Editing Vik, Sogn

{{short description|Municipality in Vestland, Norway}}
{{Infobox kommune
|name                   = Vik
|native_name            = 
|native_name_lang       = 
|other_name             = 
|former_name            = 
|image_skyline          = Vik Sogn og Fjordane 2009.JPG
|image_caption          = 
|idnumber               = 4639
|county                 = Vestland
|district               = Sogn
|capital                = [[Vikøyri]]
|established            = 1 Jan 1838
|preceded               = none
|demonyms               = Vikje (male)<br />Vikja (female)
|language               = Nynorsk
|coatofarms             = Vik komm.svg
|webpage                = www.vik.kommune.no
|mayor                  = Roy Egil Stadheim
|mayor_party            = [[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]]
|mayor_as_of            = 2019
|area_rank              = 137
|area_total_km2         = 833.22
|area_land_km2          = 794.92
|area_water_km2         = 38.30
|area_water_percent     = 4.6
|population_as_of       = 2023
|population_rank        = 249
|population_total       = 2561
|population_density_km2 = 3.2
|population_increase    = -6.2
|coordinates            = {{coord|61|03|25|N|06|34|41|E|region:NO|display=inline,title}}
|utm_zone = 32V |utm_northing = 6771574 |utm_easting = 0369271 | geo_cat = adm2nd
}}

'''Vik''' is a [[List of municipalities of Norway|municipality]] in [[Vestland]] [[Counties of Norway|county]], [[Norway]]. It is located on the southern shore of the [[Sognefjorden]] in the [[Districts of Norway|traditional district]] of [[Sogn]]. The [[administrative center]] of Vik is the village of [[Vikøyri]]. Other villages in the municipality include [[Feios]], [[Fresvik]], [[Nese, Norway|Nese]], and [[Vangsnes]].

The {{convert|833|km2|adj=on}} municipality is the 137th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Vik is the 249th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 2,561. The municipality's [[population density]] is {{convert|3.2|PD/km2}} and its population has decreased by 6.2% over the previous 10-year period.<ref name="ssb 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>

==General information==
[[File:View of Vik, taken in the Sognefjord area of Norway - July 2007.jpg|thumb|left|View of Vikøyri]]
[[File:Hove Church 03.jpg|thumb|left|Stone church in Hove]]
Vik was established as a [[List of municipalities of Norway|municipality]] on 1 January 1838 (see [[formannskapsdistrikt]] law). The original municipality was identical to the Vik [[Church of Norway|parish]] (''[[prestegjeld]]'') with the sub-parishes ({{lang|no|sokn}}) of Hopperstad, Hove, and Arnafjord (on the south side of the fjord) and Kvamsøy (on the north side of the fjord).<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><ref name="em">{{Cite web |last=Natvik |first=Oddvar |date=9 February 2005 |title=Some historical data on the 26 Kommunes |url=http://www.emigration.no/sff/emigration3.nsf/0/326D0346278A5909C1256F570048962C?OpenDocument |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080613141425/http://www.emigration.no/sff/emigration3.nsf/0/326D0346278A5909C1256F570048962C?OpenDocument |archive-date=13 June 2008 |access-date=19 June 2008}}</ref>

During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the [[Schei Committee]]. On 1 January 1964 the sub-parish of Kvamsøy (population: 363) was transferred from Vik to [[Balestrand Municipality]] and the sub-parish of Vangsnes (population: 189) was transferred from Balestrand to Vik. Also on this date, the Nybø and Nygjerdet farms were transferred from Vik to [[Høyanger Municipality]]. All these changes gave Vik a total population of 2,623.<ref name="Dag" />

On 1 January 1992, the sub-parishes of Feios and Fresvik were transferred from [[Leikanger Municipality]] to Vik Municipality. This added 572 residents to the population of Vik.<ref name="Dag" />

On 1 January 2020, the municipality became part of the newly created [[Vestland]] county after [[Sogn og Fjordane]] and [[Hordaland]] counties were merged.

