Kinsarvik

Norwegian Bokmål no:Kinsarvik thumb|Kinsarvik viewed from Kinsarvik Bay. Alternative forms nb Kinservik historical spelling; formerly used for the municipality Etymology From an old genitival form of the river name now represented by nb Kinso, and non vík bay, cove, hence “the bay of Kinso”. The river name is related to non kinn cheek; steep mountainside, referring to the steep-sided valley through which the river flows. The name originally belonged to the farm and parish where Kinsarvik Church was built, and was subsequently transferred to the settlement and municipality. The historical spelling nb Kinservik was replaced by nb Kinsarvik as the official municipal spelling in 1917. Compare nn Kinsarvik village, parish and former municipality. Pronunciation nb /²çɪn.sarˌʋiːk/ [ˈçɪ̂n.saɾˌʋiːk] nb iːk 3 nb Kin sar vik Proper noun nb proper noun nb village mun/Ullensvang county/Vestland c/Norway, in the traditional district of Hardanger nb parish mun/Ullensvang county/Vestland c/Norway nb former municipality district/Hardanger c/Norway, existing from 1913 to 1964 Usage notes An earlier municipality established in 1838 bore the historical spelling nb Kinservik and was renamed nb Ullensvang in 1869. Kinsarvik was re-established as a separate municipality in 1913 and was merged into Ullensvang in 1964. The village served as the administrative centre of Ullensvang municipality until the municipal enlargement of 2020, when the administrative centre was moved to nb Odda. References Thorsnæs, Geir: “Kinsarvik” in Store norske leksikon. Rygh, Oluf (1910), “Kinsarvik”, in Norske Gaardnavne, volume 11: Søndre Bergenhus amt, Kristiania: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. “Kinsarvik”, Lokalhistoriewiki. Norwegian Nynorsk nn: Etymology From nn Kinso Kinso (a creek in Hordaland) vik. In old Danicized texts known as nb Kinservig or nb Kindservig. Proper noun nn proper noun f nn former municipality co/Hordaland c/Norway nn village co/Hordaland