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Eivindvik

Village in Gulen Municipality, Norway

Field	Value
official_name	Eivindvik
settlement_type	Village
image_skyline	Gulenbilder 420.jpg
image_caption	View of Eivindvik, including Gulen Church and the Gulafjorden
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mapframe-zoom	11
mapframe-marker	village
pushpin_map	Vestland#Norway
pushpin_label_position	right
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Norway
subdivision_type1	Region
subdivision_name1	Western Norway
subdivision_type2	County
subdivision_name2	Vestland
subdivision_type3	District
subdivision_name3	Sogn
subdivision_type4	Municipality
subdivision_name4	Gulen Municipality
timezone1	CET
utc_offset1	+01:00
timezone1_DST	CEST
utc_offset1_DST	+02:00
area_footnotes
area_total_km2	0.4
population_as_of	2025
population_footnotes
population_total	336
population_density_km2	840
postal_code_type	Post Code
postal_code	5966 Eivindvik
coordinates
elevation_m	5
elevation_footnotes

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Eivindvik is the administrative centre of Gulen Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located on the mainland, along the north shore of the Gulafjorden. It is also located about 5 km south of the village of Dingja (and the lake Dingevatnet), about 6 km northwest of the village of Dalsøyra, and about 15 km northeast of the village of Byrknes.

Eivindvik is the commercial centre of the municipality as well as the seat of government for the municipality. Gulen Church has been located in Eivindvik for centuries. The 0.4 km2 village has a population (2025) of 336 and a population density of 840 PD/km2.

History

This area has an ancient history, since the Gulating met in this area in the years 900—1300, creating laws which governed most of Western Norway.

Name

Gulen Municipality was originally named after this village (Evindvig Municipality). There have been many spelling variations throughout the past few centuries: Evindvig, Evenvig, or Evenvik. The name of the municipality was officially changed to Gulen Municipality on 1 July 1890, but the village name remained as Eivindvik (using the modern Norwegian spelling).

Media gallery

File:Gulenbilder 418.jpg|View of Eivindvik, looking east File:Gulenbilder 415.jpg|View of some houses in Eivindvik File:Gulenbilder 394.jpg|View of the church in Eivindvik File:Eivindvik kommersielle sentrum.jpg|Commercial centre of Eivindvik File:Steinkrossen på bakkehellinga, Eivindvik.jpg|Ancient stone cross near Eivindvik

References

"Eivindvik, Gulen". [[yr.no]].
"Informasjon om stadnamn". [[Norwegian Mapping Authority.
Statistisk sentralbyrå. (2025-10-27). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
{{Cite SNL. Eivindvik. Eivindvik. 2025-11-07. Askheim. Svein. 2025-08-01

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