Nordheim,_Hordaland

Nordheim, Vestland

Nordheim, Vestland

Hamlet in Western Norway, Norway

Nordheim (also spelled Norheim) is a hamlet and basic statistical unit (grunnkrets) in the municipality of Voss in Vestland county, Norway.[2]

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The settlement lies along Norwegian County Road 308, also known as Kytesvegen 'Kyte Road' after the hamlet of Kyte,[3] and has an elevation of 297 meters (974 ft).[1][4]

The settlement was attested as Norem in 1563 and 1611 (and as Noreim in 1695 and Norheim in 1723).[5] The original name is reconstructed as the compound *Norðreimr, from norðr 'north' and (h)eimr 'home, house'.[5]

References

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    "Høydedata". Kartverket. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
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    "Folkemengde grunnkretser - 12 Hordaland". Statistisk sentralbyrå. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
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    "Norgeskart". Retrieved June 13, 2018.
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    "Nordheim, Voss (Hordaland)". Yr. Norwegian Meteorological Institute and the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
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    Rygh, Oluf (1910). Norske Gaardnavne. Oplysninger samlade til brug ved Matrikelens Revision. 11. Søndre Bergenhus amt. Kristiania: Fabritius. p. 541. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
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