Editing Ulvik

{{short description|Municipality in Vestland, Norway}}
{{about|the municipality in Norway|the village in Ulvik municipality|Ulvik (village)}}
{{Infobox kommune
|name                   = Ulvik
|native_name            =
|native_name_lang       =
|other_name             =
|former_name            =
|herad                  = yes
|image_skyline          = Ulvik.jpg
|image_caption          = View of the [[Ulvik (village)|Ulvik]] area
|idnumber               = 4620
|county                 = Vestland
|district               = Hardanger
|capital                = [[Ulvik (village)|Ulvik]]
|established            = 1 Jan 1838
|preceded               = none
|demonym                = Ulvikje
|language               = Nynorsk
|coatofarms             = Ulvik komm.svg
|webpage                = www.ulvik.kommune.no
|mayor                  = Jens Olav Holven
|mayor_party            = [[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]]
|mayor_as_of            = 2023
|area_rank              = 158
|area_total_km2         = 721.99
|area_land_km2          = 663.21
|area_water_km2         = 58.78
|area_water_percent     = 8.1
|population_as_of       = 2023
|population_rank        = 329
|population_total       = 1056
|population_density_km2 = 1.6
|population_increase    = -5.1
|coordinates            = {{coord|60|37|16|N|07|04|49|E|region:NO|display=inline,title}}
|utm_zone=32V |utm_northing=6722123 |utm_easting=0394958 |geo_cat=adm2nd
}}

'''Ulvik''' is a [[municipalities of Norway|municipality]] in [[Vestland]] [[Counties of Norway|county]], [[Norway]]. The municipality stretches from the [[Hardangerfjord]] to the mountains that reach {{convert|1800|m}} above sea level. The [[administrative centre]] of the municipality is the village of [[Ulvik (village)|Ulvik]]. The villages of [[Osa, Norway|Osa]] and [[Finse]] are also located in Ulvik municipality.

The {{convert|722|km2|adj=on}} municipality is the 158th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Ulvik is the 329th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 1,056. The municipality's [[population density]] is {{convert|1.6|PD/km2}} and its population has decreased by 5.1% over the previous 10-year period.<ref name="ssb hist pop">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |title=Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/06913/ |language=Norwegian}}</ref><ref name="ssb area">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |title=09280: Area of land and fresh water (km²) (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/09280/ |language=Norwegian}}</ref> Of the municipality's total population, nearly half live in the village of [[Ulvik (village)|Ulvik]] at the end of the [[Ulvikafjorden]]. The vast majority of those who do not live in the village of Ulvik live on the farms surrounding the village or at the end of the [[Osa Fjord]] in the village of Osa.

In 2016, the chief of police for [[Vestlandet]] formally suggested a reconfiguration of police districts and stations. He proposed that the police station in Ulvik be closed.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Fjelltveit |first=Ingvild |last2=Raunholm |first2=Per Vidar |date=2016-12-20 |title=Foreslår å legge ned 17 lensmannskontor i Vest politidistrikt |url=https://www.nrk.no/hordaland/slik-vil-songstad-ha-vest-politidistrikt-1.13284803 |access-date=2017-10-20 |work=NRK Hordaland |language=no}}</ref>

==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
|}

==Geography==

[[File:Débarquement par chaloupe, CFC Renaissance à Ulvik.jpg|thumb]]

The municipality is situated around the Hardangerfjord's northeastern arms: the [[Osa Fjord]] and [[Ulvikafjorden]], extending far into the [[Hardangervidda]] plateau. The northernmost part of the [[Hardangerjøkulen]] glacier is in Ulvik. The [[Finse]] and [[Hallingskeid]] areas lie just south of the [[Hallingskarvet National Park]] which partially sits inside Ulvik and includes the [[Hallingskarvet]] mountains. The municipality of Ulvik borders the municipalities of [[Eidfjord]], [[Ullensvang]], [[Voss]], [[Aurland]], and [[Hol, Norway|Hol]]. Lakes in the region include [[Finsevatnet]] and [[Flakavatnet]]. The headwaters of the [[Flåmselvi]] river also lie in Ulvik.

==History==
After the dissolution of the [[union between Sweden and Norway]] in 1905, Ulvik was one of the few municipalities that returned a majority in favour of a [[republic]] rather than a [[monarchy]] in the [[Norwegian monarchy plebiscite, 1905|national referendum on the issue]].

The village of [[Ulvik (village)|Ulvik]] was nearly totally destroyed on 25 April 1940, during the [[Norwegian Campaign|German invasion of Norway]], when fighting erupted between a German landing party arriving in boats, and a Norwegian force on land. Most of the village was burned down, and three civilians were killed. An unknown number of German soldiers were also killed in the fighting.