===Name===
The municipality (originally the [[prestegjeld|parish]]) is named after the old village of [[Vikøyri|Vik]] ({{langx|non|Vík}}) since the first [[Vik Church]] was built there. The name is identical with the word {{wikt-lang|non|vík}} which means "small [[bay]]", "[[cove]]", or "[[inlet]]", possibly referring to the small bay off the main [[Sognefjorden]] at the present-day village of [[Vikøyri]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rygh |first=Oluf |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lN1LAQAAIAAJ |title=Norske gaardnavne: Nordre Bergenhus amt |date=1919 |publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri |edition=12 |location=Kristiania, Norge |page=150 |language=no |authorlink=Oluf Rygh}}</ref><ref name="snl">{{Cite web |last=Store norske leksikon |author-link=Store norske leksikon |title=Vik kommune |url=http://snl.no/Vik%2Fkommune |access-date=2014-01-28 |language=no}}</ref>

===Coat of arms===
The [[coat of arms]] was granted on 15 March 1991. The official [[blazon]] is ''"[[Vert (heraldry)|Vert]], three leaf-knives [[Or (heraldry)|Or]] bendwise in pale"'' ({{langx|no|På grøn grunn tre skråstilte gull lauvknivar}}). This means the arms have a green [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) and the [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] is a set of three [[knife|knives]] for the cutting of [[leaf|leaves]] that are laying diagonally in a vertical column. 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. These types of blunt point knives were commonly used in the area to cut [[fodder]] for animals. The arms were designed by Rune Tangstad. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms.<ref>{{Cite web |date=24 July 2022 |title=Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen |url=https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Vik |access-date=2023-05-15 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Vik, Sogn og Fjordane (Norway) |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-14-17.html |access-date=2023-05-15 |website=Flags of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1991-03-15 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LF/forskrift/1991-03-15-182 |access-date=2023-05-15 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}}</ref>

===Churches===
The [[Church of Norway]] has five parishes ({{lang|no|sokn}}) within the municipality of Vik. It is part of the [[Sogn prosti]] ([[deanery]]) in the [[Diocese of Bjørgvin]].

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ style="font-size:medium"|'''''Churches in Vik'''''
!Parish ({{lang|no|sokn}})!!Name!!Location!!Year built
|-
|Arnafjord||[[Arnafjord Church]]||[[Nese, Norway|Nese]]||1880
|-
|Feios||[[Feios Church]]||[[Feios]]||1866
|-
|Fresvik||[[Fresvik Church]]||[[Fresvik]]||1881
|-
|Vangsnes||[[Vangsnes Church]]||[[Vangsnes]]||1877
|-
|rowspan=3|Vik||[[Vik Church]]||[[Vikøyri]]||1877
|-
|[[Hove Church]]||Vikøyri||[[Wiktionary:circa|c]]. 1170
|-
|[[Hopperstad Stave Church]]||Vikøyri||[[Wiktionary:circa|c]]. 1140
|}

==Government==
Vik 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 [[Sogn og Fjordane District Court]] and the [[Gulating Court of Appeal]].

===Municipal council===
The [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] {{lang|no|(Kommunestyre)}} of Vik 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                      = Vik
|start                     = 2023
|end                       = 2027
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2023 - Vestland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2023/ko/vestland/vik#seats |access-date=2024-01-21 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = 
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 10
|Høyre                     = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vik
|start                     = 2019
|end                       = 2023
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2019 – Vestland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2019/ko/vestland/vik#seats |access-date=2019-10-29 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Høyre                     = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vik
|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           = 6
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|Venstre                   = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vik
|start                     = 2011
|end                       = 2015
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2011 – Sogn og Fjordane |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2011/ko/sogn%20og%20fjordane/vik#seats |access-date=2019-10-29 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Venstre                   = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vik
|start                     = 2007
|end                       = 2011
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 1
|Høyre                     = 1
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vik
|start                     = 2003
|end                       = 2007
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 1
|Høyre                     = 1
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vik
|start                     = 1999
|end                       = 2003
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 8
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vik
|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=2020-02-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 8
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vik
|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=2020-02-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 8
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vik
|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=2020-02-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 8
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vik
|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=2020-02-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Høyre                     = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vik
|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=2020-02-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Høyre                     = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 8
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vik
|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=2020-05-01 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Høyre                     = 1
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 11
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vik
|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=2020-05-01 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Høyre                     = 1
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 10
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vik
|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=2020-05-01 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo |volume=I}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Høyre                     = 1
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 9
|Venstre                   = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vik
|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=2020-05-01 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Høyre                     = 1
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 9
|Venstre                   = 3
|Local_Lists               = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vik
|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=2020-05-01 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Høyre                     = 1
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 14
|Venstre                   = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vik
|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=2020-05-01 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Høyre                     = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 8
|Venstre                   = 2
|Local_Lists               = 14
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vik
|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=2020-05-01 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 36
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Høyre                     = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 10
|Venstre                   = 5
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 7
|Local_Lists               = 6
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vik
|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=2020-05-01 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 36
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|AFS                       = 7
|Høyre                     = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 11
|Venstre                   = 2
|Local_Lists               = 8
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vik
|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=2020-05-01 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 36
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Høyre                     = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 10
|Venstre                   = 3
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 6
|Local_Lists               = 8
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vik
|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=2020-05-01 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 36
|Høyre                     = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 10
|Venstre                   = 3
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Local_Lists               = 16
|}}
{{div col end}}

