Vikhammer
Malvik | |
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Village | |
 View of the village | |
  Vikhammer Location of the village  Vikhammer Vikhammer (Norway) | |
| Coordinates: 63°26′14″N 10°37′36″E / 63.4373°N 10.6266°E | |
| Country |  Norway |
| Region | Central Norway |
| County | Trøndelag |
| District | Trondheim Region |
| Municipality | Malvik |
| Elevation | 4 m (13 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Post Code | 7560 Vikhammer |
Vikhammer is a village in the municipality of Malvik in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located along an arm of the Trondheimsfjord, about 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) east of the village of Hundhammeren.
The villages of Hundhammeren, Vikhammer, Saksvik (all in Malvik), and Væretrøa (in Trondheim) together form an urban area called Malvik. The 2.61-square-kilometre (640-acre) urban area has a population (2018) of 6,965 and a population density of 2,669 inhabitants per square kilometre (6,910/sq mi).[2] This area is the most populous urban area in the municipality.[3]
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.
- ^ "Vikhammer, Malvik (Trøndelag)". yr.no. Retrieved 2018-03-22.
- ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2018). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
- ^ Olsen Haugen, Morten, ed. (2017-09-12). "Vikhammer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2018-03-22.