bay]]", "[[cove]], or "wick".<ref name="kulturhistoriskvegbok">{{Cite book |last=Brekke |first=Nils Georg |title=Kulturhistorisk Vegbok Hordaland |last2=Skaar, Ronny B. |last3=Nord, Svein |publisher=Nord4 |year=1993 |language=no}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Rygh |first=Oluf |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ud5LAQAAIAAJ |title=Norske gaardnavne: Søndre Bergenhus amt |date=1910 |publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri |edition=11 |location=Kristiania, Norge |page=475 |language=no |authorlink=Oluf Rygh}}</ref>

===Coat of arms===
The [[coat of arms]] was granted on 19 December 1986. The official [[blazon]] is ''"[[Gules (heraldry)|Gules]], eight [[Lozenge (shape)|lozenges]] in [[Annulet (heraldry)|annulet]] [[Or (heraldry)|Or]]"'' ({{langx|no|På raud grunn åtte gule spissruter i rosett}}). This means the arms have a red [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) and the [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] is a set of eight [[Lozenge (shape)|lozenges]] arranged around a point, making a symmetrical [[rosette (design)|rosette]] design. The charge has 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. The figure is a traditional design seen in the local folk-art and in local [[textiles]] (including in the [[bunad]] of Ulvik). The pattern can be traced in local arts as far back as the 16th century, and is similar to the [[selburose]]. The arms were designed by Stein Davidsen. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen |url=https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Ulvik |access-date=2023-05-20 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Ulvik, Hordaland (Norway) |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-12-33.html |access-date=2023-05-20 |website=Flags of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1986-12-19 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LF/forskrift/1986-12-19-2304 |access-date=2023-05-20 |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 Ulvik. It is part of the [[Hardanger og Voss prosti]] ([[deanery]]) in the [[Diocese of Bjørgvin]].

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ style="font-size:medium"|'''''Churches in Ulvik'''''
!Parish ({{lang|no|sokn}})!!Church name!!Location of the church!!Year built
|-
|Ulvik||[[Ulvik Church]]||[[Ulvik (village)|Ulvik]]||1859
|}