Alversund
Village in Alver Municipality, Norway
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::summary Village in Alver Municipality, Norway ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox settlement"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| official_name | Alversund |
| settlement_type | Village |
| image_skyline | Alversund bru1.jpg |
| image_caption | View of the village area |
| mapframe | yes |
| mapframe-zoom | 11 |
| mapframe-marker | village |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Norway |
| subdivision_type1 | Region |
| subdivision_name1 | Western Norway |
| subdivision_type2 | County |
| subdivision_name2 | Vestland |
| subdivision_type3 | District |
| subdivision_name3 | Nordhordland |
| subdivision_type4 | Municipality |
| subdivision_name4 | Alver Municipality |
| timezone1 | CET |
| utc_offset1 | +01:00 |
| timezone1_DST | CEST |
| utc_offset1_DST | +02:00 |
| postal_code_type | Post Code |
| postal_code | 5911 Alversund |
| coordinates | |
| elevation_m | 43 |
| elevation_footnotes | |
| :: |
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Alversund is a village in Alver Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located on the mainland of the Lindås peninsula, along the shore of the Alverstraumen strait. The village sits between the villages of Alverstraumen (across the strait) and Alver (to the south), forming a large village area that is often referred to as Alversund.
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/18/Alversund_kyrkje_A.jpg" caption="[[Alversund Church"] ::
The Alversund Bridge spans the Alverstraumen strait between Alversund and the village area of Alverstraumen located on the southern tip of the island of Radøy, creating a vital connection between Radøy and the mainland. In Alversund there is a primary school with about 400 pupils. Alversund Church (Alversund kyrkje) dates from 1879 and it is located in the village, along the main road. It was built of wood and has 200 seats.
History
The village was the administrative centre of the old Alversund Municipality which existed from 1885 until 1964.
Among other things one will find Den Gamle Bokstova, a book café where a small group of people meets 6-8 times a year to discuss literature. The building dates from the 16th century and is a former bank, library, and community house.
Name
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Alver farm (Old Norse: Alviðra) since the first church was built there. The meaning of the name is "all weather" (meaning "weather from all directions" - describing a farm with an exposed and unsheltered site). The last element is sund which means "sound" or "strait", referring to Alverstraumen strait.
Notable people
- Ivar Medaas (1938–2005), a folksinger and fiddle player
- Hans Karolus Ommedal (1901–1984), a politician for the Christian Democratic Party
- Nils Hjelmtveit (1892–1985), an educator and politician for the Labour Party
References
References
- "Alversund, Alver". [[yr.no]].
- "Informasjon om stadnamn". [[Norwegian Mapping Authority.
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