Editing Vik, Sogn (section)

===19th century===
On 2 December 1811, disaster struck Vik. The village of [[Nese, Norway|Nese]], on the shore of the Arnafjorden, was devastated by a landslide and 45 people died. The farms at Nese were gathered in one house cluster where the landslide came down from the mountain. The situation worsened by the bad crops in 1812. Surviving cost a lot of hard work, and many people were in need of help. But eventually a way out was offered. In 1839. the first people from Vik emigrated to [[United States|America]]. [[Per Ivarson Undi]] with his wife and children became the first emigrants from [[Sogn og Fjordane]] county. Over the years, many would follow. Over 4,000 people left from the area of present-day Vik municipality. In the year 2000 there are less than 3000 inhabitants left in Vik. Tens of thousands of Americans can trace their roots to Vik municipality.

The latter part of the 19th century saw villagers gathering in common organizations and clubs, and official organizations were established. A post office was established in 1844, Vik Sparebank in 1846 and an agricultural organization in 1858. Then followed a rifle club, a temperance society, a morality society, a choral society, a consumer union, a youth society and many others. People created new social meeting places. The extensive shifting of agricultural land resulted in better working and living conditions. In 1865, Vik Prison was built in [[Vikøyri]] (the only prison in [[Sogn og Fjordane]] county). The dairy plant was established in 1897. The dairy is the only one that produces [[Gamalost|gammelost]]  (''old cheese''), and every year there is a Gammelost festival in Vik.<ref name="hist" />