Dypvåg

History

The village was the administrative centre of the old Dypvåg Municipality which existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1960. The historic Dypvåg Church is also located in the village. The village is named after the old Dybvaag farm ( or ), since the first Dypvåg Church was built there. The first element comes from which means "deep" and the last element is which means "water" or "harbor". The spelling was changed from Dybvaag to Dypvåg around the early 20th century.

Most-observed species

• Great Tit

  Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  2,200
• Eurasian Blackbird

  Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  2,002
• Eurasian Blue Tit

  Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,924
• Herring Gull

  Larus argentatus Pontoppidan, 1763 · Aves
  1,643
• Hooded Crow

  Corvus cornix Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  1,563
• Great Black-backed Gull

  Larus marinus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  1,438
• Common Eider

  Somateria mollissima (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,407
• European Robin

  Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,382