===Mayors===
The [[Mayor#Scandinavia|mayors]] ({{langx|nn|ordførar}}) of Vik:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ordførarar i Vik kommune |url=https://www.nrk.no/nyheter/distrikt/nrk_sogn_og_fjordane/fylkesleksikon/3281021.html |access-date=2023-05-15 |website=NRK Fylkesleksikon |language=nn}}</ref>
{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
*1838-1847: Christian Fredrik Fasting
*1848-1849: Christian Severin Houge
*1850-1854: Christian Fredrik Fasting
*1855-1855: Christian Severin Houge
*1856-1857: Peder A. Undi
*1858-1861: Christian Christensen
*1862-1863: Arnt Uchermann
*1864-1865: E.H. Brekke
*1866-1873: Christian Christensen
*1874-1885: H.M. Meyer
*1886-1897: Anfin Refsdal
*1898-1898: Olav G. Tryti
*1899-1901: Svein Aase
*1902-1907: Anfin Refsdal
*1908-1919: Nikolai Erdal
*1920-1922: Ola R. Hoperstad
*1923-1928: Anfin Refsdal
*1929-1931: Jon Risløw
*1932-1937: Arne Målsnes
*1938-1940: Jon Risløw
*1940-1945: Otto Svendsen
*1946-1957: Lars O. Brekke
*1958-1961: Olav Turvoll ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*1961-1963: Ola A. Målsnes ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*1965-1967: Lars Skeie ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1968-1973: Olav Turvoll ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*1974-1987: [[Sjur Hopperstad]] ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*1988-1991: Olav Turvoll ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*1992-2003: Erling Stadheim ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*2003-2007: Erik Lidal ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*2007-2015: Marta Finden Halset ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*2015–2019: Olav Turvoll ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*2019-present: Roy Egil Stadheim ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
{{div col end}}

==History==
[[File:Vik Sogn og Fjordane 2009.JPG|thumb|right|View of the Vikøyri valley]]
The wide and fertile village of [[Vikøyri]] was established in ancient times. The area must have stood out early as a good place to settle. Distinct parts of [[Norway]] stand out with many large [[Tumulus|burial mounds]]. These are areas that have been powerful and rich and must have been political centers in prehistoric times. Vik is such an area.

Vik was a center in [[Sogn]] through a great deal of the [[Bronze Age|Bronze]] and [[Iron Age]]s (1800 BC-1050 AD). This is due to the importance of [[agriculture]] in Vik.<ref name="hist">{{Cite web |last=Sæbø |first=Arne Inge |year=2005 |title=Vik i Sogn through the centuries |url=http://vikjavev.no/omvik/historie.php?spr=en |access-date=19 June 2008}}</ref>

===Viking Age===
The farms in Vik lie on old marine terraces, and many of the burial mounds lie on the edges of these. Several of the mounds carried rich finds that show how the people of Vik traded and travelled both domestically and abroad. Especially the burial fields at Stadheim and Hove have given rich finds. The Hove mounds were built about 400-500 AD. At Hopperstad, finds have been made that prove [[Viking]] raids from Vik. These finds are bronze bowls and bronze dishes, things that probably found their way to Norway with the Viking raids.<ref name="hist" />

;Old Churches
In the latter half of the 12th century the [[Hopperstad Stave Church]] was built at Hopperstad and the stone [[Hove Church]] was built at Hove. Both churches are now renovated and restored and they are used by villagers and tourists. The Hove Church was privately owned and indicates that Hove was the home of citizens of great wealth.

In addition to these churches there was also a stave church at Tenål. This church was destroyed in a landslide, probably in the 16th century. This church might also have been built in the 12th century.

