Nordheim, Vestland

Nordheim
Norheim
Hamlet
Sign for Nordheim on County Road 308 at Ygre
Interactive map of Nordheim
Coordinates: 60°40′27″N 6°30′29″E / 60.67413°N 6.50817°E / 60.67413; 6.50817
CountryNorway
RegionWestern Norway
CountyVestland
DistrictVoss
MunicipalityVoss Municipality
Area
 • Total
0.29 km2 (0.11 sq mi)
Elevation287 m (942 ft)
Population
 (2025)[1]
 • Total
355
 • Density1,224/km2 (3,170/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
5700 Voss

Nordheim[4] is a hamlet and basic statistical unit (grunnkrets) in Voss Municipality in Vestland county, Norway.[5] The settlement lies along Norwegian County Road 5388, also known as Kytesvegen (lit.'Kyte Road'), just northwest of the hamlet of Kyte,[6] and it is located at an elevation of 297 meters (974 ft).[3][7]

The 0.29-square-kilometre (72-acre) village has a population (2025) of 355 and a population density of 1,224 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,170/sq mi). Statistics Norway includes the small, neighboring village of Kyte as part of the Nordheim-Kyte urban area.[1]

The settlement was attested as Norem in 1563 and 1611 (and as Noreim in 1695 and Norheim in 1723).[8] The original name is reconstructed as the compound *Norðreimr, from norðr which means 'north' and (h)eimr which means 'home' or 'house'.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b c Statistisk sentralbyrå (2025-10-27). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
  2. ^ "Nordheim, Voss". yr.no. Retrieved 2026-01-06.
  3. ^ a b "Høydedata". Kartverket. Archived from the original on June 13, 2018. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
  4. ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2026-01-06.
  5. ^ "Folkemengde grunnkretser - 12 Hordaland". Statistisk sentralbyrå. Archived from the original on May 1, 2016. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
  6. ^ "Norgeskart". Retrieved June 13, 2018.
  7. ^ "Nordheim, Voss (Hordaland)". Yr. Norwegian Meteorological Institute and the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
  8. ^ a b Rygh, Oluf (1910). Norske Gaardnavne. Oplysninger samlade til brug ved Matrikelens Revision. 11. Søndre Bergenhus amt. Kristiania: Fabritius. p. 541. Retrieved June 16, 2018.