Ulvik is a village in the municipality ofUlvik which is located inVestland county,Norway. The village sits at the end of theUlvikafjorden, a side arm off of the mainHardangerfjord. The village lies about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) north of theHardanger Bridge and about 30 kilometres (19 mi) east of the village ofVossevangen.^[3] The 0.62-square-kilometre (150-acre) village has a population (2019) of 534 and apopulation density of 861 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,230/sq mi).^[1]

Ulvik
Village
View of the village
Ulvik Location inVestland county Show map of Vestland Ulvik Ulvik (Norway) Show map of Norway
Coordinates:60°34′04″N06°54′59″E / 60.56778°N 6.91639°E /60.56778; 6.91639
Country	Norway
Region	Western Norway
County	Vestland
District	Hardanger
Municipality	Ulvik
Area [1]
• Total	0.62 km2 (0.24 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	9 m (30 ft)
Population  (2019)[1]
• Total	1,067
• Density	861/km2 (2,230/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code	5730 Ulvik

The centre of the village is called "Brakanes" and it is located at the mouth of the river Tysso. This is the downtown part of the village and it includes most of the commercial areas including a cinema as well asUlvik Church, the only church in the municipality.Brakanes School is aprimary andlower secondary school (and the only school in Ulvik). The school has about 150 students that attend there.

The village centre of Ulvik was burned by theGermans in April 1940, as retaliation to having been hindered by Norwegian resistance fighters who were landing in Ulvik. In total, 56 houses were burned. The following day, the population, mainly farmers, were chased away from their homes, not being able to return for several months. The village was rebuilt after the war,^[4] with the hotel reopening in 1952.^[5]