Vikhammer

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

::summary Village in Malvik Municipality, Norway ::

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

Field	Value
official_name	Vikhammer
other_name	Malvik
settlement_type	Village
image_skyline	Vikhammer-2001-ses.jpg
image_caption	View of the village
mapframe	yes
mapframe-zoom	11
mapframe-marker	village
pushpin_map	Trøndelag#Norway
pushpin_label_position	top
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name
subdivision_type1	Region
subdivision_name1	Central Norway
subdivision_type2	County
subdivision_name2	Trøndelag
subdivision_type3	District
subdivision_name3	Trondheim Region
subdivision_type4	Municipality
subdivision_name4	Malvik Municipality
timezone1	CET
utc_offset1	+01:00
timezone1_DST	CEST
utc_offset1_DST	+02:00
postal_code_type	Post Code
postal_code	7560 Vikhammer
coordinates
elevation_m	4
elevation_footnotes
::

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Vikhammer is a village in Malvik Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located along an arm of the Trondheimsfjord, about 1.5 km east of the village of Hundhammeren.

The villages of Hundhammeren, Vikhammer, Saksvik (all in Malvik Municipality), and Væretrøa (in Trondheim Municipality) together form a single urban area called Malvik which crosses the municipal border. The 2.68 km2 urban area has a population (2024) of 7,538 and a population density of 2813 PD/km2. This area is the most populous urban area in the municipality.

Vikhammer is a center of tourism each summer, with many German and Swedish camping tourists who camp at Vikhammer Camping. Tourists come to see the fjords for which Norway is famous. Locally, the salmon fishing is also a popular tourist activity. The European route E6 highway runs just south of the village. The Vikhammer Station on the Nordland Line is located in the village. Malvik Church is located just east of the village.

The village is called "Vikhammer" because it was historically a Viking village. There is also a park in Vikhammer called "Vikhov park" which got its name because the Vikings had their houses in that area.

References

References

1. "Vikhammer, Malvik (Trøndelag)". [[yr.no]].
2. "Informasjon om stadnamn". [[Norwegian Mapping Authority.
3. Statistisk sentralbyrå. (2024-10-01). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
4. {{cite SNL. Vikhammer. Vikhammer. 2025-02-06. Haugen. Morten O.. 2024-11-25

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