Granvin
Granvin is a former municipality in the old Hordaland county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1891 until its dissolution in 2020 when it merged with Voss Municipality. The municipality was located in the traditional district of Hardanger. The administrative centre of Granvin was the village of Eide, which is also called "Granvin". About half of the residents of the municipality lived in the municipal centre. The rest lived in the rural valley areas surrounding the Granvin Fjord or the lake Granvinsvatnet in the central part of the municipality.
Granvin Municipality
Granvin herad | |
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Former municipality | |
View of the village of Granvin | |
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Hordaland within Norway | |
Granvin within Hordaland | |
| Coordinates: 60°31′37″N 06°43′10″E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Hordaland |
| District | Hardanger |
| Established | 1 May 1891 |
| • Preceded by | Ulvik Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 2020 |
| • Succeeded by | Voss Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Eide |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2011-2019) | Ingebjørg Winjum (V) |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
| • Total | 211.28 km2 (81.58 sq mi) |
| • Land | 203.86 km2 (78.71 sq mi) |
| • Water | 7.42 km2 (2.86 sq mi) 3.5% |
| • Rank | #326 in Norway |
| Population (2019) | |
| • Total | 933 |
| • Rank | #403 in Norway |
| • Density | 4.6/km2 (12/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | −4.5% |
| Demonym | Gravensar |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Nynorsk |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1234 |
Prior to its dissolution in 2020, the 211-square-kilometre (81 sq mi) municipality is the 326th largest by area out of the 422 municipalities in Norway. Granvin is the 403rd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 933. The municipality's population density is 4.6 inhabitants per square kilometre (12/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 4.5% over the last decade.