Alta-Talvik

Alten-Talvig herred
Former Municipality
Coordinates: 69°58′07″N 23°16′17″E / 69.96861°N 23.27139°E / 69.96861; 23.27139Coordinates: 69°58′07″N 23°16′17″E / 69.96861°N 23.27139°E / 69.96861; 23.27139
Country Norway
County Finnmark
District Nord-Norge
Municipality ID NO-1212
Admin. Center Alta
Created as Formannskapsdistrikt in 1838
Split into Alta and Talvik in 1863

Alta-Talvik (or Alten-Talvig in the historic Norwegian spelling) is a former municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The municipality was located along the Altafjorden and the river Altaelva in the present-day Alta Municipality.[1] The European route E6 highway runs through the area today.

History

The parish of Alten-Talvig was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). According to the 1835 census, the municipality had a population of 3,085.[2] In 1863, Alten-Talvig was split to create two new municipalities: Alten (population: 2,442) and Talvik (population: 1,938). The two municipalities lasted for 101 years independently and then on 1 January 1964, Talvik and Alta were merged back together to form the present-day Alta Municipality.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Alta-Talvik" (in Norwegian). Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 2009-12-20.
  2. ↑ Registreringssentral for historiske data. "Hjemmehørende folkemengde Finnmark 1801-1960" (in Norwegian). University of Tromsø.
  3. ↑ Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.

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