Granvin Municipality

former municipality in Hordaland, Norway
AdministrativeArea former_municipality_of_norway Q484186
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Granvin Municipality

Summary

Granvin Municipality is a former municipality of Norway[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of former_municipality_of_norway entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (31 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Granvin Municipality is located in Hordaland[3].
  • Granvin Municipality is in the country of Norway[4].
  • Granvin Municipality's head of government is recorded as Ingebjørg Winjum[5].
  • Granvin Municipality's instance of is recorded as former municipality of Norway[6].
  • Granvin Municipality's capital is recorded as Granvin[7].
  • Granvin Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Ulvik Municipality[8].
  • Granvin Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Ullensvang[9].
  • Granvin Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Kvam Municipality[10].
  • Granvin Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Voss Municipality[11].
  • Granvin Municipality's Commons category is recorded as Granvin (former municipality)[12].
  • Granvin Municipality's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00[13].
  • May 1, 1891 marks the founding of Granvin Municipality[14].
  • Granvin Municipality was dissolved in December 31, 2019[15].
  • Granvin Municipality's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 60.526944444444, 'lon': 6.7194444444444}[16].
  • Granvin Municipality's significant event is recorded as boundary change[17].
  • Granvin Municipality's separated from is recorded as Ulvik Municipality[18].
  • Granvin Municipality's official website is recorded as http://www.granvin.kommune.no/[19].
  • Granvin Municipality's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Granvin[20].
  • Granvin Municipality has a population of {'amount': '+920'}[21].
  • Granvin Municipality's office held by head of government is recorded as mayor of Granvin[22].
  • Granvin Municipality's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+420'}[23].
  • Granvin Municipality's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+363'}[24].
  • Granvin Municipality's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+8'}[25].
  • Granvin Municipality's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+6'}[26].
  • Granvin Municipality's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+20'}[27].

Body

Geography

Granvin Municipality is in the country of Norway[4]. It is located in Hordaland[3].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+212.46'}[28], {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+211.2864640487164'}[29], {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+227.30662464470856'}[30], {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+16.020160595992166'}[31], {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+75.01017189337968'}[32], and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+0.21246673544505976'}[33]. Granvin Municipality has a population of {'amount': '+920'}[21].

Designation and Status

Granvin Municipality's instance of is recorded as former municipality of Norway[6].

History and Context

May 1, 1891 marks the founding of Granvin Municipality[14].

Why It Matters

Granvin Municipality ranks in the top 9% of former_municipality_of_norway entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (31 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Q76137154. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Q76137154. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Q76137154. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Befolkning, 1. januar 2016. ssb.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Housing conditions for Norway 2018. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Housing conditions for Norway 2018. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Housing conditions for Norway 2018. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Housing conditions for Norway 2018. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Housing conditions for Norway 2018. wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . kartverket.no. kartverket.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [30] . kartverket.no. kartverket.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [31] . kartverket.no. kartverket.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [32] . kartverket.no. kartverket.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [33] . kartverket.no. kartverket.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception
    Official website http://www.granvin.kommune.no/
    Separated from Ulvik Municipality
    Category for maps or plans Category:Maps of Granvin
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