===The Middle Ages===
Until the 18th century life passed on for centuries without major changes, in Vik as in other parts of [[Norway]]. The [[Black Death]] swept over the country and lay farms waste. People lived from what the earth, the mountains, and the fjord gave them. Agriculture kept people alive, forestry has never had a central place in the Vik economy. Few people lived far from the fjord.<ref name="hist" />

===18th century===
[[File:Bootshäuser in Vik.JPG|thumb|right|View of boathouses in Vik]]
In 1726, a [[military parade]] ground was established in Vik. This represents an important happening in the history of Vik. With the parade ground soldiers and officers found their way to Vik. When Vik became the drill ground for Sogns Bataljon in 1874, Vik's military days of glory began. The officers who came to Vik meant a lot for the development of the town. They were pioneers in agriculture and they were principal characters in politics. Other important happenings in the 18th century was the school building that was built already in 1741. The vicar [[Anders Daae (priest)|Anders Daae]] built this house by his private means. This was one of the first school buildings in rural Norway. The house was torn down in the 1890s.<ref name="hist" />

===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" />

===20th century===
;Power Plant
In 1913, the first power plant in Vik was finished. When the plant was opened it was immoderately labeled "the greatest happening in the development of Vik". The Vik people looked optimistically upon the future of industry and economic growth. In 1920, Vik saw its first industry when Vik Trevarefabrikk (wood articles) and Vik Hermetikkfabrikk (canned products) were established. The Trevarefabrikk employed between 10 and 20 persons, and the Hermetikkfabrikk employed 60 persons from May through September. Both companies have since gone out of business.

;Rv13 across Vikjafjellet
[[File:Rv 13 Vikafjellsvegen.JPG|thumb|right|View of the road over Vikjafjellet]]
In 1957, the [[Norwegian National Road 13]] between the municipalities of Vik and [[Voss]] (across the Vikjafjellet mountain) was officially opened. This was the first (and only) road connection to Vik from the rest of Norway, without any ferry or boat across the fjord. There are several regular ferry connections across the fjord.

;Industry
From the late 1960s until 1990, agriculture in Vik was revolutionized. New land was cultivated and new farm buildings were built. When the last power project was finished, a great effort was made to establish new employment in Vik. The effort resulted in success, and Vik Verk opened in 1968. The company produced crash barriers, signposts, snow shields, and other [[aluminium]] products. About 220 persons were employed. Since then, the company has been split into several minor companies, and the total employment is a lot less today.<ref name="hist" />

==Geography==
[[File:Buføring til Åsedalen.jpg|thumb|right|Moving cows to mountain pastures]]
Vik is located on the southern shores of the [[Sognefjorden]] and west of the [[Aurlandsfjorden]]. The municipality is bordered on the west by the municipalities of [[Høyanger]] and [[Modalen]], to the south by [[Voss]] and [[Vaksdal]], and to the east by [[Aurland]]. Across the [[Sognefjorden]] to the north and east lie the municipalities of [[Sogndal]] and [[Lærdal]].

The lake [[Holskardvatnet]] is located in the southwest part of the municipality. The [[Fresvikbreen]] [[glacier]] is located between the villages of [[Fresvik]] and [[Vikøyri]].

==Attractions==
;UNESCO World Heritage Site
The "West Norwegian Fjords of [[Geirangerfjord]] and [[Nærøyfjord]]" were added to [[UNESCO]]'s [[World Heritage Site|World Heritage List]] in 2005. The two fjords are situated {{convert|120|km}} from each other and they are separated by the [[Jostedalsbreen]] glacier. The World Heritage Site possesses a unique combination of glacial landforms at the same time as each area is characterised by its own outstanding beauty. The [[Nærøyfjord]] areas in this site stretch through the municipalities of [[Aurland]], [[Lærdal]], Vik, and [[Voss]].

;Vikøyri
The name Vikøyri describes the area between the rivers Vikja and Hopra. The last syllable of the name is the [[Norwegian language|Norwegian]] word describing the flat area of land at the mouth of a river. The settlement lies on the Øyri, which was created by sediments deposited over thousands of years. Vikøyri was common land, owned by the local community, which might be the reason why the community grew so rapidly. During the 19th century an increasing number of people took up trade. 
[[File:EgliseBoisDeboutNorvege.jpg|thumb|right|Hopperstad Stave Church in Vik in Sogn]]
[[File:Statue av Fridtjov den frøkne oppført av Vilhelm II.jpg|thumb|''Statue of Fridtjof''<br />Max Unger (1913)]]

;Hopperstad Stave Church
The [[Hopperstad Stave Church]] was built around 1130. It is a triple-nave [[stave church]] and has a Gothic altar-baldaquin with sculptured heads, as well as decorations and paintings in the ceiling depicting the childhood of [[Christ]]. This stave church was saved from demolition on the initiative of the architect [[Peter Andreas Blix]].