==Population==
{{Historical populations
|align       = none
|direction   = vertical
|cols        = 3
|percentages = pagr
|footnote    = Note: The municipal borders were changed in 1891, causing a significant change in the population.
|source      = [[Statistics Norway]]<ref name="ssb hist pop">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |title=Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/06913/ |language=Norwegian}}</ref><ref name="FM">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |title=Folketellingen 1960 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/folketellinger/kommunehefter/1960/kh_1960_1233.pdf |language=Norwegian}}</ref> and Norwegian Historical Data Centre<ref name="NHDC">{{Cite web |last=Universitetet i Tromsø – Norges arktiske universitet |author-link=University of Tromsø |title=Censuses in the Norwegian Historical Data Archive (NHDC) |url=https://rhd.uit.no/folketellinger/reg_komm_e.html}}</ref>
|1855|3799
|1865|3890
|1875|3920
|1891|1419
|1900|1574
|1910|1650
|1920|1747
|1930|1538
|1946|1517
|1951|1548
|1960|1488
|1970|1351
|1980|1362
|1990|1239
|2000|1222
|2010|1129
|2020|1080
|2023|1056
}}

==Government==
Ulvik Municipality is responsible for [[primary education]] (through 10th grade), outpatient [[Health care|health services]], [[old age|senior citizen]] services, [[welfare spending|welfare]] and other [[Social work|social services]], [[zoning]], [[economic development]], and municipal [[road]]s and utilities. The municipality is governed by a [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] of [[Direct election|directly elected]] representatives. The [[mayor]] is [[Indirect election|indirectly elected]] by a vote of the municipal council.<ref name="ks">{{Cite encyclopedia |title=kommunestyre |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |publisher=[[Kunnskapsforlaget]] |url=https://snl.no/kommunestyre |date=2022-09-20 |editor-last=Hansen |editor-first=Tore |language=Norwegian |editor2-last=Vabo |editor2-first=Signy Irene |accessdate=2022-10-14}}</ref> The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the [[Hordaland District Court]] and the [[Gulating Court of Appeal]].

===Municipal council===
The [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] {{lang|no|(Heradsstyre)}} of Ulvik is made up of 17 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by political [[Political party|party]].
{{div col}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Ulvik
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 2023
|end                       = 2027
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2023 - Vestland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2023/ko/vestland/ulvik#seats |access-date=2024-01-21 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = 
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Høyre                     = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Venstre                   = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Ulvik
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 2019
|end                       = 2023
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2019 – Vestland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2019/ko/vestland/ulvik#seats |access-date=2020-02-02 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Høyre                     = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Venstre                   = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Ulvik
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 2015
|end                       = 2019
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg">{{Cite web |title=Table: 04813: Members of the local councils, by party/electoral list at the Municipal Council election (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/04813/ |publisher=Statistics Norway |language=no}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Høyre                     = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Venstre                   = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Ulvik
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 2011
|end                       = 2015
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2011 – Hordaland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2011/ko/hordaland/ulvik#seats |access-date=2020-02-02 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Høyre                     = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Venstre                   = 6
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Ulvik
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 2007
|end                       = 2011
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 2
|Høyre                     = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 3
|Venstre                   = 6
|otherparty                = Local list
|otherparty_no             = Bygdelista
|otherparty_number         = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Ulvik
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 2003
|end                       = 2007
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Demokratene               = 1
|Høyre                     = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 3
|Venstre                   = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Ulvik
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1999
|end                       = 2003
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 1
|Høyre                     = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 6
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Ulvik
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1995
|end                       = 1999
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1996 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1995 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c342.pdf |access-date=2020-02-20 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 2
|Høyre                     = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 6
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Ulvik
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1991
|end                       = 1995
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1993 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1991 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c057.pdf |access-date=2020-02-20 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Høyre                     = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Ulvik
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1987
|end                       = 1991
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1988 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1987 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b765.pdf |access-date=2020-02-20 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Høyre                     = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Ulvik
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1983
|end                       = 1987
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1984 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1983 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b450.pdf |access-date=2020-02-20 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Høyre                     = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|Venstre                   = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Ulvik
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1979
|end                       = 1983
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1979 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1979 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b093.pdf |access-date=2020-02-20 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Høyre                     = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Ulvik
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1975
|end                       = 1979
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1977 |title=Kommunevalgene 1975 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a769.pdf |access-date=2020-05-10 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Høyre                     = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|DLF/KrF/V                 = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Ulvik
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1971
|end                       = 1975
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1973 |title=Kommunevalgene 1972 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a457.pdf |access-date=2020-05-10 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Høyre                     = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|Venstre                   = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Ulvik
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1967
|end                       = 1971
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1967 |title=Kommunevalgene 1967 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a214.pdf |access-date=2020-05-10 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo |volume=I}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Høyre                     = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Venstre                   = 4
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Ulvik
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1963
|end                       = 1967
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1964 |title=Kommunevalgene 1963 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xii_138.pdf |access-date=2020-05-10 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Høyre                     = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|Venstre                   = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Ulvik
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1959
|end                       = 1963
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1960 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xii_022.pdf |access-date=2020-05-10 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Høyre                     = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|Venstre                   = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Ulvik
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1955
|end                       = 1959
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1957 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xi_252.pdf |access-date=2020-05-10 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Høyre                     = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|Venstre                   = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Ulvik
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1951
|end                       = 1955
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1952 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xi_120.pdf |access-date=2020-05-10 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 16
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Venstre                   = 5
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Ulvik
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1947
|end                       = 1951
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1948 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_x_165.pdf |access-date=2020-05-10 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 16
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Venstre                   = 4
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 6
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Ulvik
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1945
|end                       = 1947
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1947 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_x_133.pdf |access-date=2020-05-10 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 16
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Local_Lists               = 9
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Ulvik
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1937
|end                       = 1941* 
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1938 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_ix_133.pdf |access-date=2020-05-10 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 16
|Venstre                   = 6
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 4
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|}}
{{div col end}}

