Kvam
8566 ( March 31, 2013 )
Kvam Herad is a Heradskommune in the Norwegian Fylke Hordaland. It is bordered on the north by the municipality Voss, on the south by the municipality Kvinnherad and to the west by the municipalities and Fusa Samnanger. To the east lies the Hardanger fjord and on the east side of the municipalities Ullensvang and Jondal. The larger towns in the municipality are Norheimsund, Øystese and Ålvik. Community center is Norheimsund. The highest point of the municipality is the Fuglafjell ( 1336 moh. ).
Coat of arms
Description: In a double-sided blue -curved silver stake.
Personalities
- Geir Botnen ( b. 1959 ), pianist
- Jon Fosse ( born 1959 ), author
- Geirr Tveitt (1908-1981), composer
- Valgerd Svarstad Haugland (* 1956), politician
- Yngve Sundvor, director