Granvin (village)

Eide
Granvin
Village
View of the shoreline of the village
View of the shoreline of the village
Eide is located in Vestland
Eide
Eide
Location of the village
Eide is located in Norway
Eide
Eide
Eide (Norway)
Coordinates: 60°31′26″N 06°43′09″E / 60.52389°N 6.71917°E / 60.52389; 6.71917
CountryNorway
RegionWestern Norway
CountyVestland
DistrictHardanger
MunicipalityVoss
Area
 • Total0.71 km2 (0.27 sq mi)
Elevation11 m (36 ft)
Population
 (2019)[1]
 • Total485
 • Density683/km2 (1,770/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
5736 Granvin

Granvin, also known as Eide, is a village in Voss Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located at the head of the Granvin Fjord in the southeastern part of the municipality. The large village of Vossevangen lies about 25 kilometres (16 mi) to the northwest and the village of Ulvik lies about 20 kilometres (12 mi) to the northeast.[3]

The 0.71-square-kilometre (180-acre) village has a population (2019) of 485 and a population density of 683 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,770/sq mi).[1]

Prior to 1 January 2020, the village was the administrative centre of the old Granvin Municipality which is now part of Voss Municipality.

  1. ^ a b c Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2019). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
  2. ^ "Granvin" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
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