Alta-Talvik or Alten-Talvig is a former municipality in Finnmark county , Norway . The 3,849-square-kilometre (1,486 sq mi) municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1863. It was located along the Altafjorden and the river Altaelva with the same borders as the present-day Alta Municipality . The administrative centre was the village of Alta (in 2000, the village was declared a town). The European route E6 highway runs through the area today. Some of the notable villages in the municipality included Kåfjord , Komagfjord , Kvenvik , Langenes , Langfjordbotn , Leirbotn , Rafsbotn , Talvig , and Tverrelvdalen .
12-843: Talvik may refer to: Places [ edit ] Alta-Talvik , a former municipality in Finnmark county, Norway Talvik (municipality) , a former municipality in Finnmark county, Norway Talvik, Norway , village in Alta municipality in Finnmark county, Norway Talvik Church , a church in Alta municipality in Finnmark county, Norway People [ edit ] Artur Talvik (born 1964), Estonian filmmaker and politician Heiti Talvik (1904–1947), Estonian poet Mati Talvik (1942–2018), Estonian television journalist Merle Talvik (born 1954), Estonian actress Sofia Talvik (born 1978), Swedish musician and singer/songwriter Topics referred to by
24-927: A UNESCO World Heritage Site . The petroglyphs are dated from 4,200 BC to 500 BC , based on old shorelines and nearby prehistoric settlements. During World War II there was a German naval base along the Kåfjorden , which branches off the main Altafjord. The German battleship Tirpitz was based at the village of Kåfjord (along the Kåfjorden). It was subject to attacks by British X class midget submarines in September 1943 ( Operation Source ), and in 1944 to air strikes in April ( Operation Tungsten ), July ( Operation Mascot ), August ( Operation Goodwood ), and September ( Operation Paravane ), after which Tirpitz
36-602: Is a fjord in Alta Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway . The 38-kilometre (24 mi) long fjord stretches from the town of Alta in the south to the islands of Stjernøya and Seiland . The 200-kilometre (120 mi) long river Altaelva empties into the fjord at the town of Alta. At Stjernøya and Seiland islands, the fjord splits into two straits before emptying into the Norwegian Sea . Some of
48-503: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Alta-Talvik The Church of Norway had churches in Alten-Talvig: Alta Church , Talvik Church , and Kåfjord Church . The parish of Alten-Talvig was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). According to the 1835 census, the area had a population of 3,085. In 1863,
60-613: Is the spelling that is commonly seen now, although it was never spelled that way during its existence. The first element comes from the local Altafjorden . The name possibly comes from the Old Norse words ǫlpt or alpt which refer to a swan . It could also be the Norwegianization of the Finnish word ( alaattia ) which refers to a "lowland". Prior to 1918, the name was written Alten . The second element of
72-435: The larger side-branches off the main fjord include Langfjorden , Kåfjorden , and Korsfjorden . The fjord was historically known as "Altenfjord", and was referred to as such by British historians throughout most of the 20th century. A large number of prehistoric rock carvings have been found along the fjord, particularly at the bay Jiepmaluokta . These locations at Kåfjord , Jiepmaluokta, and Amtmannsnes are assigned
84-517: The municipality of Alten-Talvig was dissolved and its area was split to create two new municipalities: Alten Municipality (population: 2,442) in the south and Talvig Municipality (population: 1,938) in the north. The two municipalities lasted for 101 years independently. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee . On 1 January 1964, Talvik and Alta were merged back together to form
96-707: The name comes from the old Talvig farm since the first Talvik Church was built there. The first element of the name is rather uncertain. If the first part was of Old Norse origin then it is derived from the word Þelli which means " pine " (due to the large number of pine trees in the area). The other explanation is that it is a corruption of the Northern Sami word Dálbme or the longer name Dálbmeluokta which translates as "fog" or "fog bay". The early Norwegian settlers would have translated that as tåkebukta (meaning "fog bay") and this could have been corrupted from tåke to tal . The last part of
108-573: The name is vík which means "inlet" or "cove". The municipality was located along the Altafjorden and the inland areas around the Altaelva river. The municipality also included the southern parts of the islands of Seiland and Stjernøya . The highest point in the municipality was the 1,149-metre (3,770 ft) tall mountain Store Haldi . During its existence, this municipality
120-464: The new Alta Municipality . The parishes of Alten and Talvig were combined to form the municipality in 1838 and it was named Alten-Talvig , by combining the two old parish names together. During its existence, the name was always spelled Alten-Talvig , however, after this time, there were spelling reforms for the Norwegian language and the correct present-day spelling is Alta-Talvik , so that
132-532: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Talvik . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talvik&oldid=1201091829 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Estonian-language surnames Hidden categories: Short description
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#1732784040711144-498: Was governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor was indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council. The municipality was under the jurisdiction of the Hålogaland Court of Appeal . The mayors ( Norwegian : Ordfører ) of Alta-Talvik: Altafjorden The Altafjord ( Norwegian : Altafjorden ; Northern Sami : Álttávuonna ; Kven : Alattionvuono )
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