===Mayors===
The [[Mayor#Scandinavia|mayors]] ({{langx|nn|ordførar}}) of Ulvik (incomplete list):
{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
*1876–1888: [[Hans Larsen Saakvitne]]
*1890–1891: [[Hans Larsen Saakvitne]]
*1987–1991: [[Lars Sponheim]] ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1991–1995: Ragnvald Fleten ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*1995–2001: [[Terje Breivik]] ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*2001–2007: Jon Olav Heggseth ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*2007–2011: Mona Haugland Hellesnes ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*2011–2023: Hans Petter Thorbjørnsen ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*2023-present: Jens Olav Holven ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-20 |title=Ordførar |url=https://www.ulvik.kommune.no/politikk/ordforar/ |access-date=2024-01-22 |website=Ulvik herad |language=no}}</ref>
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==Transportation==
[[File:Finse trainstation Norway.jpg|thumb|right|Finse is the highest point of the Norwegian Railway System, located at 1222m. above sea level]]
It takes around two hours to drive from the city of [[Bergen]] to Ulvik via the [[European route E16]] highway to [[Vossevangen]] and then taking [[Norwegian National Road 13]] through the [[Vallavik Tunnel]] to Ulvik. The Norwegian National Road 13 continues through Ulvik before crossing the [[Hardanger Bridge]] which goes over the [[Hardangerfjord]]. The nearest airport is [[Bergen Flesland Airport]] in Bergen.

The [[Bergen Line]] runs through the northern part of Ulvik. It runs through a region that has no road access, but is a popular with hiking and sports enthusiasts. The [[railway station]] at [[Finse]] on the [[Bergen Line]] at an elevation of {{convert|1222|m}} is the highest station on the [[Norwegian railway system]]. The [[Finse Tunnel]] just outside Finse is one of the longest railway tunnels in Norway. The [[Rallarvegen]] "road" is an historic road that follows the Bergen Line through Ulvik. It is a popular biking and hiking route. Ulvik is also visited in the summer by numerous foreign [[cruise ship]]s who travel along the fjord.

==Notable people==
[[File:OlavHHaugeCa1940.jpg|100px|thumb|Olav Hauge, 1940]]
* [[Catharine Hermine Kølle]] (1788–1859), a Norwegian adventurer, writer, and artist who lived in Ulvik from 1807
* [[Lars Osa]] (1860 in Ulvik – 1958), an artist who worked on church restorations and noted fiddle player
* [[Olav H. Hauge]] (1908 in Ulvik – 1994), a Norwegian horticulturist, translator, and poet
* [[Sigbjørn Bernhoft Osa]] (1910 in Ulvik – 1990), a Norwegian fiddler and traditional folk musician
* [[Gunnar Hjeltnes]] (1922 in Ulvik – 2013), an alpine skier who competed at the [[1952 Winter Olympics]] 
* [[Lars Sponheim]] (born 1957), a politician who was County Governor of Vestland and Mayor of Ulvik from 1988-1991
* [[Terje Breivik]] (born 1965), a Norwegian politician and entrepreneur who was Mayor of Ulvik from 1995-2001
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==References==
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==External links==
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*{{Wikivoyage inline|Hordaland}}
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*[http://ssb.no/kommunefakta/ulvik Municipal fact sheet] from [[Statistics Norway]] {{in lang|no}}
*[http://www.ulvik.kommune.no/ Municipality website] {{in lang|no}}
*[http://www.visitulvik.com?lan=3 Ulvik Tourist Office] ''(available in English/German/Norwegian)''

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