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Granvin
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| County | Hordaland | |
| District | Hardanger | |
| Municipality | NO-1234 | |
| Administrative centre | Granvin | |
| Mayor (2003) | Olav Seim (Sp) | |
| Official language form | Nynorsk | |
| Area - Total - Land - Percentage |
Ranked 325 213 km² 205 km² 0.07 % |
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| Population - Total (2004) - Percentage - Change (10 years) - Density |
Ranked 409 1,021 0.02 % -3.2 % 5/km² |
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| www.granvin.kommune.no |
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Granvin is a municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway.
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the farm Granvin (Norse Granvin), since the first church was built there. The first element is gran f 'spruce', the last element is vin f 'meadow, pasture'.
Until 1899 the name was written "Graven".
The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1988). It shows a fiddle (hardingfele).
(See also the coat-of-arms of Bø.)
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| Municipalities of Hordaland | |
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Askøy | Austevoll | Austrheim | Bergen | Bømlo | Eidfjord | Etne | Fedje | Fitjar | Fjell | Fusa | Granvin | Jondal | Kvam | Kvinnherad | Lindås | Masfjorden | Meland | Modalen | Odda | Os | Osterøy | Radøy | Samnanger | Stord | Sund | Sveio | Tysnes | Ullensvang | Ulvik | Vaksdal | Voss | Øygarden |
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