The [[Stave church]]es are constructions of high quality, richly decorated with carvings. In virtually all of them the door frames are decorated from top to bottom with carvings. This tradition of rich ornamentation appears to go back to the animal carvings of the [[Viking Age]]. The dragons are lovingly executed and transformed into long-limbed creatures of fantasy, here and there entwined with tendrils of vine, with winding stems and serrated leaves. The elaborate designs are executed with supreme artistic skill. The stave church doorways are, therefore, among the most distinctive works of art to be found in Norway. However, it is difficult to connect them with the [[Gospel|Christian gospel]].

;Statue of Fridtjof
The [[Friðþjófs saga hins frœkna|Statue of Fridtjof]] from ''[[Frithjof's Saga]]'' is a landmark which towers {{convert|22.5|m}} over the hilltop. The statue was a gift from [[Wilhelm II, German Emperor|Kaiser Wilhelm II]], to the [[Norwegians|Norwegian people]] and was erected in July 1913. It stands in a beautiful park overlooking the [[Sognefjorden]] at [[Vangsnes]].

;Borgstova
Borgstova is a house built in 1790. It is the only remnant of the Sjøtun Estate, which covered almost the entire village of Vikøyri. At Borgstova, there are copies of relics from the oldest burial sites in Vik.

;Kristianhus Boat and Engine Collection
The museum is located by the fjord at the centre of Vikøyri in the same building as the tourist office. Here you can experience what historic boatlife was like for the inhabitants along the [[Sognefjord]].

;Vik Ski Festival
The Ski Festival is arranged at Vikafjellet (Vik Mountain) at the end of May. There are competitions in [[ski jumping]], [[slalom skiing]], [[cross-country skiing (sport)|cross-country skiing]], and [[Telemark skiing]]. Public parties and cultural arrangements are organized in connection with the ski festival.

;Birdlife
Situated on the Sognfjord the municipality of Vik is known for its mild climate and great scenery. Take a hike on Vikafjellet and you could see such species as [[Eurasian golden plover]] or in good rodent years, maybe a [[rough-legged buzzard]]. The woodlands hold the usual passerines depending if it is coniferous or deciduous. Along the fjords [[red-breasted merganser]] can be seen all year round while the call of the [[Eurasian oystercatcher]] can only be heard from spring through early autumn.

== Notable people ==
[[File:Solveig Kloppen 2010-09-17 (img01).JPG|150px|thumb|Solveig Kloppen, 2010]]
* [[Ludvig Daae (priest)|Ludvig Daae]] (1723–1786), a Norwegian priest and landowner
* [[Christen Christensen (politician)|Christen Christensen]] (1826–1900), a military officer, politician, and mayor of Vik in the 1850s & 1860s
* [[Edvard Liljedahl]] (1845–1924), a farmer, politician, and government minister
* [[Inga Houge]] (1856–1926), actress<ref>{{cite book|last1=Jensson|first1=Liv|title=Biografisk skuespillerleksikon: norske, danske og svenske skuespillere på norske scener særlig på 1800-tallet|date=1981|publisher=Universitetsforlaget|isbn=8200056228|page=78|url=https://www.nb.no/items/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2013042906062?page=79|language=no}}</ref>
* [[Anders Nummedal]] (1867–1944), an archaeologist and academic who discovered the [[Fosna–Hensbacka culture|Fosna culture]]
* [[Sverre Riisnæs]] (1897-1988), a jurist, public prosecutor, and member of the [[Nasjonal Samling]] government
* [[Kåre Norvald Lerum]] (born 1939), a wealthy businessperson, politician, and mayor of Sogndal from 1978 to 1982
* [[Solveig Kloppen]] (born 1971), a journalist, actress, and TV hostess who grew up in Vik<ref>{{IMDb name|0460020|Solveig Kloppen}}. Retrieved 12 April 2021.</ref>
* [[Gustav Valsvik]] (born 1993), a footballer with 250 club caps and 6 for [[Norway national football team|Norway]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://ssb.no/kommunefakta/vik Municipal fact sheet] from [[Statistics Norway]] {{in lang|no}}
*[http://www.vik.kommune.no Official Website of Vik] {{in lang|no}}
*[http://vikjavev.no/?spr=en Vikjavev.no]

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