Voss

Voss Municipality
Voss herad
Voss kommune  (historic name)
Voss in March 2005
Voss in March 2005
Vestland within Norway
Vestland within Norway
Voss within Vestland
Voss within Vestland
Coordinates: 60°42′09″N 06°25′23″E / 60.70250°N 6.42306°E / 60.70250; 6.42306
CountryNorway
CountyVestland
DistrictVoss
Established1 Jan 1838
 • Created asFormannskapsdistrikt
Administrative centreVossevangen
Government
 • Mayor (2023)Tonje Såkvitne (Sp)
Area
 • Total2,041.97 km2 (788.41 sq mi)
 • Land1,957.87 km2 (755.94 sq mi)
 • Water84.10 km2 (32.47 sq mi)  4.1%
 • Rank#35 in Norway
Population
 (2023)
 • Total16,144
 • Rank#76 in Norway
 • Density8.2/km2 (21/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
Increase +7.9%
DemonymsVossing
Voss (male)
Vosse (female)[1]
Official language
 • Norwegian formNynorsk
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-4621[3]
WebsiteOfficial website

Voss (pronunciation) is a municipality and a traditional district in Vestland county, Norway. The administrative center of the municipality is the village of Vossevangen. Other villages include Bolstadøyri, Borstrondi, Evanger, Kvitheim, Mjølfjell, Oppheim, Stalheim, and Vinje.

Districts of Vestland:
  Voss

The 2,042-square-kilometre (788 sq mi) municipality is the 35th largest by area of Norway's 356 municipalities. Voss is Norway's 76th most populous municipality, with a population of 16,144. Its population density is 8.2 inhabitants per square kilometre (21/sq mi) and its population has increased by 7.9% over the last 10 years.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
  2. ^ "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
  3. ^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (26 January 2023). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.
  4. ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå. "Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M)" (in Norwegian).
  5. ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå. "09280: Area of land and fresh water (km²) (M)" (in Norwegian).