Gvarv
Gvarv is a village in Sauherad, Telemark, Norway.
Gvarv | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Gvarv Location in Telemark  Gvarv Gvarv (Norway) | |
| Coordinates: 59°23′15″N 9°10′21″E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Vestfold og Telemark |
| Municipality | Sauherad |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.40 km2 (0.54 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 26 m (85 ft) |
| Population (2009) | |
| • Total | 943 |
| • Density | 674/km2 (1,750/sq mi) |
Gvarv is famous for its apples, sweet and sour cherries (as is the whole Sauherad municipality) - also, unusually for Norway, grapes and wine.[1]
The Norwegian painter Erik Werenskiold painted a number of his famous rustic landscapes, such as Telemarksjenter ("Girls from Telemark"), in the vicinity of Gvarv.
Gvarv also hosts the apple festival Eplefest and the music festival Kartfestivalen, a pop/rock festival held in the middle of August.
Sagavoll folkehøgskole (folk high school) is located in Gvarv.
The name
The Norse form of the name was Hvarf, the name is identical with the word hvarf, 'bend, bow' (here referring to the lower part of Gvarvelva River (Gvarv River) ).
Climate
| Climate data for Gvarv (1959-1988, extremes 1919- also include Lindem and Nes meteorological stations) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 12.2 (54.0) |
14.9 (58.8) |
21.6 (70.9) |
24.9 (76.8) |
31.1 (88.0) |
34.4 (93.9) |
32.9 (91.2) |
34.3 (93.7) |
27.2 (81.0) |
22.5 (72.5) |
15.6 (60.1) |
13.4 (56.1) |
34.4 (93.9) |
| Mean maximum °C (°F) | 5.8 (42.4) |
7.3 (45.1) |
12.1 (53.8) |
17.5 (63.5) |
24.2 (75.6) |
28.4 (83.1) |
27.8 (82.0) |
26.7 (80.1) |
22.1 (71.8) |
16.9 (62.4) |
10.7 (51.3) |
7.6 (45.7) |
28.4 (83.1) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −3.2 (26.2) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
4.5 (40.1) |
10.2 (50.4) |
16.6 (61.9) |
21.2 (70.2) |
22.1 (71.8) |
21.1 (70.0) |
16.1 (61.0) |
10 (50) |
3 (37) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
10.0 (49.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −7.1 (19.2) |
−6.3 (20.7) |
−1 (30) |
4.3 (39.7) |
10.2 (50.4) |
14.8 (58.6) |
15.9 (60.6) |
14.6 (58.3) |
10 (50) |
5.6 (42.1) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
−4.8 (23.4) |
4.7 (40.4) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −10.9 (12.4) |
−10.7 (12.7) |
−5.4 (22.3) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
4 (39) |
8.2 (46.8) |
9.9 (49.8) |
8.8 (47.8) |
5.3 (41.5) |
2.2 (36.0) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
−8.2 (17.2) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
| Mean minimum °C (°F) | −21.8 (−7.2) |
−22.5 (−8.5) |
−16.4 (2.5) |
−7 (19) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
2.4 (36.3) |
4.6 (40.3) |
2.8 (37.0) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
−4.8 (23.4) |
−12.6 (9.3) |
−19.2 (−2.6) |
−22.5 (−8.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −36.1 (−33.0) |
−37.8 (−36.0) |
−29.6 (−21.3) |
−18.9 (−2.0) |
−5.7 (21.7) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
1 (34) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
−5.9 (21.4) |
−11.3 (11.7) |
−23.1 (−9.6) |
−28.6 (−19.5) |
−37.8 (−36.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 48 (1.9) |
32 (1.3) |
43 (1.7) |
33 (1.3) |
65 (2.6) |
63 (2.5) |
86 (3.4) |
94 (3.7) |
96 (3.8) |
98 (3.9) |
90 (3.5) |
52 (2.0) |
800 (31.6) |
| Source: Norwegian Meteorological Institute (eKlima) | |||||||||||||
References
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