Utne

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title: "Utne" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["villages-in-vestland", "ullensvang"] description: "Village in Ullensvang Municipality, Norway" topic_path: "general/villages-in-vestland" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utne" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Village in Ullensvang Municipality, Norway ::

::data[format=table title="Infobox settlement"]

Field	Value
official_name	Utne
settlement_type	Village
image_skyline	Fergeavgang i Utne, Ullensvang.JPG
image_caption	View of the village
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	Hardanger
subdivision_type4	Municipality
subdivision_name4	Ullensvang Municipality
timezone1	CET
utc_offset1	+01:00
timezone1_DST	CEST
utc_offset1_DST	+02:00
postal_code_type	Post Code
postal_code	5778 Utne
coordinates
elevation_m	5
elevation_footnotes
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::callout[type=note] the village ::

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Utne is a village in Ullensvang Municipality in the Hardanger region of Vestland county, Norway. The village is located on the northern end of the Folgefonna Peninsula, at the confluence of the Sørfjorden and Hardangerfjorden. The village is the site of Utne Church. The village of Alsåker lies about 10 km to the west on the northern shore of the peninsula and the village of Vikebygd lies about 20 km to the south along the eastern shore of the peninsula.

Utne is a ferry port with regular ferry routes from Kinsarvik to Kvanndal via Utne, connecting the two sides of the fjord. Utne is also home to the , Norway's oldest hotel in continuous operation, founded in 1722.

Name

Utne, in Norwegian, probably has some pre-Germanic elements (i.e. before approx. 200 CE). Other place-names in the area also has an element of pre-Germanic and unknown origins. It has been suggested that it derives from "Út-tún", meaning the hamlet or farmstead that is "out". This fits with the village's position at the tip of a peninsula that sticks out into the Hardangerfjorden. This is however uncertain.

Media gallery

File:Hardanger ferry.jpg|The ferry stopped at Utne File:Utne Halfway stop.jpg|View of Utne from the ferry File:Utne Hotell.JPG|Utne hotel File:Utne 1933 Wilse.jpeg|Utne in 1933 File:Utne_in_sun.JPG|Utne as seen from ferry during summer

References

References

1. "Utne, Ullensvang". [[yr.no]].
2. "Informasjon om stadnamn". [[Norwegian Mapping Authority.
3. {{Cite SNL. Utne. Utne. 2026-01-17. Thorsnæs. Geir. 2024-11-26
4. "Utne". Bergen Promotion.
5. Rygh, Oluf. (1919). "Norske gaardnavne: Nordre Bergenhus amt". W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri.

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