Talvik(Norwegian demonym: Talviking) is a village and a former municipality

Former municipalities of Norway

This is a list of former municipalities of Norway, i.e. municipalities that no longer exist.When the local council system was introduced in Norway in 1837-38, the country had 392 municipalities. In 1958 the number had grown to a total of 744 rural municipalities, 64 city municipalities as well as a...

 in Finnmark

Finnmark

or Finnmárku is a county in the extreme northeast of Norway. By land it borders Troms county to the west, Finland to the south and Russia to the east, and by water, the Norwegian Sea to the northwest, and the Barents Sea to the north and northeast.The county was formerly known as Finmarkens...

 county

Counties of Norway

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 in Norway

Norway

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. It is located in the western part of the present-day municipality of Alta

Alta, Norway

-Birdlife:For those interested in bird watching, the river outlet, known locally as Altaosen is well worth a visit. This tidal area is used as a stopover for many wetland species.-Transportation:...

, along the Altafjord

Altafjord

Altafjord is a fjord in the municipality Alta in Finnmark county, Norway, and is about 38 kilometres long. In the inner southern part of the fjord, near the town of Alta, is the outlet of the 200 kilometre long river Altaelva...

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Name

The municipality is named after the old Talvik farm, since the church was located there. One explanation of the name is that the first element name is derived from the Old Norse

Old Norse

Old Norse is a North Germanic language that was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and inhabitants of their overseas settlements during the Viking Age, until about 1300....

 word tall meaning "pine

Pine

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" and the last element is víkr meaning "inlet". The other explanation is that Talvik is a corruption of the Northern Sami

Northern Sami

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 word Dálbmeluokta which means "fog bay".

History

Originally a part of the municipality of Alta-Talvik

Alta-Talvik

Alta-Talvik is a former municipality in Finnmark county in Norway. It is located along the Altafjord and Altaelva in the present-day municipality of Alta. European route E6 runs through the area today.-History:...

 (see formannskapsdistrikt

Formannskapsdistrikt

Formannskapsdistrikt was the name for a Norwegian local self-government districts put into force in 1838. This system of municipality was created in a bill approved by the Storting and signed into law by King Carl Johan on 14 January 1837...

). In 1863, Alta-Talvik was divided into two separate municipalities: Talvik (population: 1,938) and Alta

Alta, Norway

-Birdlife:For those interested in bird watching, the river outlet, known locally as Altaosen is well worth a visit. This tidal area is used as a stopover for many wetland species.-Transportation:...

. On 1 January 1964, Talvik (population: 3,266) was merged together with Alta to form a new, larger municipality of Alta.