Alta-Talvik Municipality
Alta-Talvik or Alten-Talvig is a former municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The 3,849-square-kilometre (1,486 sq mi) municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1863. It was located along the Altafjorden and the river Altaelva with the same borders as the present-day Alta Municipality. The administrative centre was the village of Alta (in 2000, the village was declared a town). The European route E6 highway runs through the area today. Some of the notable villages in the municpiality included Kåfjord, Komagfjord, Kvenvik, Langenes, Langfjordbotn, Leirbotn, Rafsbotn, Talvig, and Tverrelvdalen.
Alta-Talvik Municipality
Alta-Talvik herred | |
|---|---|
Former municipality | |
| Alten-Talvig herred (historic name) | |
Finnmark within Norway | |
Alta-Talvik in Finnmark | |
| Coordinates: 69°58′07″N 23°16′17″E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Finnmark |
| District | Vest-Finnmark |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
| • Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
| Disestablished | 1863 |
| • Succeeded by | Alten Municipality and Talvig Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Alta |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
| • Total | 3,849.47 km2 (1,486.29 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 1,149 m (3,770 ft) |
| Population (1863) | |
| • Total | 4,380 |
| • Density | 1.1/km2 (2.9/sq mi) |
| Demonyms | Altaværing Talvikværing Talviking |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-2012 |
The Church of Norway had churches in Alten-Talvig: Alta Church, Talvik Church, and Kåfjord Church.
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